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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

I checked and the OA on this is E.

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

Yeah I just saw the explanation in a previous post. Thanks!

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

I don't know where the smiley came from in my post

but last line should be 1 - 1/8 or 7/8

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