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Hi all,
I have exactly the same problem?
Why not D? The parallelism is correct...
I would appreciate some light on this.
Thanks in advance
- by Sampits
Sat Apr 03, 2010 9:09 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Found throughout Central and South America
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11847
Hi, Now I know what I did wrong: This is what I typed: (50/xy)*(square feet)*(1 square yard/ 9 square feet)= (50/xy)*(1/9)*(square yard)= (50/9xy)!!! And if we are talking about dollars per square feet , the right formula is: (50/xy)*(1/square feet)*(9 square feet/ 1 square feet)= (50/xy)*(9)*(squar...
- by Sampits
Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:28 am- Forum: GMAT Math
- Topic: Carpet price problem
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3062
Import machine tools problem
Hi experts, I need your help... I have been dealing with this one for a while... I would appreciate some help on it: In year Y imported machine tools accounted for 25 percent of total machine-tools sales in the United States, and Japanese imports accounted for 45 percent of the sales of imported mac...
- by Sampits
Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:56 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Import machine tools problem
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3492
Carpet price problem
Hi Experts, I have another question for you guys, this is the problem: "A rectangular-shaped carpet remnant that measures x feet by y feet is priced at $50. What is the cost of the carpet, in dollars per square yard? (9 square feet = 1 square yard) The answer is 450/xy ... but I have a doubt......
- by Sampits
Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:33 am- Forum: GMAT Math
- Topic: Carpet price problem
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3062
Is x>y?
Hi Experts, I have a problem with this one. The question is (Data Sufficiency): Is x>y? i) ax > ay ii) a^2 x > a^2 y The correct answer is B, because an integer square is always positive... but how says that a is an integer?? If it would be a complex number a^2 could be negative. Thanks in advance!
- by Sampits
Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:16 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Is x>y?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1247
- by Sampits
Fri Mar 05, 2010 8:10 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: 1000SC Q 11
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11196