Can Someone please post the fastest way to get to the solution:
Q: 43
The Sum 7/8 + 1/9 is between?
a)1/2 and 3/4
b)3/4 and 1
c)1 and 1 1/4
d)1 1/4 and 1 1/2
e)1 1/2 and 2
Thank you,
RB
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Well, first we know that 7/8 + 1/8 = 1rbansal wrote:Can Someone please post the fastest way to get to the solution:
Q: 43
The Sum 7/8 + 1/9 is between?
a)1/2 and 3/4
b)3/4 and 1
c)1 and 1 1/4
d)1 1/4 and 1 1/2
e)1 1/2 and 2
Thank you,
RB
Since 1/9 is a little bit less than 1/8, we know that the sum 7/8 + 1/9 will be a little bit less than 1.
Since 7/8 is also greater than 3/4, the answer must be B
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Even I found adding much simple.
Brent - I'm reviewing wrong questions as per 60 day study guide. What do you say?
Brent - I'm reviewing wrong questions as per 60 day study guide. What do you say?
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vikrambansal wrote:Even I found adding much simple.
Brent - I'm reviewing wrong questions as per 60 day study guide. What do you say?
Both solutions are fast and easy.
It really comes down to number sense. If you feel confident in your number sense, then my earlier approach is fine. Otherwise, stick with making the calculations.
Here's an another example of what I mean:
Let's say you're working on a GMAT question that requires you to find a certain percent. After some work, you get to the point where you must convert 11/49 into an approximate percent. What do you do from here?
Well, as always, we should check the answer choices before performing any calculations. If the answer choices are sufficiently spread apart, we can use some alternative techniques based on estimation and number sense.
Let's say that the 5 answer choices are as follows:
(A) 19.8%
(B) 21.6%
(C) 22.4%
(D) 39.4%
(E) 40.6%
Here's a fast approach that involves number sense:
We know that 11/50 = 22%
So, 11/49 will be a bit BIGGER than 22%.
So, C must be the correct answer. Done!
If you feel confident in your number sense, then this kind of approach is quite fast.
If you don't feel confident, then you might need to perform a bit of long division and divide 11 by 49.
Once again, both approaches work.
Conclusion: play to your strengths
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Hi vikrambansal,
Many Test Takers face pacing problems while dealing with either the Quant or Verbal section (or both). Pacing problems don't exist on their own though - they're the results of OTHER problems.
In this question, there are 2 reasonably "quick" ways to get to the correct answer, but which way is really faster for YOU. Considering those two methods, how much faster is the "faster" option?
Let's say it's 10 seconds faster.....
Now, imagine if "your way" of answering a question is always 10 seconds SLOWER than the faster option....
37 questions x 10 seconds slower =
370 seconds =
6 minutes 10 seconds
So, you might inadvertently be wasting LOTS of time and not even realize it because you're getting the question correct. This is all meant to say that you should be reviewing the questions that you get CORRECT as well as the ones that you get incorrect....and practicing multiple approaches. In that way, you should be able to develop a sense of which method is faster for any given situation (and at the very least, you'll be less likely to get "stuck" on a question if the first approach that you try doesn't seem to 'work').
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Many Test Takers face pacing problems while dealing with either the Quant or Verbal section (or both). Pacing problems don't exist on their own though - they're the results of OTHER problems.
In this question, there are 2 reasonably "quick" ways to get to the correct answer, but which way is really faster for YOU. Considering those two methods, how much faster is the "faster" option?
Let's say it's 10 seconds faster.....
Now, imagine if "your way" of answering a question is always 10 seconds SLOWER than the faster option....
37 questions x 10 seconds slower =
370 seconds =
6 minutes 10 seconds
So, you might inadvertently be wasting LOTS of time and not even realize it because you're getting the question correct. This is all meant to say that you should be reviewing the questions that you get CORRECT as well as the ones that you get incorrect....and practicing multiple approaches. In that way, you should be able to develop a sense of which method is faster for any given situation (and at the very least, you'll be less likely to get "stuck" on a question if the first approach that you try doesn't seem to 'work').
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich