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Would this even be a GMAT question Since it requires knowledge of the normal distribution and standard deviation's relation in normal distributions?
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- by jbivins
Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:25 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Mean and Standard Deviation
- Replies: 9
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- by jbivins
Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:19 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: QUICK QUANT QUESTION...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1752
So imagine a line with point A--------------------B and will say the distance between them 120 miles. We will assume Ad=0 miles and Bd=120 miles. imagine the 90 mph trains leave point B at t=0 and the 30 mile per hour train leaves point A at t=0 so at t=1 hour A is at the 30 mile marker and B is als...
- by jbivins
Mon Sep 05, 2011 1:23 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: distance speed time
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1738
- by jbivins
Sun Sep 04, 2011 4:19 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: gmat prep 2
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1380
This one took a bit so I def would have had to skip it on the GMAT or guess but I solved it like this.. RR=rate of R RA=rate of A so we know that in 8 hours (2 hours to catch up plus 6 to meet back up) R went 90 + (90-distance A already went) distance A went = rate * time =RA*9 (he left an hour befo...
- by jbivins
Sat Sep 03, 2011 9:52 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: a PS from Gmat
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1195
I did not read all the replies but they all seem really long and complicated. I thought this line if reasoning might be easier to follow (if someone else has said it first!) the sum of the probabilities equals one probability all women +probability of a man and woman + probability of all men =1 (2) ...
- by jbivins
Sat Sep 03, 2011 2:34 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: If 2 different representatives are to be selected at random
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8479
For me it was easy to see that it wouldn't always be greater by just picking numbers and plugging them into your simplified statement
say x=y=(1/2)
(2x)^10=(2(1/2))^10=1
2x=2(1/2)=1
Therefore in every case it will not be greater than the (X+Y)^-5
- by jbivins
Sat Sep 03, 2011 12:23 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Fractions
- Replies: 1
- Views: 986
I thought this one was fun I was thinking the original ratio would be A:B:C=x:.75x:Chan's part =212.5 but chan's was hard to figure out since it was half of every dollar bill got so lets multiple the ratio and equation by 4 to get the .75 in a whole number! Then it is easy to figure out chan's ratio...
- by jbivins
Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:51 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: ratio
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1734
from observation you know that arc OP will equal arc QR. If we can find those length we can subtract them from half of the circumference and find the arc PQ so arc OP = 2(pi)(9)(70/360)=7/2 (pi) double the 35 arc OP+arc QR = 2 arc OP= 14/2 (pi)=7 pi half the circumference of the entire circle is (18...
- by jbivins
Thu Sep 01, 2011 12:21 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Geometry- GMATprep1
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1139
If we knew the length of the angles on either side of x we could determine the value of x since all three angles would sum to 180. I'm having a hard time trying to figure out how to explain this....with out a picture. Say that both of the angles next to x can be represented by Z and Y 1. Z+X+Y=180 -...
- by jbivins
Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:46 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Difficult Geometry
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1652
I tried to think of this in terms of inequalities. saw k=ABC (1) tells us ABC + 9 =A3C (i know its not really c any more since 4 was added but who cares) it can only be three if the following inequality is met A21<=ABC<=A31 (so the ten's digit could be 2 or 3, but wait! the units digit is non zero s...
- by jbivins
Wed Aug 31, 2011 6:35 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: DS: what is the tens digit of k
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1513
First post anyways I'm not sure if this is right but figured I'd share my thoughts I would use some sort of sot method so if they people would be represented by R D P J J J. With R=rita, D=daniela, P=Paul now I'll use a slot method to see who can sit where 1st if paul sits in the first seat 3 ppl ca...
- by jbivins
Tue Aug 30, 2011 8:06 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: 6 people
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1196