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by AIM TO CRACK GMAT » Wed Oct 17, 2012 6:22 am
ok this is going to be kinda wierd... But ill b glad if someone could help me by plugging in as i know some what how to do it but m confused between 2 choices... So here is the question...

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*^&
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The product of the two digit numbers above is a three digit number "&@&", where &, ^, @ are three diferent nonzero digits. If &*^<10, What is the two digit number &^???

a. 11
b. 12
c. 13
d. 21
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by Whitney Garner » Wed Oct 17, 2012 6:32 am
AIM TO CRACK GMAT wrote:ok this is going to be kinda wierd... But ill b glad if someone could help me by plugging in as i know some what how to do it but m confused between 2 choices... So here is the question...

&^
*^&
_____

The product of the two digit numbers above is a three digit number "&@&", where &, ^, @ are three diferent nonzero digits. If &*^<10, What is the two digit number &^???

a. 11
b. 12
c. 13
d. 21
e. 31
Hi AIM TO CRACK GMAT!

Just to verify, are you multiplying the 2-digit number "&^" times the 3-digit number "*^&"? I only ask because we typically write the longer number on top! Just want to make sure that no symbols are missing!

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by AIM TO CRACK GMAT » Wed Oct 17, 2012 6:53 am
Hey Whit.... The question simply asks you to multiply the reverse of ^&...that is ^& multiplied by &^ and the answer you get is &@&.... THanks alot buddy... and plz use sum numbers so that its easier to be understood for a starter like me...
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by anuprajan5 » Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:05 am
The answer is D

The clue is the & sign being repeated on both the ends of the 3 digit number.

[spoiler]21*12 = 252[/spoiler]

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by AIM TO CRACK GMAT » Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:14 am
hey anup... i understood that part... i m yet confused between 11 and 21.... Y not 11????
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by sagar_shivalkar » Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:29 am
good question!!!
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by anuprajan5 » Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:40 am
Because the symbols are not different. If you reverse 11, then the symbols are the same for both
numbers.

It would look like ^^ * ^^ = ^&^

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