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600 GMAT Score - Realistic Chances
Hello, After months of self-studying, I took the GMAT this past weekend and got a relatively disappointing 600. I say relatively disappointing because I am not disappointed in myself. I feel that I studied very hard, did everything I possibly could, didn't short-change myself, but at the end of the ...
- by Rudy414
Fri May 31, 2013 5:35 am- Forum: Ask mbaMission
- Topic: 600 GMAT Score - Realistic Chances
- Replies: 2
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Percent of salaries
On July 1 of last year, the total number of employees at Company E was decreased by 10 percent. Without any change in the salaries of the remaining employees, the average employee salary was 10 percent more after the decrease in number of employees than before the decrease. The total of the combined...
- by Rudy414
Fri May 24, 2013 4:31 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Percent of salaries
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1257
- by Rudy414
Fri May 24, 2013 4:28 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Are X and Y Positive
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1112
Hours Home
How many hours did it take Helen to drive from her house to her parent's house?
1) Helen's average speed on this trip was 72 kilometers per hour.
2) If Helen's average speed on this trip had been 8 kilometers per hour greater, it would have taken her 1 hour less.
Thanks!
- by Rudy414
Fri May 24, 2013 4:27 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Hours Home
- Replies: 1
- Views: 973
- by Rudy414
Fri May 24, 2013 4:26 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Triangle Problem
- Replies: 1
- Views: 915
Probability
Each of the 25 balls in a certain box is either red, blue, or white, and has a number from 1 to 10 painted on it. If one ball is to be selected at random from the box, what is the probability that the ball selected will either be white or have an even number painted on it? 1) The probability that th...
- by Rudy414
Fri May 24, 2013 4:24 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Probability
- Replies: 1
- Views: 979
Can you elaborate on this? I don't follow your logic at all. If the selling price is $100, as you mentioned, then you don't even need to solve anything. From the problem, would just take the selling price minus the purchase price, which in this case would be $100 - $150 = -$50. Not only is that not ...
- by Rudy414
Fri May 24, 2013 10:57 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Furniture Dealer
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1167
Furniture Dealer
A furniture dealer purchased a desk for $150 and then set the selling price equal to the purchase price plus a markup that was 40% of the selling price. If the dealer sold the desk at the selling price, what was the amount of the dealer's gross profit from the purchase and sale of the desk? $40 $60 ...
- by Rudy414
Fri May 24, 2013 10:11 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Furniture Dealer
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1167
What is N?
If each term in the sum a1 + a2 + ... aN is either a 7 or 77 and the sum equals 350, which of the following could be equal to N?
38
39
40
41
42
Thanks!
- by Rudy414
Fri May 24, 2013 10:07 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: What is N?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1392
Adding Exponents
2^5 + 2^5 + 3^5 + 3^5 + 3^5 is equal to:
5^6
13^5
2^6 + 3^6
2^7 + 3^8
4^5 + 9^5
Thank you!
- by Rudy414
Mon May 20, 2013 1:51 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Adding Exponents
- Replies: 1
- Views: 990
Exponents
(10^8 - 10^2) / (10^7 - 10^3) is closest in value to which of the following?
1
10
10^2
10^3
10^4
Thanks!
- by Rudy414
Mon May 20, 2013 1:49 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Exponents
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1132
Average Salary
The difference between Mary and Jane's annual salaries is twice the difference between Mary and Kate's. If Mary has the highest salary of the three, what is the arithmetic average of the three annual salaries?
1) Jane's annual salary is $30,000.
2) Kate's annual salary is $40,000.
Thanks!
- by Rudy414
Mon May 20, 2013 1:47 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Average Salary
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1028
Percentage Problem
A certain city with a population of 132,000 is seperated into 11 voting districts. If no district can be 10% more populated than any other district, what is the mininum number of people that can be in one district?
10,700
10,800
10,900
11,000
11,100
Thanks!
- by Rudy414
Mon May 20, 2013 1:45 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Percentage Problem
- Replies: 1
- Views: 938
- by Rudy414
Mon May 20, 2013 1:22 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Area of circle and square in terms of r
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2008
- by Rudy414
Mon May 20, 2013 1:19 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Symbol representing operation
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1034