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Number of schools to apply to and comparison of 2 schools
Hi Stacy or Amy, My first question is what is the recommended number of schools to apply to? I'm just starting my apps and the due dates are mostly Jan 1 to 10th. I currently would like to apply to 5. Second question is whether you can provide any additional insight to help me decide between UVa (Da...
- by dpatwa
Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:33 pm- Forum: Ask Stacy Blackman
- Topic: Number of schools to apply to and comparison of 2 schools
- Replies: 1
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me4mba: I encountered these questions last night on the GMAC provided practice tests. Needless to say, I was very angry losing as much time as I did trying to figure them out.
ri2007: how do you know that the two slopes are perpendicular?
- by dpatwa
Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:14 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: GMAT Prep Geometry Questions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2139
GMAT Prep percentage problem
I was completely confused about how to attach this problem. Thanks for the help.
Ans:
A
- by dpatwa
Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:54 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: GMAT Prep percentage problem
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1527
GMAT Prep Geometry Questions
I'm having trouble with these two problems.
Ans:
[spoiler]
Q1 C
Q2 B[/spoiler]
- by dpatwa
Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:52 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: GMAT Prep Geometry Questions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2139
Argus says that:
which means that P must be prime, but according to "h(100) + 1 = 2^50 * 50! + 1 = 2^50 (51-1)! + 1" by jangojess, P=51, which is not prime.According to Wilson theorm (P-1)!+1 is only divisible by P if P is prime.
- by dpatwa
Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:26 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Gmat prep Q
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2175
What's the answer? The other linked post does not give the OA. I think it's 3/8. The n(n+1)(n+2) will be divisible by 8 for three consecutive numbers, ie 6,7,8. Between 1 and 96, there are 12 numbers that are a multiple of 8. Given the expression, there will be 12*3 numbers that will be divisible by...
- by dpatwa
Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:57 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: PS Set 4
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1644
Gmat Prep - distance/rate problem
A boat traveled upstream a distance of 90 miles at an average speed of (v-3) miles per hour and then traveled the same distance downstream at an average speed of (v+3) miles per hour. If the trip upstream took half an hour longer than the trip down stream, how many hours did it take the boat to trav...
- by dpatwa
Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:33 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Gmat Prep - distance/rate problem
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4090
Gmat Prep - Algebra/Quadratic Problem
In the xy-plane, does the line with equation y=3x+2 contain the point (r,s)?
1. (3r+2-s)(4r+9-s)=0
2. (4r-6-s)(3r+2-s)=0
[spoiler]OA: C[/spoiler]
Is there a trick to this? Is multiplying the expression out necessary?
- by dpatwa
Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:16 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Gmat Prep - Algebra/Quadratic Problem
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1745
Thanks ssy, I had completely missed that relationship. When I saw this on my practice test, I knew I was missing an important relationship, but couldn't figure it out.
- by dpatwa
Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:41 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Gmat prep Q#3
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1829
I don't understand what leads one to assume that this is a right triangle? To have the a:a*sqrt(3):2a relationship, it must be a right triangle.
- by dpatwa
Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:37 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Gmat Prep Q#2
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1642
- by dpatwa
Sun Oct 14, 2007 8:47 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Gmat prep Q#3
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1829
- by dpatwa
Sun Oct 14, 2007 8:32 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Gmat Prep Q#2
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1642
Gmat prep Q
For every positive even integer n, the function h(n) is defined to be the product of all the event integers from 2 to n, inclusive. If p is the smallest prime factor of h(100)+1, then p is A. between 2 and 10 B. between 10 and 20 C. between 20 and 30 D. between 30 and 40 E. greater than 40 [spoiler]...
- by dpatwa
Sun Oct 14, 2007 8:26 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Gmat prep Q
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2175
PR DS #9
If points (a, b) and (c, b) (not shown) lie in the coordinate system above, which quadrants contain the line that passes through (a, b) and (c, b)? (1) a is a positive integer and c is a negative integer. (2) b is a positive integer. [spoiler]The OA is B, but I think it's C.[/spoiler] What do people...
- by dpatwa
Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:25 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: PR DS #9
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1340
What's the OA? I think the answer is A. My problem with D is that it's unclear as to what was lower, the actual costs or the rise in the costs.
- by dpatwa
Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:09 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: GMAT ETS Question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3044