Search found 69 matches


Help on a really simple question

Im having a hard time figuring this really simple question

Solve the following inequality for x:
2x>x+10>-x

the ans is [spoiler]x>10[/spoiler]

by Nidhs

Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:12 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Help on a really simple question
Replies: 2
Views: 1479

Can someone please explain to me how 1 SD is 68% of the total and so on

Thanks

by Nidhs

Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:08 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Standard Deviation
Replies: 5
Views: 2464

parallel structure...as....as

A recent United States Bureau report shows that there are more than three times as many households where the children and grandchildren are living in their grandparent's home as compared to households where the grandparent's are living in their children's or grandchildren's home. a) same b) as there...

by Nidhs

Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:43 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: parallel structure...as....as
Replies: 1
Views: 1925

GMATPrep

Due to poaching and increased cultivation in their native habitats, researchers have determined that there are fewer than 100 Arabian leopards left in the wild, and that these leopards are thus many times as rare as China's giant pandas. a)same b) Due to poaching and increased cultivation in their ...

by Nidhs

Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:24 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: GMATPrep
Replies: 9
Views: 4062

GMAT prep Test1- q 24

Gasoline marketing is undergoing major changes as stations often not only add convenience stores but also combine with major fast food chains to build complexes where customers can shop and eat as well as buy gasoline. a) not only add convenience stores but also combine with major fast food chains t...

by Nidhs

Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:42 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: GMAT prep Test1- q 24
Replies: 3
Views: 3235

i still think u can get the same ans by using only st2 consider the table below The question stem provides us with the foll ------- M-------- W C ------------------ OC ------------------- 200 ---------------- 400 Now st2 tells us that There are half as many men at College X as there are students who...

by Nidhs

Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:46 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Princeton hard math - set1- q 6
Replies: 13
Views: 2760

CR

A recent study of college students shows that, contrary to predicted results, special nutritional planning does not positively affect students’ grades. Sixty students, half of whom were given a nutritionally balanced diet, had grades no higher than did those students who were not placed on the diet ...

by Nidhs

Sat Feb 09, 2008 6:41 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: CR
Replies: 7
Views: 4815

Sets

Set T is an infinite sequence of positive integers. A "superset" is a sequence in which there is a finite number of multiples of three. Is T a superset? (1) The first six integers in T are multiples of three. (2) An infinite number of integers in T are multiples of four. Please let me know...

by Nidhs

Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:54 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Sets
Replies: 0
Views: 1553

Permutation Combination

A five-member committee is to be formed from a group of five military officers and nine civilians. If the committee must include at least two officers and two civilians, in how many different ways can the committee be chosen? 119 1,200 3,240 3,600 14,400 Can someone slove this for me?

by Nidhs

Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:09 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Permutation Combination
Replies: 6
Views: 31808

Probability- another one

Jim goes to the track with $150 in his pocket. His favorite horse, Major, is running three races against four other horses. Each competing horse has an equal chance of winning and Jim bets in all three races, $50 per race. What is the probability of Jim leaving the track with money in his pocket? a)...

by Nidhs

Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:06 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Probability- another one
Replies: 5
Views: 4242

Probability

Five fair coins are tossed. What is the probability that exactly three of the coins land tails side up?

a) 5/32
b) 3/16
c) 5/16
d) 3/8
e) 5/8


The OA is c but i don't know how to solve it.

by Nidhs

Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:02 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Probability
Replies: 3
Views: 1780

Standard Deviation

Brett discovers that 150 bags of his favorite cookie contain a total of 3750 cookies. He then determines that the cookies in a bag are normally distributed with a standard deviation of 5. When Brett goes to the store to buy a bag of his favorite cookies, how many of the 1200 bags in the store contai...

by Nidhs

Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:53 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Standard Deviation
Replies: 5
Views: 2464

Princeton review - online test question

For every pack of cigarettes sold, a state tax of 12 cents and a local tax of 3 cents are added to the price of the pack. If a pack of cigarettes sells for $1.35 including taxes, approximately what percent of the pre-tax price is the sum of the state and local taxes? 12.5% 12.0% 11.1% 9.3% 9.0% My a...

by Nidhs

Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:27 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Princeton review - online test question
Replies: 5
Views: 3215

Help!!!!! 12 days left:(

I registered my test date for 21st Feb at 5:00PM today:( Little too soon b ut had to get the GMAT out of the way. Haven't taken a practice test yet. I am planning to solve a test each day for the remaining days and then with the remaining time if any...practice from books Resources available with me...

by Nidhs

Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:54 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Help!!!!! 12 days left:(
Replies: 2
Views: 1527

Acc to me ans is B. But OA is C.

by Nidhs

Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:32 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Princeton hard math - set1- q 6
Replies: 13
Views: 2760