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OG 61 - scoops
61. At a certain picnic, each of the guests was served either a single scoop or a double scoop of ice cream. How many of the guests were served a double scoop of ice cream? (1) At the picnic, 60 percent of the guests were served a double scoop of ice cream. (2) A total of 120 scoops of ice cream wer...
- by szDave
Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:28 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: OG 61 - scoops
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1848
Labor market - level 600
Hello, During the past decade, the labor market in France has not been operating according to free market principles, but instead stifling functioning through its various government regulations restricting the hiring and firing of workers . a) principles, but instead stifling functioning through its...
- by szDave
Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:48 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Labor market - level 600
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1148
- by szDave
Mon Jan 28, 2013 8:57 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Mobster combinatorics
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4982
Thanks for the shortener. I calculated it like this:
slot method, 2 stand behind each other: then there is 4*3*2*1 ways for this, then a simple combination solves how many ways can the 2 in the 6 spaces arranged, that is : 6!/(2!*4!) - 24*15=360.
- by szDave
Mon Jan 28, 2013 8:31 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Mobster combinatorics
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4982
Mobster combinatorics
Hello all, Found a good one! Six mobsters have arrived atthe theater forthe premiere of the film Goodbuddies. One ofthe mobsters, Frankie, is an informer, and hes afraid that another member of his crew, Joey, is on to him. Frankie, wanting to keep Joey in his sights, insists upon standing behind Joe...
- by szDave
Mon Jan 28, 2013 7:36 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Mobster combinatorics
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4982
- by szDave
Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:30 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: where to study CR from?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1259
- by szDave
Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:34 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Holstein cows
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1351
- by szDave
Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:32 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Severance packages
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1330
Severance packages
Unlike most severance packages, which require workers to stay until the last day scheduled to collect, workers at the automobile company are eligible for its severance package even if they find a new job before they are terminated. a) the last day scheduled to collect, workers at the automobile comp...
- by szDave
Fri Jan 25, 2013 4:38 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Severance packages
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1330
Holstein cows
Hello, For the farmer who takes care to keep them cool, providing them with high-energy feed, and milking them regularly, Holstein cows are producing an average of 2,275 gallons of milk each per year. a) providing them with high-energy feed, and milking them regularly, Holstein cows are producing b)...
- by szDave
Fri Jan 25, 2013 4:17 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Holstein cows
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1351
Carlos the racer
If it took Carlos 1/2 hour to cycle from his house to the library yesterday, was the distance that he cycled greater than 6 miles? (Note: 1 mile = 5,280 feet) (1) The average speed at which Carlos cycled from his house to the library yesterday was greater than 16 feet per second. (2) The average spe...
- by szDave
Thu Jan 24, 2013 7:26 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Carlos the racer
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3441
Formula
Hello,
it seems really easy, and it is, but I don't get it 
So: isn't 9=3m, so m is 3 * 6=1/2m, then m is 12- answer is 36.
OA 27
- by szDave
Thu Jan 24, 2013 7:14 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Formula
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1027
65 or older overlapping sets
Are at least 10 percent of the people in Country X who are 65 years old or older employed? (1) In Country X, 11.3 percent of the population is 65 years old or older. (2) In Country X, of the population 65 years old or older, 20 percent of the men and 10 percent of the women are employed. a) Statemen...
- by szDave
Thu Jan 24, 2013 7:11 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: 65 or older overlapping sets
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1331
Equation Km - m
If the speed of x meters per second is equivalent to the speed of y kilometers per hour, what is y in terms of x? (1 kilometer = 1,000 meters)
Answer: [spoiler]18x/5[/spoiler]
Please give me an explanation, thanks!
- by szDave
Thu Jan 24, 2013 6:53 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Equation Km - m
- Replies: 1
- Views: 972
Word translation - circular gears
Hello, Please give me a proper equation for this. Circular gears P and Q start rotating at the same time at constant speeds. Gear P makes 10 revolutions per minute, and gear Q makes 40 revolutions per minute. How many seconds after the gears start rotating will gear Q have made exactly 6 more revolu...
- by szDave
Thu Jan 24, 2013 6:51 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Word translation - circular gears
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1483