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THe two equations are not the equations of a circle. SImplify equation (i) nc = (n+10)(c-15) nc = nc +10c - 15n -150 10c -15n = 150 (which is a straight line) similarly for equation (ii) nc = (n-10)(c+15) nc = nc -10c +15n -150 -10c + 15n = 150 (also a straight line) Since the two lines have the sam...
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Sun Sep 02, 2012 11:41 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Equation - need expert help
- Replies: 2
- Views: 927
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Wed Aug 29, 2012 1:26 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: How I changed a 680 to a 760 on GMAT in 45 days
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8629
- by rijul007
Wed Aug 29, 2012 1:24 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 650 -> 680 -> 770, I beat the GMAT!
- Replies: 9
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Of the families in city X in 1994, 40 percent owned a personal computer. The number of families in City X owning a computer in 1998 was 30 percent greater than it was in 1994, and the total number of families in City X was 4 percent greater in 1998 than it was in 1994. What percent of the families ...
- by rijul007
Sun Aug 26, 2012 2:01 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Of the families
- Replies: 2
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If he takes out 3 coins out of his pocket, he would have exactly two coins of a kind. There would either be two $1 coins or two $2 coins. Two $1 coins and one $2 coin = $4 Two $2 coins and one $1 coin = $5 There is one favorable outcome out of the two possibilites, hence the probability would be 1/2...
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Thu Aug 23, 2012 1:15 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Probability of $5
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1638
- by rijul007
Wed Aug 22, 2012 8:38 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 770 (Q50,V47): How BEATtheGMAT helped me beat the GMAT!!
- Replies: 21
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I disagree with that reasoning as a line y = 0 doesn't have a real x-intercept. The whole x-axis is intercepted. Nothing makes point (0,0) better as a x-intercept than (5,0). As 1) clearly states that we do have a valid x-intercept, I assumed that our line must have a slope different from 0. Though...
- by rijul007
Tue Aug 21, 2012 2:42 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Problem with a question from GMATPrep
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1159
If a grocery shopper received $0.25 off the original price of a certain product by using a coupon, what was the original price of the product? (1) The shopper received a 20 percent discount by using the coupon. (2) The original price was 25 percent higher than the price the shopper paid by using th...
- by rijul007
Tue Aug 21, 2012 2:29 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: coupon
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1160
Pam and Ed are in a line to purchase tickets. How many people are in the line? (1) There are 20 people behind Pam and 20 people in front of Ed. (2) There are 5 people between Pam and Ed. OA is E Clearly the two statements are insufficient individually. The combination of the two statements is trick...
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Tue Aug 21, 2012 2:23 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: pam and ed
- Replies: 1
- Views: 959
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Tue Aug 21, 2012 2:14 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: What is the value of x?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 903
Hey guys, As in your get started guide I took the first gmat prep test by mba.com and scored 690. I am aiming for more than 730 and in the exam my weak point was the verbal section with 64 percentile. Being an engineer the quant is more or less matter of little practice. I will prefer to self prep ...
- by rijul007
Tue Aug 21, 2012 3:07 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Scored 690 in prep what now
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1009
Hey, Welcome to Beat the GMAT . Before you get started, check out these links: http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/getting-started http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/gmat-intro I would also suggest you to go through the study plans of students who scored 700+ here: http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/how-to-get-a...
- by rijul007
Sun Aug 19, 2012 3:34 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: New to Forum...:)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 958
If your just getting started, check out these to get an idea about the GMAT prep: http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/gmat-intro http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/getting-started Have you taken a GMATprep practice test? It's available for free at mba.com. I suggest you take it first. It would help you bench...
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Sat Aug 18, 2012 10:24 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: GMAT Rookie- Needs Help Achieving Score of 570
- Replies: 1
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A cashier mentally reversed the digits of one customer’s correct amount of change and thus gave the customer an incorrect amount of change. If the cash register contained 45 cents more than it should have as a result of this error, which of the following could have been the correct amount of chan...
- by rijul007
Sat Aug 18, 2012 11:41 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: change
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1120
Craig sells major appliances. For each appliance he sells, Craig receives a commission of $50 plus 10 percent of the selling price. During one particular week Craig sold 6 appliances for selling prices totaling $3,620. What was the total of Craig’s commissions for that week? (A) $412 (B) $526 (C)...
- by rijul007
Sat Aug 18, 2012 10:47 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: appliances
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1306