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Oberlin College in Ohio was a renegade institution at its 1833 founding for deciding to accept both men and women as students. (A) at its 1833 founding for deciding to accept (B) for the decision at its 1833 founding to accept (C) when it was founded in 1833 for its decision to accept (D) in decidi...
- by alex.gellatly
Fri Sep 07, 2012 8:08 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Oberlin
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1019
Is there a faster way?
The inside dimensions of a rectangular wooden box are 6 inches by 10 inches. A cylindrical canister is to be placed inside the box so that it stands upright when the closed box rests on one of its six faces. Of all such canisters that could be used, what is the radius, in inches, of the one that has...
- by alex.gellatly
Fri Sep 07, 2012 7:47 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Is there a faster way?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 927
A certain stock exchange designates each stock with a one- , two-,or three-letter code ,where each letter is selected from the 26 letters of the alphabet. If the letter may be repeated and if the same letters used in a different order constitute a different code, how many different stocks is it pos...
- by alex.gellatly
Thu Sep 06, 2012 11:58 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: stock exchange
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2696
You asked a similar question in a previous post. Do you understand how I set up the equation .93x+.75(10-x)=10*.85? On the GMAT it is imperative to set up your equations correctly and with only one variable. For example, previously I used to set up the equation as .93x+.75y+8.5. This will NOT work b...
- by alex.gellatly
Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:48 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Mixture
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1955
How much tea worth 0.93$ per pound must be mixed with tea worth $0.75 per pound to produce 10 pounds worth $0.85 per pound? 1) 2 2/9 2) 3 1/2 3) 4 4/9 4) 5 5/9 5) 9 1/2 OA is D Set up and equation for the unknown variable x. x=the amount of $.93 we want so... .93x+.75(10-x)=10*.85 .93x+7.7-.75x=8.5...
- by alex.gellatly
Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:37 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Mixture
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1955
Given that m= n + 2, what is the value of m^2+4m+4? 1) n=20 2) n^=400 OA IS D m = n + 2 We want to find the value of m² + 4m + 4. (1) n = 20 implies m = 20 + 2 = 22 So, we can find the value of m² + 4m + 4, as we know m; SUFFICIENT. (2) n² = 400 implies n = 20 Again m = 22, so we can find the va...
- by alex.gellatly
Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:19 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: M=N+2
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1103
- by alex.gellatly
Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:59 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Paul Gaugin
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1358
A woman invested $1000, part at %5 and the rest at %6. Her total investment with interest at the end of the year was $1053. How much did she invest at %5. 1) 500 2) 600 3) 700 4) 900 5) 950 OA is C Thous options work well. For me I like algebraic approaches (everyone's different). For an algebraic ...
- by alex.gellatly
Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:52 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: money
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1190
The purchase price of an article is $48. In order to include %15 of the cost for overhead and to provide $12 of net profit, the markup should be? 1) 15% 2) 25% 3) 35% 4) %40 5) 45% /quote] The markup needs to be %15 of the cost so: 48*.15= $7.2 We also need to add 12 for the net profit. 7.2+12= $19...
- by alex.gellatly
Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:40 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: markup
- Replies: 1
- Views: 924
Quick Parallelism question (Not a GMAT-like Q)
Note: This is not a GMAT-like question, so you can't practice with it. For that I apologize. Rule: Parallel clauses should start with the same word Incorrect: I want to retire to a place WHERE I can relax and THAT has low taxes. Correct: I want to retire to a place WHERE I can relax and WHERE the ta...
- by alex.gellatly
Thu Sep 06, 2012 7:43 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Quick Parallelism question (Not a GMAT-like Q)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1167
- by alex.gellatly
Thu Sep 06, 2012 5:59 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: xy
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1227
Thank you for feedback. Yes, I should have been more clear about my goals. Post graduation I would like to live/work in America, although a temporary position overseas is acceptable. I would like to get my MBA from an American university. Because I have been studying Chinese I would like to focus on...
- by alex.gellatly
Thu Sep 06, 2012 5:46 pm- Forum: Research MBA Programs
- Topic: MBA's with an international focus?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2023
Because of differences in the human body's internal pressure and the ocean's, it is essential that a diver returning to the surface ascends slowly or they will suffer a painful condition known as the "bends." differences in the human body's internal pressure and the ocean's, it is essenti...
- by alex.gellatly
Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:50 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Diver
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4069
I thought the answer was C, because used together we can say no xy is not greater than 27 If x and y were integers this would be the case. You have to remember that the GMAT likes to trick us for things like this. Whenever you see a question like this make sure you know if they are integers or not....
- by alex.gellatly
Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:33 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: xy
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1227
MBA's with an international focus?
OK a little about myself: 27, white-American, 3.4GPA, Major: Economics, Minor: Business Administration, will take GMAT soon (scoring between 680-740 on practice exams) Since graduation in 2007 I have been living and working in Taiwan. I have been studying Chinese and teaching English. I recently pas...
- by alex.gellatly
Wed Sep 05, 2012 5:42 pm- Forum: Research MBA Programs
- Topic: MBA's with an international focus?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2023