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Linear agebra problem
the problem below keeps killing me; i want a methodical solution to it. A company pays project contractors a rate of "a" dollars for the first hour and "b" dollars for each additional hour after the first, where a > b. In a given month, a contractor worked on two different projec...
- by Mogorosi
Wed Dec 01, 2010 2:14 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Linear agebra problem
- Replies: 5
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SP - CP = $276 SP = 7days normal + 3 days hot = 7x + 3*(1.25)x total cups sold each day = 32 Total Sp = 32 [7x + (15/4)x] CP = 32*10*75 cents = 32*10*3/4 dollars. 32 [7x + (15/4)x] - 32*10*3/4 = 276 32*43/4(x) = 276 + 240 8*43*x = 516 x approx 1.5 5/4*1.5 = price for hot cup = 1.88 i like your solu...
- by Mogorosi
Wed Dec 01, 2010 2:08 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Word Problem
- Replies: 5
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Word Problem
Sarah operated her lemonade stand Monday through Friday over a two week period and made a total profit of 276 dollars. On hot days she sold cups of lemonade for a price that was 25 percent higher than the regular days. Each cup she sold had a total cost of 75 cents and Sarah did not incur any other ...
- by Mogorosi
Wed Dec 01, 2010 1:11 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Word Problem
- Replies: 5
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Percentages problem
Concrete mixture A is composed of 35 percent cement, 40 percent sand, and 25 percent gravel; concrete mixture B is composed of 15 percent cement, 30 percent sand, and 55 percent gravel. If a mixture of A and B contains 25 percent cement, what percent of the weight of the mixture is A? A 20% B 33 1/3...
- by Mogorosi
Tue Nov 30, 2010 5:57 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Percentages problem
- Replies: 3
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- by Mogorosi
Fri Nov 26, 2010 3:28 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: If k is an integer
- Replies: 56
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- by Mogorosi
Fri Nov 26, 2010 6:11 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: If k is an integer
- Replies: 56
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Hey hman768,
i am sorry to hear your story! you have a good score and a great GPA; one would have thought b-schools will be fighting to get you in. where you applying for admission to Booth for Fall 2011?
i took GMAT and scored 550. i am giving it a try again in 5 weeks' time.
- by Mogorosi
Sun Nov 21, 2010 1:44 am- Forum: Admissions Success Stories
- Topic: Anyone with Yale SOM and Chicago Booth stories?
- Replies: 6
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