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Thanks that helps. the wording of the options got me confused "transferred from another college" .. what is that supposed to mean in the context of the problem ?
- by just_do_it
Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:16 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: GMAT PREP Percentage DS
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5832
GMAT PREP Percentage DS
What fraction of this year's graduating students at a certain college are males?
1) Of this year's graduating students, 33% of the males and 20% of the females transferred from another college.
2) Of this year's graduating students, 25% transferred from another college.
- by just_do_it
Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:47 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: GMAT PREP Percentage DS
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5832
- by just_do_it
Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:06 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Negative X?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2288
Negative X?
Is x a negative number?
(1) x^2 is a positive number
(2) x · |y| is not a positive number
please provide explanation. OA to follow after a few threads. Thanks.
- by just_do_it
Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:23 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Negative X?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2288
OA is B and the source of the question is gmat PREP #1
cubicle_bound_misfit: Sorry but i still do not get the logic you used. Can you please elaborate further ?
- by just_do_it
Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:53 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Age 65 or Older and Employed
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4906
the OA is E - all 3 are correct.
I chose option C (only 1 and 3 correct) but i think i overlooked the words "could be".
Thanks everyone for your inputs.
- by just_do_it
Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:54 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Inequality
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1466
Number Line
On the number line, the distance between x and y is greater than the distance between x and z. Does z lie between x and y on the number line?
(1) xyz<0
(2) xy<0
Please provide answer explanations. OA to follow after a couple of threads.
Thanks
- by just_do_it
Tue Oct 07, 2008 1:20 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Number Line
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3002
Age 65 or Older and Employed
Are at least 10% of the people in country X who are 65 years old or older employed ? (1) in country X, 11.3% of the population is 65 years old or older (2) in country X, of the population 65 years old or older, 20% men and 10% women are employed. Please provide answer explanation. OA to follow after...
- by just_do_it
Tue Oct 07, 2008 1:18 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Age 65 or Older and Employed
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4906
Inequality
This question is from GMAT prep 1 exam: If x> y^2 > z^4 which of the following statements could be true? I. x>y>z II. z>y>x III. x>z>y I only I and II only I and III only II and III only I, II and III Please provide your answer explanations. OA to follow after couple of threads. Thanks.
- by just_do_it
Tue Oct 07, 2008 1:15 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Inequality
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1466
- by just_do_it
Sat Sep 20, 2008 3:38 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Public access
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3023
Public access
Public-access cable television was created in the 1970s as a means to derive public benefit from the laying of private television cables on public land . from the laying of private television cables on public land from laying private television cables on the public land by the laying of private tele...
- by just_do_it
Fri Sep 19, 2008 5:00 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Public access
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3023
IMO A
options B,C and E are out because all of them use the pronoun "they" without a clear antecedent.
Option D looks wordy "so that there could be built.."
Option A looks correct to me.
what is the OA?
- by just_do_it
Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:03 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: q422 sc1000
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5918
IMO A. The original sentence tells 2 things about the framework of poles 1) overlaid with slabs of bark and 2) banked with dirt The use of "was" in option D and E is unnecessary and makes it awkward. In Option C, has problem with pronoun reference In option B, "as high as that of"...
- by just_do_it
Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:27 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: GMAT Prep
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2314
IMO C company was paid $500000 in other words the company charged $500,000 for its services i.e SP=$500,000 CP = L + M (labor + materials) profit = SP- CP is profit > $150,000 ? statement 1: INSUFFICIENT because it just tells us that CP =3M but CP= L + M implies that L=2M we will not be able to dete...
- by just_do_it
Mon Sep 08, 2008 7:41 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: GMATPrep - DS
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1309
IMO C quarterly earnings = $0.8 per share 50% of this will be used as dividend = $0.4 per share but given the earnings are $1.1 per share given that shareholders will receive an additional $0.04 per share for each additional $0.10 of per share earnings since earnings are $1.1 which is $0.3 greater t...
- by just_do_it
Mon Sep 08, 2008 7:22 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: quarterly earnings of $0.80 per share
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4984