GMAT Prep Q_Interest

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by jitendragneogi » Tue May 05, 2009 3:24 pm
St 1.

plugging in the numbers.

210 = 1000 {(1+r/100)^2 - 1}
=> .21 = (1+r/100)^2
=> sqrt (.21) = 1 + r/100
=> r = real number

Sufficient to determine whether r>8.

St 2.

(1+r/100) ^ 2 > 1.15
=> (1 + r/100) > sqrt 1.15 or (1 + r/100) < sqrt 1.15
=> r can be having 2 positive values

Insufficient to determine whether r>8.

IMO A