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No I have the Quantitative Review 2nd edition. I have the same problem the guy talks about..and the answer seems to be pretty straight. unless you are told that one of those angles in the triangle is called x you are not able to solve it. ..right?

by matteomasciotti

Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:46 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Triangle, exterior angles.
Replies: 7
Views: 1571

so ..the problem is a typo? :P

by matteomasciotti

Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:36 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Triangle, exterior angles.
Replies: 7
Views: 1571

Triangle, exterior angles.

Hello there, I came across this fairly simple problem on GMAT quantitative review (DS #117) Which states the following: In triangle ABC, what is the length of side BC? 1)Line segment AD has length 6 2)x=36 The image attached should provide the useful information So the book says, that the exterior a...

by matteomasciotti

Sat Jan 19, 2013 5:36 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Triangle, exterior angles.
Replies: 7
Views: 1571

Thanks a lot Ceilidh. I found your suggestion very helpful. It is a very common mistake I make, I take the question as an answer...
:)

by matteomasciotti

Sat Jan 19, 2013 5:29 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Are we really sure? XY>0 issue
Replies: 6
Views: 1652

Yeah sorry...I made it too complicated :)

by matteomasciotti

Thu Jan 17, 2013 6:29 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Are we really sure? XY>0 issue
Replies: 6
Views: 1652

Are we really sure? XY>0 issue

Hi guys, I came across this easy DS problem on the Official Gmat Quant. Review, #80. it states the following: if xy>0 is (x-1)(y-1)=1? 1)x+y=xy 2)x=y I'am not going to go through the first statement,but rather, I would like to draw your attention towards statement number 2. if x=y , then the express...

by matteomasciotti

Thu Jan 17, 2013 3:53 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Are we really sure? XY>0 issue
Replies: 6
Views: 1652

Thanks Brent,
Now I got it
sorry about the "midpoint" :)

by matteomasciotti

Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:27 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Arithmetic Estimation (sum of consecutive intergers)
Replies: 6
Views: 2340

Thanks Brent!
This is also the solution provided by the Official guide...But I was wondering why my method doesn't work in this case.
The number of numbers is still 100 in the sequence , even if the numbers are reciprocals of integers and hence fractions. So...?

by matteomasciotti

Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:01 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Arithmetic Estimation (sum of consecutive intergers)
Replies: 6
Views: 2340

Could you provide the solutions? (or tell us where you got the problem?)
Thanks

by matteomasciotti

Sat Dec 22, 2012 10:19 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: combination/permutation
Replies: 1
Views: 995

Arithmetic Estimation (sum of consecutive intergers)

Hi everyone, I found this "simple" problem in the OG13 pretty annoying; it states the following; M is the sum of the reciprocals of the consecutive integers from 201 to 300 inclusive. Which of the following is true? A) 1/3 <M 1/2 B)1/5<M<1/3 C)1/7 <M< 1/5 D) 1/9 < M < 1/7 E) 1/12 <M< 1/9 S...

by matteomasciotti

Sat Dec 22, 2012 9:48 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Arithmetic Estimation (sum of consecutive intergers)
Replies: 6
Views: 2340

Jim@StratusPrep wrote:Usually new material is not the answer (although there are a lot of great things out there that may help).
Any title you would recommend?

by matteomasciotti

Thu Dec 13, 2012 3:42 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: 540 score. stuck on Maths (MGMAT books)
Replies: 2
Views: 1088

540 score. stuck on Maths (MGMAT books)

Hi everyone, I need a little bit of guidance on how to reach a 680 score. I started to study for the gmat in May, stopped in August, and then started again in November. I went through all of the MGMAT books (both verbal and quantitive) and the exercises in each chapter. I took my first diagnostic te...

by matteomasciotti

Wed Dec 12, 2012 1:32 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: 540 score. stuck on Maths (MGMAT books)
Replies: 2
Views: 1088

Italian gmatters outhere?

Hi guys, I'm an italian dude, looking for other italian partners across the country to study or simply chat about the test! I live in Umbria, but I am sure there must be some italians out there preparing the gmat, so...why don't we get in touch? we can talk over a little in skype, and maybe if we ar...

by matteomasciotti

Mon Nov 26, 2012 5:23 am
Forum: Let's Meet Up
Topic: Italian gmatters outhere?
Replies: 1
Views: 1147

Thanks for the reply;
yes the above answer is right.

by matteomasciotti

Fri Nov 23, 2012 5:27 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Finite number of nonzero digits.
Replies: 4
Views: 1818

Finite number of nonzero digits.

Hi everybody, Since I am not a native english speaker I sometimes find hard to really figure out what a question is asking me. For instance, let's take Data Sufficiency #80 in the OG13.: If r and s are positive integers, can the fraction r/s be expressed as a decimal with only a finite number of non...

by matteomasciotti

Thu Nov 22, 2012 2:21 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Finite number of nonzero digits.
Replies: 4
Views: 1818