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Since the impurity in the solution reduces to factor = 1/6 : the quantity of solution should increase to 6 times its original value Applying the above logic - we have the new quantity as 30 x 6 = 180 Quantity of pure petrol added = 180 -30 = 150 Remember - we are not changing the quantity of impurit...
- by mk101
Mon Aug 26, 2013 4:40 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Percentage-Mixture
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6074
if (m-4) is 7 more than n, m is 11 more than n.jayanti wrote:If m - 4 is 7 more than n, then m + 9 is how much more than n + 2?
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Therefore m+ 9 is 20 more than n and 18 more than n+2
ans E
- by mk101
Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:06 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: help!!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2064
The measures of the interior angles in a polygon are consecutive integers. The smallest angle measures 136 degrees. How many sides does this polygon have? A) 8 B) 9 C) 10 D) 11 E) 13 There you go ... Another approach to this question - sum of interior angles of a polygon = (n-2)180 - this must have...
- by mk101
Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:02 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: How many sides?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2875
@Ron - thanx for that clarification - reducing immunity Vs Weakening immunity ...
@Mundasingh - Yesterday, I saw this question ... I HAD marked the answer as option C ..looking at the above discussion the answer seems to be B.. what is the OA??
- by mk101
Wed May 18, 2011 6:29 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR Inference
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4795
will go with C.
This is an inference question - we have to find the unknown from what is known..
A, B, D,E can be ignored because they do not answer the question..
- by mk101
Sun May 15, 2011 8:02 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Knewton HW
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1678
I think if the question were -"does not strengthen"- then E might have been the answer ...picked this question from some Question bank .. ..no no!!!..... not 1000 Questions
- by mk101
Mon May 09, 2011 9:59 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Marketing to teens online
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2476
I think the main idea of this passage is - But even if there were no such worries, marketers would need to be aware of pitfalls in trying to reach young consumers online.
- by mk101
Mon May 09, 2011 6:12 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Marketing to teens online
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2476
- by mk101
Mon May 09, 2011 4:03 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Marketing to teens online
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2476
Marketing to teens online
With Facebook's decision to allow advertisers to display ads based on information users post on their profiles, the debate over online privacy has gained new momentum, especially since today's teenagers are living out a big chunk of their lives on social networking sites. Advertisers can now target ...
- by mk101
Mon May 09, 2011 8:16 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Marketing to teens online
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2476
Option E - does not clarify whether rabies is being inoculated or the victims...AIM GMAT wrote:Anyone with explanation why E is wrong ?
- by mk101
Sat May 07, 2011 12:16 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Sentence correction -question for the forum
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3055
Hi Guys, I came across the below problem in an online practice test...can anybody pls provide suggestions to solve it? If the cost of each book is reduced by $10, a person can buy 30 more books for $1800. Find the original price of the book. My approach is : let the original cost of book be x$ if '...
- by mk101
Sat May 07, 2011 12:05 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: profit and loss help!!!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1310
What option B says mathematically is - 2(Wm-Wa) = (wa - ww) ( Wa = average wt of the whole group, ww = average wt of women, wm = average wt of men) (Wm -wa)/(wa-ww) = 2/1 On simplifying the above equation - 2 Wm + Ww = 3 Wa -----(1) the above equation is similar to the weighted avg equation Nm*Wm + ...
- by mk101
Mon May 02, 2011 4:52 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: A group of men
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2700
At a constant Rate of flow, it takes 20 minutes to fill a swimming pool if a large hose is used and 30 minutes if a small hose is Used. At these constant rates, how many minutes will it take to fill the pool when both hoses are used simultaneously? A. 10 B. 12 C. 15 D. 25 E. 50 Let pool = 60 liters...
- by mk101
Sun May 01, 2011 4:22 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: GMATPREP Constant Rate
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10779
Guess it's four years too late to answer this one ... but here goes my reasoning for the question Conclusion -Humans have had short work days since the times primitive man; the extended work day was /is an aberration -evidenced in initial period of industrialization Option B weakens the counter-stat...
- by mk101
Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:38 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: 1000CR: D-9,10
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6893
The boxes are either 20 lb or 10 lb and the average wt = 18 lb
Total wt - wt of the boxes removed = wt of the remaining boxes
18 *30 - 20*x = 14 *(30 -x)
x = 20
where x is the number of 20 lb boxes removed
- by mk101
Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:53 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Boxes: Averages Problem
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1486