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by Troika » Tue Feb 14, 2012 6:26 pm
What is the value of 1/m + 1/n?

1. m = 5
2. (m+n)/(mn) = 7/10

Answer= B

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by Anurag@Gurome » Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:02 pm
HG10 wrote:What is the value of 1/m + 1/n?

1. m = 5
2. (m+n)/(mn) = 7/10

Answer= B
(1) m = 5 but nothing is given about n; NOT sufficient.

(2) (m + n)/(mn) = 7/10 implies 1/n + 1/m = 7/10; SUFFICIENT.

The correct answer is B.
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by [email protected] » Wed Feb 15, 2012 5:24 am
What is the value of 1/m + 1/n?

1. m = 5
2. (m+n)/(mn) = 7/10


The OA is B no doubt about it...

Explanation:

when you solve the equation 1/m + 1/n you get (m+n)/mn as the equation i.e after taking the LCM
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by [email protected] » Wed Feb 15, 2012 5:24 am
What is the value of 1/m + 1/n?

1. m = 5
2. (m+n)/(mn) = 7/10


The OA is B no doubt about it...

Explanation:

when you solve the equation 1/m + 1/n you get (m+n)/mn as the equation i.e after taking the LCM
IT IS TIME TO BEAT THE GMAT

LEARNING, APPLICATION AND TIMING IS THE FACT OF GMAT AND LIFE AS WELL... KEEP PLAYING!!!

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by Troika » Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:12 am
Anurag and Amit, thank you for the explanations!