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During an auction, Jerome sold 75% of the first 1,000 items he offered for sale, and 30% of the remaining items offered for sale that day. If he sold 40% of the total number of items he ever offered for sale, how many items did Jerome offer for sale? a) 750 B) 1050 C)1800 D)3500 E)4500 OA IS E . Th...
- by diebeatsthegmat
Sun Mar 25, 2012 12:42 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: jerome auction
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The highway from Ipswich to Rodway is currently overcrowded with traffic, which deters potential customers from visiting Rodway's stores. The congestion has gotten so bad that many of the stores in Rodway are struggling to survive. Meanwhile, in Ipswich, the stores are thriving since they widened t...
- by diebeatsthegmat
Thu Jan 05, 2012 9:01 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: a cr from Gmat
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a cr from Gmat
The highway from Ipswich to Rodway is currently overcrowded with traffic, which deters potential customers from visiting Rodway's stores. The congestion has gotten so bad that many of the stores in Rodway are struggling to survive. Meanwhile, in Ipswich, the stores are thriving since they widened th...
- by diebeatsthegmat
Sun Dec 25, 2011 11:18 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: a cr from Gmat
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a data from gmat forum
If a point P(x,y) inside the above square ABCD is chosen at random and AB is parallel to the x axis, the probability that y/x <5 is how much greater than the probability that y/x < 1/5?
(1) The midpoint of AD is (0,0).
(2) The area of ABCD is 100 square units.
- by diebeatsthegmat
Sun Dec 25, 2011 6:40 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: a data from gmat forum
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a PS from Gmat
Diana is going on a school trip along with her two brothers, Bruce and Clerk. The students are to be randomly assigned into 3 groups, with each group leaving at a different time. What is the probability that DIana leaves at the same time as AT LEAST on her bothers? a) 1/27 b) 4/27 c) 5/27 d) 4/9 e) ...
- by diebeatsthegmat
Sun Dec 25, 2011 5:46 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: a PS from Gmat
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a PS from Gmat
Fifteen runners from four different countries are competing in a tournament. Each country holds a qualifying heat to determine who its fastest runner is. These four runners then run a final race for first, second, and third place. If no country has more than one more runner than any other country, h...
- by diebeatsthegmat
Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:05 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: a PS from Gmat
- Replies: 4
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a st i really cant understand althu i have tried
Should present metal prices continue their sharp rise, the value of the copper in a penny will soon be greater than the face value of the coin. a. Should present metal prices continue their sharp rise, b. If present metal prices are continuing their sharp rise, c. If present metal prices continue to...
- by diebeatsthegmat
Sat Nov 26, 2011 9:33 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: a st i really cant understand althu i have tried
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Should present metal prices continue their sharp rise, the value of the copper in a penny will soon be greater than the face value of the coin. a. Should present metal prices continue their sharp rise, b. If present metal prices are continuing their sharp rise, c. If present metal prices continue to...
- by diebeatsthegmat
Sat Nov 26, 2011 9:32 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Brutal SC - 61
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a PS from Gmat
A coin made of alloy of aluminum and silver measures 2 x 15 mm (it is 2 mm thick and its diameter is 15 mm). The weight of the coin is 30 grams and the volume of aluminum in the alloy equals that of silver. What will be the weight of the coin measuring 1 x 30 mm made of pure aluminum if silver is tw...
- by diebeatsthegmat
Sun Nov 13, 2011 10:34 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: a PS from Gmat
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a PS from Gmat
15 lts are taken of from a container full of liquid A and replaced with Liquid B. Again 15 more lts of the mixture is taken and replaced with liquid B. After this process, if the container contains Liquid A and B in the ratio 9:16,What is the capacity of the container? A:45 B:25 C:37.5 D:36 E:42 to ...
- by diebeatsthegmat
Sun Nov 13, 2011 10:27 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: a PS from Gmat
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anybody has an easy way to solve this PS, please
A train met with an accident 60km away from station A. It completed the remaining journey at 5/6th of the original speed and reached station B 1hr 12mins late. Had the accident taken place 60km further, it would have been only 1hr late. what was the original speed of the train? a. 60 km/hr b. 55 km/...
- by diebeatsthegmat
Sat Oct 29, 2011 9:09 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: anybody has an easy way to solve this PS, please
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a data from gmat forum
Car X leaves town A at 2 p.m. and drives towards town B at a constant rate of m miles/hr. 15 minutes later car Y begins driving from town B to town A at n miles/hr. If X and Y drive along same route, will car X be closer to town A or town B when it passes car Y. 1) Car X arrives in town B 90 mins af...
- by diebeatsthegmat
Tue Sep 27, 2011 2:24 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: a data from gmat forum
- Replies: 5
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- by diebeatsthegmat
Tue Sep 27, 2011 1:55 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: why the answer isnt B?
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Both a and b are positive; what is the value of a? (1) 150 percent of a equals 450 percent of b. (2) ab is the cube of a positive integer. why is it not C statement 1: 1,5a=4.5b or a=3 b statement 2: ab= x^3 surely insufficient 1+2 ab=3b^2=x^3 so only b = 3 and since b =3 we can find a, right? (1) ...
- by diebeatsthegmat
Sun Sep 25, 2011 11:34 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: a data from gmat forum
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a data from gmat forum
Both a and b are positive; what is the value of a?
(1) 150 percent of a equals 450 percent of b.
(2) ab is the cube of a positive integer.
why is it not C
statement 1: 1,5a=4.5b or a=3 b
statement 2: ab= x^3 surely insufficient
1+2
ab=3b^2=x^3 so only b = 3 and since b =3 we can find a, right?
- by diebeatsthegmat
Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:30 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: a data from gmat forum
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