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- by dhairya275
Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:04 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Time, Speed, and Distance Simplified
- Replies: 10
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- by dhairya275
Fri Mar 22, 2013 3:25 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Inequalities
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1401
Co-ordinate Geometry
The equation of line n is y = (4/3)x– 100. What is the smallest possible distance in the xy-plane from the point with coordinates (0, 0) to any point on line n?
a)48
b)50
c)60
d)75
e)100
I'll post the answer later. Thanks
- by dhairya275
Sun Sep 16, 2012 12:20 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Co-ordinate Geometry
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1426
Experts Please !!
First i'll write the rules i know regarding the use of 'and' & 'as well as' And- use be to connect two things and also more than two things. As well as - works as 'and' but used to connect two things (not in idiomatic expressions). Could the two be used in a single sentence ? Could anyone please...
- by dhairya275
Thu Sep 13, 2012 2:52 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Experts Please !!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1137
- by dhairya275
Wed Sep 12, 2012 11:18 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Probability
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1854
Probability
Rachel is throwing a die with sides numbered consecutively from 1 to x. What is the probability that she gets at least one x? (1) The probability of getting an x on either of the two times that Rachel throws the die is 1/5. (2) If Rachel had thrown the die one more time, the probability of getting a...
- by dhairya275
Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:30 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Probability
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1854
Modulas
Does A^2=AB ?
2) B= |A|
My question is why does this statement not prove the main equation.
Isn't X= |5| always equal to 5.
and |x|= 5 means x= +5 or -5.
Could someone clarify the modulas rule.
Thanks.
- by dhairya275
Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:21 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Modulas
- Replies: 1
- Views: 914
A) Use of 'are' is incorrect, does not agree with the singular subject 'the reason'.
B) Correct. Subject-verb matched correctly.
C) The verb 'has' should be used to refer 'the period' rather than 'have'.
D) Same as C.
E) Subject-Verb do not agree.
- by dhairya275
Sun Sep 09, 2012 2:14 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: painted caves
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1342
Sequence
A man writes a special sequence of 11 numbers in ascending order such that the difference between any two consecutive numbers of the series is same.What is the median of these numbers given that all the numbers are positive integers? (1) The sum total of all these 11 numbers is 121. (2) The ratio of...
- by dhairya275
Sun Sep 09, 2012 8:19 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Sequence
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1733
Percentage
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 dhairya275
Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:35 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Percentage
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1450
Sets
A garden has only red, green and yellow flowers, 57% of the flowers have red colour, 35% have green colour and 50% have yellow colour.If no flower has all three colors, what percentage of the flowers has only one colour?
[A] 32
50
[C] 55
[D] 58
[E] 82
- by dhairya275
Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:34 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Sets
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2306
- by dhairya275
Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:58 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: What is the value of y?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1009