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Hello, Can you please tell me how to solve this: If tuvw = 108, and t, u, v, and w are all positive integers such that t > u > v > w, what is the greatest possible value for t - w? A) 1 B) 16 C) 17 D) 18 E) 19 OA: 17 Thanks a lot, Sri To Maximize the difference, W should be 1. Add 1 to the answer c...
- by kvcpk
Mon Jun 23, 2014 8:25 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: If tuvw = 108, and t, u, v, and w are all positive integers
- Replies: 3
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thanks for taking time to read and reply to my post. you got a valid point that after all GMAT is a 'Test' and the test makers are trying to trick us in various ways some of which you mentioned. I would be surprised if such convoluted language would be used in the real world of business management ...
- by kvcpk
Mon Jun 23, 2014 7:53 am- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: RC OG 13 - Tough one
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2713
4^-x is always greater than 0 y^4 is always greater than 0. Hence the question always remains true. We dont need to look at the stmts 1 and 2. Am I missing something? Hint: the part in blue is not correct. Cheers, Brent My Bad. I completely lost track. Y can be zero. Ok Now here goes my solution: A...
- by kvcpk
Sun Jun 22, 2014 6:39 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Powers and inequalities
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5297
I am unable to think of a case when the given stmt would be false.Brent@GMATPrepNow wrote:Yes ...kvcpk wrote: Am I missing something?
I would have picked D.
- by kvcpk
Sun Jun 22, 2014 5:21 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Powers and inequalities
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5297
Here's one I just made up: Is (4^-x)(y�) > 0? 1) xy < 0 2) y^x < 0 Difficulty-wise, I'd place this one in the 600-650 range Cheers, Brent 4^-x is always greater than 0 y^4 is always greater than 0. Hence the question always remains true. We dont need to look at the stmts 1 and 2. Am I missing som...
- by kvcpk
Sun Jun 22, 2014 4:30 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Powers and inequalities
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5297
Hi Gmat072014, After looking at your post, I went back to OG to do this passage. I am not a native english speaker and also found this RC much difficult. So we are on same boat. I completed reading through the passage in about 6 minutes. Did I understand each and every word? Not at all. Here's my in...
- by kvcpk
Fri Jun 20, 2014 5:51 pm- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: RC OG 13 - Tough one
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2713
We are given 2 points on the line. Equation for the line can be derived, though not necessary here. 1) x > 4 By looking at the graph, we know that whenever x is greater than 4, y is greater than 0. Hence xy>0 SUFFICIENT 2) -5 < y < 0 As per the graph, This means y is lying in the 4th quadrant. There...
- by kvcpk
Mon Jun 16, 2014 5:16 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Geometry
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2043
Hello, Can you please tell me how to solve for Statement 2 here: $150 in prize money is going to be split among 6 contestants in a competition at a charity event. The person in first place receives the most money, the person in second place receives the second most, the person in third place receiv...
- by kvcpk
Sun Jun 15, 2014 6:27 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Did the person in second place receive at least $40?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1601
Hello, Can you please help with this: If n is an integer, is n positive? 1) (2n+1)/(n+1) is an integer 2) n = -n OA: D Thanks, Sri n is an integer. 1) (2n+1)/(n+1) is an integer (n+(n+1))/(n+1) is an integer. n/(n+1) + 1 is an integer. Lets remove the +1 as integer +1 is integer. Adding +1 and -1 t...
- by kvcpk
Sun Jun 15, 2014 6:17 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: If n is an integer, is n positive?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4780
Hello, Can you please help with this: If Jesse flips a coin seven times in a row, what is the probability that the result will be heads at least five times? OA: [spoiler]29/128[/spoiler] When I saw the word at-least 5 times, I used the following approach: P(Heads at-least 5 times) = 1 - P(No heads ...
- by kvcpk
Sun Jun 15, 2014 5:57 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: If Jesse flips a coin seven times in a row, probablity that
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8005
Hello, Can you please help with the following: A tank has both an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe. Working alone, the inlet pipe can fill up the tank in 5 hours. Working alone, the outlet pipe can empty out the tank in 15 hours. If it is desired that the tank should be filled, from empty, exactly 6 h...
- by kvcpk
Sun Jun 15, 2014 5:24 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: A tank has both an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe. Working..
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6734
Please find the explanation in the picture attached http://s16.postimg.org/dbdx19iw1/Solution_9.jpg Total cost = manufacturing cost+variable cost --> is this something we need to be already aware of? I hope GMAT question would state that explicitly. If I look at the question as it is presented, I b...
- by kvcpk
Fri Jun 13, 2014 10:38 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Data sufficiency problem
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2213
Four different objects 1,2,3,4 are distributed at random in four places marked 1,2,3,4. What is probability that none of the objects occupy the place corresponding to it's number? A) 17/24 B) 3/8 C) 1/2 D) 5/8 I am not sure what difficulty level this would fall into. If I see this question in the r...
- by kvcpk
Fri Jun 13, 2014 8:02 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: places probability
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6180
5^x - 5^(x-3) = 124 * (5^y)theboyleman32 wrote:assistance with this problem would be greatly appreciated!!!
5^x - 5^x/5^3 = 124 * (5^y)
Taking 5^x common,
5^x(1-(1/125)) = 124 * (5^y)
5^x(124/125) = 124 * (5^y)
Canceling out 124 on both sides
5^x/125 = 5^y
5^(x-3) = 5^y
Hence y=x-3
Hope this helps!!
- by kvcpk
Tue Jun 10, 2014 7:55 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Exponent Problem
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5618
In casual conversation, people experience little psychological discomfort in admitting that they have some particular character flaw if and only if they consider trivial the flaw to which they admit. Therefore, if in casual conversation an individual readily admits that he or she has some particula...
- by kvcpk
Mon Jun 09, 2014 5:19 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Can anybody help me in this question?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2154