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How many ways are there to split a group of 6 boys into

How many ways are there to split a group of 6 boys into two groups of 3 boys each? (The order of the groups does not matter)

A. 8
B. 10
C. 16
D. 20
E. 24

OA B

by gmat_guy666

Thu Jun 11, 2015 10:05 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: How many ways are there to split a group of 6 boys into
Replies: 4
Views: 2190

How many straight lines can be formed using 10 points

How many straight lines can be formed using 10 points , 4 of which are collinear ?

A) 20

B) 30

C) 40

D) 50

E) 60

OA

C

by gmat_guy666

Wed Jun 10, 2015 7:34 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: How many straight lines can be formed using 10 points
Replies: 3
Views: 12834

A contractor hires 100 men to finish a job in 50 days

A contractor hires 100 men to finish a job in 50 days. After 14 days, n men leave. After some more days, the contractor hires 2n more men to complete the job on time. For how many days did these 2n men work?

A. 20
B. 18
C. 16
D. 12
E. 8

OAB

by gmat_guy666

Tue Jun 09, 2015 9:07 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: A contractor hires 100 men to finish a job in 50 days
Replies: 12
Views: 8713

Machines A and B, working simultaneously at their

Machines A and B, working simultaneously at their respective constant rates produce m units in 1 hour. If working independently it takes machine B 3 hours less than machine A to produce 2m units, how long does it take machine A to produce 5m units? A. 1 hour B. 2.4 hours C. 2.5 hours D. 6 hours E. 1...

by gmat_guy666

Tue Jun 09, 2015 7:14 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Machines A and B, working simultaneously at their
Replies: 3
Views: 2882

L, M, N and O are four mothers each of whom has two daughter

L, M, N and O are four mothers each of whom has two daughters. Peter wants to find out the ages of each of the daughters of all the four mothers. However when he asks the mothers the ages of their children the following is the response she receives (i) L says when you multiply my daughters ages the ...

by gmat_guy666

Mon Jun 08, 2015 5:09 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: L, M, N and O are four mothers each of whom has two daughter
Replies: 1
Views: 2993

A hat contains 8 pieces of paper and each piece of paper

A hat contains 8 pieces of paper and each piece of paper has a different number on it. The numbers written on the paper are 4,1,9,3,7,8,5,13 A piece of paper is picked at random from the hat and kept aside. After which another piece of paper is removed. What is the probability that the sum of the nu...

by gmat_guy666

Sun Jun 07, 2015 11:36 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: A hat contains 8 pieces of paper and each piece of paper
Replies: 3
Views: 5565

An automated manufacturing unit employs N experts such

An automated manufacturing unit employs N experts such that the range of their monthly salaries is $10,000. Their average monthly salary is $7000 above the lowest salary while the median monthly salary is only $5000 above the lowest salary. What is the minimum value of N? (A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 14 (D) 15...

by gmat_guy666

Sun Jun 07, 2015 8:29 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: An automated manufacturing unit employs N experts such
Replies: 2
Views: 2335

What is the number of 7-element subsets of the set

What is the number of 7-element subsets of the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9} for which the sum of those 7 elements is a multiple of 3 ?

(A) 10
(B) 11
(C) 12
(D) 13
(E) 14

OAC

by gmat_guy666

Sun Jun 07, 2015 8:18 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: What is the number of 7-element subsets of the set
Replies: 2
Views: 1600

sorry , If I wasn't clear . I scored 510 in the second attempt , and sent that score to the B school, using GMAT service just before writing the exam . My previous attempt was 580 ( so a decrease of 70 points). I had not selected any B schools at the time of taking the first attempt . I submitted th...

by gmat_guy666

Thu May 28, 2015 5:22 am
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: low score on second attempt
Replies: 3
Views: 1578

low score on second attempt

Hello , I scored 580 in the first attempt and 510 in the second. However, I reported the 2nd score and sent it out to the school I was targeting . I have already submitted the application by mentioning 580 score ( couple of days back) , but I sent the latest score to the school while attempting toda...

by gmat_guy666

Thu May 28, 2015 4:41 am
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: low score on second attempt
Replies: 3
Views: 1578

low score on second attempt

Hello , I scored 580 in the first attempt and 510 in the second. However, I reported the 2nd score and sent it out to the school I was targeting . I have already submitted the application by mentioning 580 score ( couple of days back) , but I sent the latest score to the school thinking that they wi...

by gmat_guy666

Thu May 28, 2015 4:29 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: low score on second attempt
Replies: 2
Views: 2040

Hi Rich , thank you for taking time to address my query .Below are the answers to your questions . Hi gmat_guy666, I'd like to know more about how this score (and Test Day itself) relates to your CAT scores (and how you took those CATs): 1) What were your last few CAT scores (including the Quant and...

by gmat_guy666

Fri Feb 06, 2015 8:29 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Experts --Kindly help ..Just blew the gmat
Replies: 10
Views: 3468

Hi Vivian , Thank you so much for sharing a strategy to tackle my weakest area , i.e RC . To be honest I was not doing that bad in RC , though I used to take longer than recommended time during mocks . My accuracy was 50 % and never below that . I totally zoned out during the real test . Anyhow , wh...

by gmat_guy666

Fri Feb 06, 2015 8:19 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Experts --Kindly help ..Just blew the gmat
Replies: 10
Views: 3468

Experts --Kindly help ..Just blew the gmat

Hello , I took the Gmat yesterday and had to settle for 580 ( Q46 v 24). I was doing pretty good in quant during practice ( scores has been 49 consistently )however, somehow I could not deliver properly . I guessed many questions and could not recollect/apply some known logic that I already mastered...

by gmat_guy666

Thu Feb 05, 2015 5:31 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Experts --Kindly help ..Just blew the gmat
Replies: 10
Views: 3468

In the xy-plane, line l passes through the point (−7, k)

In the xy-plane, line l passes through the point (−7, k). What is the value of the y-intercept of line l ? (1) The x-intercept of line l is 4. (2) Line l and line n are parallel and the equation of line n is y=x+5 Give that Line n passes through (-5,5);points obtained from the equation y=x+5 Line ...

by gmat_guy666

Thu Oct 16, 2014 11:07 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: In the xy-plane, line l passes through the point (−7, k)
Replies: 2
Views: 2324