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gmatblood: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 489; Joined: Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:10 am; Thanked: 28 times; Followed by:5 members

by gmatblood » Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:13 am

What is the ratio of 3/4 to the product 4(3/4)?

(A) 1/4
(B) 1/3
(C) 4/9
(D) 9/4
(E) 4

Source: Beat The GMAT — Problem Solving | Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:13 am

shankar.ashwin: Legendary Member; Posts: 966; Joined: Sat Jan 02, 2010 8:06 am; Thanked: 230 times; Followed by:21 members

by shankar.ashwin » Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:25 am

First thing 4(3/4) = 3.

So, now the question is ratio of 3/4 to 3

(3/4)/3 = 3/12 = 1/4 A IMO

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by neelgandham » Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:43 am

What is the ratio of 3/4 to the product 4(3/4)?

1/4 ! Can you expect such questions(Easy ones) in the GMAT ?

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by shankar.ashwin » Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:51 am

Ofcourse, I have taken it once and can tell you you get at least 2-3 problems as simple as this one. You will be surprised sometimes.

neelgandham wrote:What is the ratio of 3/4 to the product 4(3/4)?

1/4 ! Can you expect such questions(Easy ones) in the GMAT ?

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