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Sentence Correction
Hello all, I have a concern regarding a question I came across from manhatten gmat but I feel I need a further explanation than what they provide. The question is as follows: The first woman elected to Congress in the United States, many people regard Jeanette Rankin to be a role model because of he...
- by Fdelpesce
Sun Jan 20, 2013 11:28 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Sentence Correction
- Replies: 1
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- by Fdelpesce
Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:54 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Machine A and Machine B - Problem Solving
- Replies: 6
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Machine A and Machine B - Problem Solving
Could someone explain how to do this problem below? When I originally attempted it, the formula that ran through my head was a x b/a + b. But do you not use that because it is not asking for the combined total rate? Machine A, working alone at a constant rate, can complete a certain production lot i...
- by Fdelpesce
Sun Jan 13, 2013 10:52 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Machine A and Machine B - Problem Solving
- Replies: 6
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How do you transition from 22 = (3)r²(.7) to r² = 22/2.1? Don't you have to divide by r² since they are all multiplied together? Which would give you 22/r² on the left side. I get confused between subtracting and dividing to get the figure on the opposite side of the equation because I thought w...
- by Fdelpesce
Sat Jan 12, 2013 6:57 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: radius of a cylinder
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1016
radius of a cylinder
Can someone help explain this problem and how to get the correct answer please. It is from the Manhattan gmat site and i don't fully understand their explanation. When a cylindrical tank is filled with water at a rate of 22 cubic meters per hour, the level of water in the tank rises at a rate of 0.7...
- by Fdelpesce
Sat Jan 12, 2013 5:18 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: radius of a cylinder
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1016
Subscript help
How do you solve a problem that includes a subscript? I know they are different than an exponent but I am clueless of how to solve them. In order to help understand the problem the information that has ** around it is a subscript because I'm not sure how to type a subscript.. The problem I am trying...
- by Fdelpesce
Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:56 pm- Forum: GMAT Math
- Topic: Subscript help
- Replies: 3
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