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Integer K, Ratio, Probability

by MBA.Aspirant » Sun Jun 19, 2011 3:29 pm
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1)
If k is an integer, what is the smallest possible value of k such that 1040k is the square of an integer?

2
5
10
15
65

2)

If 3/4 of the number of women working at Company X is equal to 2/3 of the number of men, what fraction of the employees at Company X are women?


5/12
8/17
1/2
7/12
8/9

3)

A coin is flipped 5 times.

Which is bigger?

A) Probability of getting 2 heads
B) Probability of getting 3 heads
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by Frankenstein » Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:35 pm
Hi,
Q1) 1040 = 13*8*10 = 13*5*16 = 65*4^2. So, to make it perfect square multiply by 65.

Q2) 3w/4 = 2m/3 => m = 9w/8
So, w/(m+w) = w/(9w/8 +w) = 8/17

Q3)p(H)=p(T) = 1/2
So, if a coin is flipped 5 times, p(2heads) = p(3tails) = p(3heads) as head and tail are equally likely.
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by Anurag@Gurome » Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:41 pm
Q1. If k is an integer, what is the smallest possible value of k such that 1040k is the square of an integer?

2
5
10
15
65

Solution.

1040 = 2^4 * 5 * 13
Now for 1040k to be the square of an integer, k should be 5 * 13 = 65

The correct answer is E.
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by Anurag@Gurome » Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:48 pm
Q2. If 3/4 of the number of women working at Company X is equal to 2/3 of the number of men, what fraction of the employees at Company X are women?


5/12
8/17
1/2
7/12
8/9

Solution.

Let the no. of women employees = W and no. of men employees = M
Then total no. of employees = W + M. We have to find the value of W/(W + M)
Then, 3W/4 = 2M/3 implies W = 8M/9
W/(W + M) = 8M/9 /(8M/9 + M) = 8M/9 * 9/17M = 8/17

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by amit2k9 » Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:10 pm
1 1040 = 2^4 * 5 * 13.
thus k = 13*5 = 65.

3 1/2^5( 5c2) and 1/2^5(5c3). both give the same result.
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by Jeff@TargetTestPrep » Tue Dec 19, 2017 6:59 am
If 3/4 of the number of women working at Company X is equal to 2/3 of the number of men, what fraction of the employees at Company X are women?

A) 5/12
B) 8/17
C) 1/2
D) 7/12
E) 8/9
We can let m = the number of men and w = the number of women. We need to determine the value of w/(w + m). We are given that:

(3/4)w = (2/3)m

w = (2/3)m x (4/3)

w = 8m/9

9w = 8m

We need to determine w/(w + m). Let's multiply the numerator and the denominator by 8:

w/(w + m) = 8w/(8w + 8m) = 8w/(8w + 9w) = 8w/17w = 8/17

Answer: B

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