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Sum up the middle column and multiply by 7 for the number of rows, since each value in the middle column is the average for that row.
- by Canman
Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:55 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Gmat Prep Question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1288
Set up a table if it helps you.
Workers Box/worker Total
Day 5 4 20
Night 4 3 12
Total 32
Day/Total = 20/32 = 5/8 = E
- by Canman
Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:17 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Work Problem
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2124
- by Canman
Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:55 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: inequality
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2143
Microke-
I don't think x=-1/3 and x-intercept = -1/3 are equivalent statements. So I'm not clear on the substitution. Am I wrong on this?
- by Canman
Thu Jul 24, 2008 3:24 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Gmat Prep question 2
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2031
I don't think knowing just the sign alone would help. If I understand the problem correctly we need the direction and the magnitude to help us extrapolate the Y intercept based on the information provided in statement 1. As for statement 2, knowing the direction alone still provides an infinite numb...
- by Canman
Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:02 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Gmat Prep question 2
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2031
I think it is E 1) Y=3m(x)+m - doesn't allow us to conclude one value for m. - INSUFFICIENT 2) no slope given - INSUFFICIENT Together statement 2) doesn't provide incremental information (see below) to statement 1, still insufficient. If we look for X intercept using just statement 1) we find: 0=3mx...
- by Canman
Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:39 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Gmat Prep question 2
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2031
Actually I'm rethinking this going back through it with a common sense check by picking some numbers... maybe I've overthought the problem by trying to solve it with algebra Maybe 2) y<0 isn't so sufficient after all. Consider x=3, y=-1 Stem eqn will equal 2 which is a "YES" answer Conside...
- by Canman
Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:04 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: inequality
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2143
I think the ans on Q1 is E Stem: We need to find number presents to wrap and range of presents that can be wrapped in 1 hr based on number of clerks available to wrap presents, to determine sufficiency. 1) tells us # range of presents that can be wrapped in 1 hr but not # of presents - INSUFFICIENT ...
- by Canman
Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:43 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Two DS Question
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1821
I think jsl brings up a good point to remember about signs and direction of inequality when cross multiplying. But I also agree with some of the other posters and think B is sufficient. To simplify the "rephrase" of the questions stem asks: "Is y>0 or is y<0?" (factoring in that ...
- by Canman
Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:23 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: inequality
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2143
- by Canman
Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:38 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: from 0 to 50 in ....
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1712
Can you explain how you come up with 17?
You can just write out the multiples of 3 and add 1 and count them all up to cross check. 16 as an answer appears to check out ok.
- by Canman
Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:48 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: from 0 to 50 in ....
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1712
- by Canman
Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:29 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: two maths problems
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1192
Q1. You can solve this quickly by calculating the probability that heads will come up 3 times and understanding that P(E) = 1-P(not E).
So P(HHH) = (1/2)*(1/2)*(1/2) = 1/8
and P(not HHH) = 1-(1/8) or 7/8
- by Canman
Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:28 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: two maths problems
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1192
Thanks for catching my mistake- I now see how 1) is sufficient. consider: for mv<pv<0, m and p must be negative when m<p Ex: If m and p are positive then you can have 2*-1 < 3*-1 < 0 which violates the restriction that mp<pv If m and p are negative then you can have -2*1 < -1*1 < 0 which satisfies a...
- by Canman
Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:22 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Gmat prep 2 - Numbers properties
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3151
Sure- every number will have at least 1 and itself as a factor. So if a=b then a can be a factor of b.
- by Canman
Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:17 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Prime Factors
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1703