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@limestone, @brijesh, thanks a lot.. I am little confused today.. Tomorrow i will be appearing for gmat.. may be its because of anxiety..

by sanalnnair

Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:30 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Quadrant Problem_help needed
Replies: 3
Views: 1084

@brijesh, I think i have understood the concept. But if you elaborate few steps? or atleast few point, it would be appreciated.

Have you solved it like since the 2 events are independent, then P(AB) = P(A) * P(B).

by sanalnnair

Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:26 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Probability_Selection Problem
Replies: 6
Views: 3293

Help needed_Distance problem

Can anyone help me to solve this question of DS?? Did it take Pei more than 2 hours to walk a distance of 10 miles along a certain trail? ( 1 mile = 1.6 Kms) 1) Pei walked this distance at an average rate of less than 6.4 Kilometers per hour 2) On average, it took Pei more than 9 minutes per kilomet...

by sanalnnair

Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:24 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Help needed_Distance problem
Replies: 1
Views: 866

Quadrant Problem_help needed

Hi, Can anyone help me to solve this circumference problem?? I am having a silly doubt here.. I have attached the diagram in the word attachment. please go through it and help me. I had gone for calculating the circumference of the sector which comes out to be (PIE * r)/2, which is 1100/7 = 157. Now...

by sanalnnair

Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:17 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Quadrant Problem_help needed
Replies: 3
Views: 1084

Ratio Problem_Help needed

Hi, can anyone help me to solve this question?? Month Numbers of Days worked June 20 July 17 August 19 The table above shows the number of days worked by a certain sales representative in each of the three months last year. If the number of sales call that the representative made each month was prop...

by sanalnnair

Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:12 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Ratio Problem_Help needed
Replies: 1
Views: 938

Probability_Selection Problem

Hi guys, Please help to solve this problem, In the graduating class of a certain college, 48% of the students are male and 52% are female. In this class 40% of the male and 20% of the female students are 25years old or older. If one student in the graduating class is randomly selected, approximately...

by sanalnnair

Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:11 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Probability_Selection Problem
Replies: 6
Views: 3293

Selection Problem

In a survey of students, each student selected from a list of 12 songs the 2 songs that the student liked best. If each song was selected 4 times, how many students were surveyed? A) 96 B) 48 C) 32 D) 24 E) 18. I had solved this question manually, as there are 12 songs and each song was selected 4 t...

by sanalnnair

Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:10 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Selection Problem
Replies: 1
Views: 1057

@thephoenix and @Brian, Thank a ton for the wonderful explanations

by sanalnnair

Wed Sep 15, 2010 10:16 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: 5 Digit numbers_Expert Help needed
Replies: 6
Views: 1110

I think since its not mentioned whether they are to be considered inclusive, thats why we have got 202 numbers, out of which 101 are even and 101 odd..

by sanalnnair

Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:53 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: counting numbers
Replies: 8
Views: 1806

5 Digit numbers_Expert Help needed

Hi, Can anyone help me solve this question?? How many 5-digit positive integers exist where no two consecutive digits are the same? A.) 9*9*8*7*6 B.) 9*9*8*8*8 C.) 9^5 D.) 9*8^4 E.) 10*9^4 The answer given is [spoiler](C).[/spoiler] Please explain the steps as well. How can the answer be [spoiler](C...

by sanalnnair

Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:26 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: 5 Digit numbers_Expert Help needed
Replies: 6
Views: 1110

@ diebeatsthe gmat, @ Selango


Thanks guys for your explanations.. it was my mistake, I was little confused..

by sanalnnair

Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:42 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Time Speed _ Problem_Please help
Replies: 3
Views: 1107

Series Summation Problem

Hi, Can anyone please help me with this problem?? If each term in the sum a1 + a2 + ......+ an is either 7 or 77 and the sum equals 350, which of the following could be equal to n?? 1) 38 2) 39 3) 40 4) 41 5) 42 Source Gmat Prep Don't know the answer. Please help with this problem with the steps. I ...

by sanalnnair

Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:21 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Series Summation Problem
Replies: 3
Views: 1030

@ Brian

Wonderful explanation Brian.. Thanks a tone

by sanalnnair

Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:12 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: If 6^m divides 25!, then...
Replies: 10
Views: 1840

Time Speed _ Problem_Please help

During a trip on an expressway, Don drove a total of x miles. His average speed on a certain 5-mile section of the expressway was 30 miles/hr, and his average speed for the remainder of the trip was 60miles per hour. His travel time for the x -mile trip was what percent greater than it would have be...

by sanalnnair

Tue Sep 14, 2010 9:29 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Time Speed _ Problem_Please help
Replies: 3
Views: 1107

Help Needed

1. A fruit salad contains 2/3 blueberries and the rest raspberries. Chen loves raspberries, so she added 12 quarts of raspberries to the salad. If the mixture is now 5/7 raspberries, how many quarts of fruit salad were there to begin with? (A) 9 (B) 12 (C) 15 (D) 21 (E) 25 Ans [spoiler](A)- 9[/spoil...

by sanalnnair

Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:44 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Help Needed
Replies: 1
Views: 1219