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Health insurance Plan A requires the insured to pay $1,000 or 50% of total cost, whichever is lower. Plan B requires the insured to pay the initial $300, but then pays 80% of the cost over $300. Which of the following is a cost level for which both insurance plans pay out the same amount? A.$600 B....
- by Elena89
Tue Dec 13, 2011 2:36 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Health plan PS
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1431
If pand q are prime numbers, how many divisors does the product p^3q^6 have? (A) 9 (B) 12(C) 18(D) 28(E) 36[/list] The question is asking to find the total factors of the product P^3*q^6 since p and q are prime numbers, lets take p=2 and q=3 => 2^3*3^6 total factors = (total possibilities for 2 to ...
- by Elena89
Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:29 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Divisors - PS
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1241
Given: Profit = 20% of Cost
Selling Price = 600
Let Cost = C
Since Profit= (Selling price) - (Cost)
We have 0.2C = 600 - C
=> 1.2C = 600
=> C = 600/1.2
= 500
Answer: $500
- by Elena89
Mon Dec 12, 2011 11:48 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Very Simple Percent Question - confused by formula
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2110
- by Elena89
Mon Dec 12, 2011 9:44 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: square root of the area of Trapezoid- Pls help
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3112
Thanks Mitch.. Reading your post made me realize that I was using the right formula with just a tiny mistake! 
- by Elena89
Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:30 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Integers..
- Replies: 4
- Views: 977
In a rectangular co-ordinate system, what is the square root of the area of a trapezoid whose vertices have the co-ordinates (2,2), (2,3),(20,2),(20,-2)? Answer choices are .: a)7 b) 9 c) 10.22, d) 12.25 e) 14 correct answer choice is B-9 can anyone explain me how to solve this problem in some easy...
- by Elena89
Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:20 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: square root of the area of Trapezoid- Pls help
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3112
Integers..
For any positive integer n, the sum of the first n positive integers equals [n(n+1)]/2. What is the sum of all the even integers between 99 and 301 ?
(A) 10,100
(B) 20,200
(C) 22,650
(D) 40,200
(E) 45,150
Source: OG-12
[spoiler]OA: (B) [/spoiler]
- by Elena89
Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:00 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Integers..
- Replies: 4
- Views: 977
At a loading dock.. Need expert help!
At a loading dock, each worker on the night crew loaded 3/4 as many boxes as each worker on the day crew. If the night crew has 4/5 as many workers as the day crew, what fraction of all the boxes loaded by the two crews did the day crew load? (A) 1/2 (B) 2/5 (C) 3/5 (D) 4/5 (E) 5/8 Source: OG-12 [sp...
- by Elena89
Mon Dec 12, 2011 4:02 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: At a loading dock.. Need expert help!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4961
@apex231..
yeah that's what I am confused about.. Option A sounds pretty weird to me and haven't seen anything like this before.. But since all other options are incorrect 'cause of obvious comparison logic, that's why we're only left with option A..
- by Elena89
Thu Dec 08, 2011 10:22 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Tough OG question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1169
Tough OG question
Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they were last year. (A) Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil than they...
- by Elena89
Thu Dec 08, 2011 1:37 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Tough OG question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1169
- by Elena89
Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:46 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Mc Graw Hill T3 CR-2
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3454
- by Elena89
Sun Nov 20, 2011 2:57 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Argentine Ant
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4029
- by Elena89
Sun Nov 20, 2011 2:56 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Severance package
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1714
Elementary combinatorics
Right triangle PQR is to be constructed in the xy-plane so that the right angle is at P and PR is parallel to the x-axis. The x- and y-coordinates of P, Q, and R are to be integers that satisfy the inequalities –4 ≤ x ≤ 5 and 6 ≤ y ≤ 16. How many different triangles with these properties ...
- by Elena89
Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:21 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Elementary combinatorics
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2021
Combinatorics Question
A British spy is trying to escape from his prison cell. The lock requires him to enter one number, from 1-9, and then push a pair of colored buttons simultaneously. He can make one attempt every 3 seconds. If there are 6 colored buttons, what is the longest possible time it could take the spy to es...
- by Elena89
Tue Nov 15, 2011 3:51 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Combinatorics Question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1156