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PLEASE EXPLAIN PROBABILITY WITH AN WITHOUT REPLACENT!!! by: TM Want to clear this question: Jar contains 3 green, 2 red and 3 blue...	1	Sun Oct 11, 2009 9:03 am by: vaibhav.iit2002
tricky question - probability by: agganitk A 5 meter long wire is cut into two pieces. If the longer piece is...	2	Sun Oct 11, 2009 5:34 am by: agganitk
Number of revolutions by: uptowngirl92 The radius of the front wheels of a cart is half that of the rear...	4	Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:26 am by: sanjana
Planes by: crackgmat007 OA - D	1	Sat Oct 10, 2009 1:52 pm by: kishore
Q-34 by: engg.manik 34. is the least integer greater than or equal to X, if =0, what is...	4	Sat Oct 10, 2009 10:04 am by: Stuart Kovinsky
difficult coordinate geometry question by: ashish1354 OA after some replies	3	Sat Oct 10, 2009 9:20 am by: nithi_mystics
PS General Strategy? by: cbenk121 Hey all, I wanted to see if anyone had a general approach worked out...	0	Sat Oct 10, 2009 8:41 am by: cbenk121
Q-30 by: engg.manik 30.There are 10 marble balls, including 5 green, 3 blue, and 2 red,... Probability GMAT Math	3	Sat Oct 10, 2009 7:08 am by: Brent@GMATPrepNow
Q-44 by: engg.manik 44.A 4-digit telephone number consists of 3, 4, and 5. If 4, 5 can be...	1	Sat Oct 10, 2009 6:38 am by: dmateer25
Q-43 by: engg.manik 43. There are 4 letters and 4 corresponding envelopes. If we put the...	1	Sat Oct 10, 2009 6:36 am by: dmateer25
Q-32 by: engg.manik 32. A person does a job and will gain $336. Actually, he takes 4 more...	1	Sat Oct 10, 2009 6:24 am by: dmateer25

Kaplan CAT question by: willshu Here is a question from a Kaplan CAT and the solution. I disagree...	2	Fri Oct 09, 2009 3:53 pm by: Stuart Kovinsky
Factor relashionship by: Xbond Hi there, Could you help me to resolve this PS and explain the step...	3	Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:59 pm by: Xbond
Quant problem from Prep 1 by: rover_libra For every Positive integer n, the function h(n) is defined to be...	1	Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:15 am by: Brent@GMATPrepNow
manhatan 4 by: resilient Which of the following is a possible length for side AB of triangle...	10	Fri Oct 09, 2009 8:20 am by: NikolayZ
Quite Confusing by: engg.manik Q. If x<0, simplify the given expression in terms of x,...	4	Fri Oct 09, 2009 8:01 am by: nithi_mystics
Please provide answers by: Sanket05 What is the greatest prime factor of 2^100 - 2^96? A. 2 B. 3 C. 5 D....	12	Fri Oct 09, 2009 7:34 am by: mp2437
Prime Numbers problem by: divyalr Hi Folks, I found this problem in the Advanced GMAT problems...	2	Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:29 am by: aa2kash
runners far apart! by: ashish1354 On level farmland, two runners leave at the same time from the...	2	Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:45 am by: sanjana
Solve this equation.. by: uptowngirl92 Which of the following is closest to (9980.02 + 4.97)}/{(10020.02 +...	3	Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:42 am by: uptowngirl92
help with a problem - kilograms, cubic meters, etc. by: emilyg Does anyone know how to solve this? The mass of 1 cubic meter of a...	4	Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:01 pm by: meticulousboy
Another problem giving me grief ...help! by: elemat Does anyone have any techniques, or "rules of thumb" to...	1	Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:18 pm by: xcusemeplz2009
Tough question GMAT prep 1 definately a 700+ level question by: kguo A thin piece of wire 40 meters long is cut into two pieces. One piece...	2	Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:03 pm by: mridul_dave
PS inequality by: satish.nagdev If \|x\| + \|y\| = -x - y and xy does not equal 0, which of the following...	7	Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:58 pm by: riteshbindal
Quick way of solving this?? by: kguo ((8^2)(3^3)(2^4)) / (96^2) not too hard of a math problem.. but i'd...	2	Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:34 pm by: kguo
Please help me with this problem! by: virtuoso902 Hey guys I tried searching around. I know this is a fairly straight...	7	Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:49 am by: virtuoso902
Rounding-off -- Interesting! by: bikerguy.gmat try this... interesting problem. Source: MGMAT Test OA and OE after...	1	Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:43 am by: rohan_vus
Series by: sanjana If each term in the sum a1+a2+a3...+an is either 7 or 77 and the sum...	3	Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:10 am by: sanjana
GMAT PREP-1 Questions.. help needed by: catchyblues Hi, Can anyone please solve these 4 questions from GMAT PREP test-1...	3	Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:06 am by: sanjana
Coordinate + Geometry+ Probability one quest by: engg.manik Q-> Point (x,y) is a point within the triangle. What is the...	1	Thu Oct 08, 2009 3:36 am by: rohan_vus
Probability - Please show solution by: DCJ A basket contains 5 apples of which 1 is spoiled and the rest are...	2	Thu Oct 08, 2009 3:11 am by: sanjana

Any idea how we can solve these kind of quest by: engg.manik 51. Scale A and B are linear. 24 and 30 in A correspond to 40 and 60...	1	Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:52 am by: sanjana
Set consisting of five different elements by: goelmohit2002 Hi All, When one a GMAT question (in statistics) says that set...	2	Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:35 am by: CrackGMAC
Mean of two sets by: goelmohit2002 Hi All, When two sets A and B are combined, then mean of set C lies...	0	Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:14 am by: goelmohit2002
Median of two sets. by: goelmohit2002 Hi All, When two sets A and B are combined, then median of set C lies...	0	Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:12 am by: goelmohit2002
Mensuration Prob #4 by: papgust If the curved surface area of a cone is thrice that of another cone...	1	Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:04 am by: xcusemeplz2009
Mensuration prob #3 by: papgust A conical tent is to accomodate 10 persons. Each person must have 6...	2	Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:41 pm by: papgust
Mensuration prob #1 by: papgust Three metal cubes with edges 6cm, 8cm and 10cm respectively are...	2	Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:38 pm by: papgust
Reducing factorials by: ern5231 This is just a random factorial question that i picked from...	0	Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:18 pm by: ern5231
least possible distance by: crackgmat007 What is the least possible distance between a point on the circle...	8	Wed Oct 07, 2009 4:03 pm by: Katrusya
170) Interpreting modulus by: ern5231 p = \| x - 2 \| + \| x +2 \| Consider the above equation for the...	1	Wed Oct 07, 2009 3:53 pm by: ChrisHinkle
168 find factors by: ern5231 N is a positive integer and 8,9,10 are factors of N. Which of the...	1	Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:38 am by: xcusemeplz2009
164 calculate ratio of birds by: ern5231 In a group of birds 60% were male birds. Certain birds in this group...	3	Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:36 am by: xcusemeplz2009
Set quest by: engg.manik 9. This semester, each of the 90 students in a certain class took at...	5	Wed Oct 07, 2009 6:23 am by: aa2kash
XY Problem #2 OG 12 88 by: EMAN In the xy-coordinate system, if (a,b) and (a+3, b+k) are two points...	7	Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:31 am by: aa2kash
Probability + Number sets by: Nigogo Please help! {-10; -6; -5; -4; -2.5; -1; 0; 2.5; 4; 6; 7; 10} A...	3	Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:49 am by: sanjana
A quick way to solve this problem by: elemat I ran across the problem below and had some trouble with it. I know i...	4	Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:49 am by: papgust
136 work and time by: ern5231 Two machines A and B. In one hour A makes 1000 products, B makes 700...	3	Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:28 am by: sanjana
Mensuration prob #2 by: papgust In a swimming pool measuring 90m by 40m, 150 men take a dip. If the...	1	Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:12 pm by: sunnyjohn
power of an engine by: uptowngirl92 If the power of an engine grows by 10% when the number of its...	1	Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:06 pm by: sunnyjohn

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