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George is aiming his arrows at the target shown - probabilit
George is aiming his arrows at the target shown by his mentor.If probability of hitting the target is 0.7, what is the approximate probability that he will hit the target only three times in his first five attempts?
A 0.1
B 0.3
C 0.85
D 0.5
E 0.65
- by GMIHIR
Sat May 19, 2012 8:16 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: George is aiming his arrows at the target shown - probabilit
- Replies: 3
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In a computer repair shop the ratio of the number of CPUs
In a computer repair shop the ratio of the number of CPUs to the number of motherboards to the number of keyboards to the number of mouse pads is 2:3:5:7.What is the difference in the total number of keyboards and mother boards? (1) The number of keyboards lies between 6 to 14. (2) The difference be...
- by GMIHIR
Sat May 19, 2012 8:08 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: In a computer repair shop the ratio of the number of CPUs
- Replies: 1
- Views: 910
- by GMIHIR
Tue May 01, 2012 10:30 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: hostel students - food consumptions - percent increase
- Replies: 6
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hostel students - food consumptions - percent increase
In a hostel, the number of students decreased by 8% and the price of food increased by 20% over the previous year.If each student consumes the same amount of food then By how much should the consumption of food be cut short by every student, so that the total cost of the food remains the same as tha...
- by GMIHIR
Tue May 01, 2012 9:01 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: hostel students - food consumptions - percent increase
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2134
tennis knock out tournament - number of matches ?
A total of 512 players participated in a single tennis knock out tournament. What is the total number of matches played in the tournament? (Knockout means if a player loses, he is out of the tournament). No match ends in a tie. A 511 B 512 C 256 D 255 E 1023 I chose D, solved this way - after first ...
- by GMIHIR
Tue May 01, 2012 9:00 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: tennis knock out tournament - number of matches ?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 30505
how many students play exactly two of these sports
In a class of 50 students, 20 play Hockey, 15 play Cricket and 11 play Football.7 play both Hockey and Cricket, 4 play Cricket and Football and 5 play Hockey and football. If 18 students do not play any of these given sports, how many students play exactly two of these sports? A 12 B 10 C 11 D 15 E 14
- by GMIHIR
Tue May 01, 2012 8:59 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: how many students play exactly two of these sports
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2667
Two boats are heading towards each other
Two boats are heading towards each other at constant speeds of 5 miles/hr and 20 miles/hr respectively.
They begin at a distance 20 miles from each other. How far are they (in miles) one minute before they collide ?
A 1/12
B 5/12
C 1/6
D 1/3
E 1/5
- by GMIHIR
Tue May 01, 2012 8:58 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Two boats are heading towards each other
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1141
the shortest distance between point P and T
P , Q , R , S and T are five points such that R is somewhere between point P and Q on a straight line. The distance between P and Q is 8 units. The point S is 6 units to the north of R and point T is 6 units to the east of S and north of point Q. Calculate the shortest distance between point P and T...
- by GMIHIR
Tue May 01, 2012 8:57 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: the shortest distance between point P and T
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1203
Analysis of Argument vs Analysis of Issue
"Individuals living in capitalist economies face higher degree of risk than those living in other type of economies. Any regulations by government will likely interfere with free market choices – a basic tenet of Capitalism." Will the answer to this differ based on whether it has appera...
- by GMIHIR
Tue May 01, 2012 8:56 pm- Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
- Topic: Analysis of Argument vs Analysis of Issue
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1581
Planetary Systems - confusing CR
When a planetary system forms, the chances that a planet capable of supporting life will be formed are high. The chances that a large planet the size of Jupiter or Saturn will be formed, however, are low. Without Jupiter and Saturn, whose gravitational forces have prevented Earth from being frequent...
- by GMIHIR
Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:04 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Planetary Systems - confusing CR
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1398
- by GMIHIR
Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:09 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC question - US submarines
- Replies: 6
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SC question - US submarines
As U.S. nuclear attack submarines prowl their familiar haunts deep within the oceans of the world these days, they increasingly are engaged in missions far different from the tasks for which they were built and for which their crews were trained over the last forty years. (A) they increasingly are e...
- by GMIHIR
Thu Apr 05, 2012 4:16 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC question - US submarines
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1104
SC - housing affordability gap
As the housing affordability gap widens, middle-income families are especially hard-hit, and these families can no longer qualify to buy homes, and rising rental rates force them to use far more than the standard 25 percent of their incomes for housing, leaving them with no equity or tax write-offs ...
- by GMIHIR
Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:43 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC - housing affordability gap
- Replies: 2
- Views: 862
SC question - reported speech
Hi All, Can anyone please explain the answer to below SC question? Although the manager agreed to a more flexible work schedule, he said that it must be posted on the bulletin board so that both management and labor will know what everyone is assigned to do. (A) he said that it must be posted on the...
- by GMIHIR
Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:53 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC question - reported speech
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1444
Thanks Brent, that helps indeed. On some other GMAT forum, an expert had posted an essay on this same topic, attacking the premise and not discussing the claim made. I didn't find that idea much convincing so just wanted to clarify.
- by GMIHIR
Mon Mar 19, 2012 10:17 pm- Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
- Topic: Analysis of Issue - strategy
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1387