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by sanju09 » Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:05 pm
replayyyy wrote:Has anyone ever encountered a maze problem on a real GMAT test ? Thank you!
Yeah, I once had. It read

If a wheel takes 400 revolutions in a minute, then what is my age?
(A) 20
(B) 30
(C) 40
(D) 50
(E) 60


I answered (C) and luckily it was the correct answer too. Can you tell why, replayyyy?
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by replayyyy » Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:44 pm
sanju09 wrote:
replayyyy wrote:Has anyone ever encountered a maze problem on a real GMAT test ? Thank you!
Yeah, I once had. It read

If a wheel takes 400 revolutions in a minute, then what is my age?
(A) 20
(B) 30
(C) 40
(D) 50
(E) 60


I answered (C) and luckily it was the correct answer too. Can you tell why, replayyyy?
Yes. Maybe we can arrange a meeting and I can explain you very carefully. What do you think, sanju09?

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by sanju09 » Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:49 pm
replayyyy wrote:
sanju09 wrote:
replayyyy wrote:Has anyone ever encountered a maze problem on a real GMAT test ? Thank you!
Yeah, I once had. It read

If a wheel takes 400 revolutions in a minute, then what is my age?
(A) 20
(B) 30
(C) 40
(D) 50
(E) 60


I answered (C) and luckily it was the correct answer too. Can you tell why, replayyyy?
Yes. Maybe we can arrange a meeting and I can explain you very carefully. What do you think, sanju09?
Can't the same care be taken from a good distance? Arranging a meeting with me could be a bigger maze, I afraid.
The mind is everything. What you think you become. -Lord Buddha



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