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A shipping company has four empty trucks that will head out in the morning, all four to the same destination. The clerk
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Re: A shipping company has four empty trucks that will head out in the morning, all four to the same destination. The cl
Magoosh A shipping company has four empty trucks that will head out in the morning, all four to the same destination. The clerk has four different boxes to ship to that same destination. All four boxes could go on any one of the trucks, or the boxes could be split up into any groupings and given to...
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Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:53 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: A shipping company has four empty trucks that will head out in the morning, all four to the same destination. The clerk
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How many liters of a solution that is 15 percent salt must be added to 5 liters of a solution that is 8 percent salt so
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Re: How many liters of a solution that is 15 percent salt must be added to 5 liters of a solution that is 8 percent salt
How many liters of a solution that is 15 percent salt must be added to 5 liters of a solution that is 8 percent salt so that the resulting solution is 10 percent salt? A. 1 B. 1.5 C. 2 D. 2.5 E. 3 Answer: C Source: official guide Solution: We see that currently there are 5 x 0.08 = 0.4 liters of sa...
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Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:52 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: How many liters of a solution that is 15 percent salt must be added to 5 liters of a solution that is 8 percent salt so
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Of 200 people surveyed, 80 percent own a cellular phone and 45 percent own a pager. If all 200 people surveyed...
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Re: Of 200 people surveyed, 80 percent own a cellular phone and 45 percent own a pager. If all 200 people surveyed...
Source: GMAT Prep Of 200 people surveyed, 80 percent own a cellular phone and 45 percent own a pager. If all 200 people surveyed own a cellular phone, or a pager, or both, what percent of those surveyed either do not own a cellular phone or do not own a pager? A. 35% B. 45% C. 55% D. 65% E. 75% The...
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Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:44 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Of 200 people surveyed, 80 percent own a cellular phone and 45 percent own a pager. If all 200 people surveyed...
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Joan is allowed to invite 3 of her friends to join her on a family camping trip. If Joan has 10 friends, in how many way
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Re: Joan is allowed to invite 3 of her friends to join her on a family camping trip. If Joan has 10 friends, in how many
Joan is allowed to invite 3 of her friends to join her on a family camping trip. If Joan has 10 friends, in how many ways can she invite 3 of them? A. 27 B. 120 C. 140 D. 360 E. 720 OA B Solution: The order in which she invites her friends is of no consequence; hence, we will use combinations inste...
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Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:44 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Joan is allowed to invite 3 of her friends to join her on a family camping trip. If Joan has 10 friends, in how many way
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Re: Sue's trail mix is 30% nuts and 70% dried fruit. Jane's trail mix is 60% nuts
Sue's trail mix is 30% nuts and 70% dried fruit. Jane's trail mix is 60% nuts and 40% chocolate chips. If the combined mixture of Sue and Jane's trails mix contains 50% nuts, what percent of the combined mixture is dried fruit? A) 16.67% B) 23.33% C) 25% D) 33.33% E) 36.67% Answer: B Solution: To s...
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Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:43 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Sue's trail mix is 30% nuts and 70% dried fruit. Jane's trail mix is 60% nuts
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Find the number of factors of 180 that are in the form (2k+2), where k is a positive integer.
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Re: Find the number of factors of 180 that are in the form (2k+2), where k is a positive integer.
E-GMAT Find the number of factors of 180 that are in the form (2k+2), where k is a positive integer. A. 6 B. 7 C. 11 D. 12 E. 18 OA C Solution: Since 2k + 2 is always even, we only need to deal with the even factors of 180. Furthermore, since k is a positive integer, the least value of 2k + 2 is 2(...
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Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:37 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Find the number of factors of 180 that are in the form (2k+2), where k is a positive integer.
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Jane can make a handcrafted drum in 4 weeks. Zane can make a similar handcrafted drum in 6 weeks. If they both work
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Re: Jane can make a handcrafted drum in 4 weeks. Zane can make a similar handcrafted drum in 6 weeks. If they both work
Jane can make a handcrafted drum in 4 weeks. Zane can make a similar handcrafted drum in 6 weeks. If they both work together, how many weeks will it take for them to produce 15 handcrafted drums? A. 30 B. 36 C. 70 D. 80 E. 150 OA B Solution: In 12 weeks, Jane can make 12/4 = 3 drums and Zane can ma...
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Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:36 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Jane can make a handcrafted drum in 4 weeks. Zane can make a similar handcrafted drum in 6 weeks. If they both work
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Mark has in his safe $100 and $50 notes that when added give a total of 36 notes. If the $100 notes were to be changed
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Re: Mark has in his safe $100 and $50 notes that when added give a total of 36 notes. If the $100 notes were to be chang
Mark has in his safe $100 and $50 notes that when added give a total of 36 notes. If the $100 notes were to be changed by $50 notes and the $50 notes by $100 notes Mark would have a total of 42 notes. How many $50 notes does Mark have? A) 16 B) 18 C) 20 D) 24 E) 36 Answer: C Source: e-GMAT Solution...
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Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:35 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Mark has in his safe $100 and $50 notes that when added give a total of 36 notes. If the $100 notes were to be changed
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Re: In the figure above, lines \(a\) and \(b\) are parallel. What is \(x?\)
Solution:
We see that x = 6y and 2y + 3x = 180. Therefore, we have:
2y + 3(6y) = 180
20y = 180
y = 9
Since y = 9 and x = 6y, x = 6(9) = 54.
Answer: E
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Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:34 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: In the figure above, lines \(a\) and \(b\) are parallel. What is \(x?\)
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If the area of a circle in square feet equals its radius in feet, then the circle's radius, in feet, is closest to
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Re: If the area of a circle in square feet equals its radius in feet, then the circle's radius, in feet, is closest to
If the area of a circle in square feet equals its radius in feet, then the circle's radius, in feet, is closest to A) 0.25 B) 0.32 C) 0.45 D) 0.5 E) 0.65 Answer: B Solution: Let’s let r = the radius of the circle, in feet, and we can create the equation: πr^2 = r Dividing both sides by r (since r c...
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Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:33 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: If the area of a circle in square feet equals its radius in feet, then the circle's radius, in feet, is closest to
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All but 4 of the counselors at a certain summer camp have a sailing certification, first aid certification, or both. If
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Re: All but 4 of the counselors at a certain summer camp have a sailing certification, first aid certification, or both.
All but 4 of the counselors at a certain summer camp have a sailing certification, first aid certification, or both. If twice as many of the counselors have neither certification as having both certifications, 7 of the counselors have a sailing certification, and there are a total of 22 counselors ...
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Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:32 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: All but 4 of the counselors at a certain summer camp have a sailing certification, first aid certification, or both. If
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Re: Overlapping sets
Of the employees in Company X, 95% have desktop computers, 75% have both desktop and laptop, and 60% have both desktop amd PDA. At lease what percent of the employees in the company have all of the three kinds of devices. a) 33% b) 35% c) 37% d) 40% e) 60% OA after discussion. Solution: Let x be th...
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Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:27 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Overlapping sets
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A right circular cylinder having the radius of its base as \(2\) centimeters is filled with water up to a height of
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Re: A right circular cylinder having the radius of its base as \(2\) centimeters is filled with water up to a height of
A right circular cylinder having the radius of its base as \(2\) centimeters is filled with water up to a height of \(2\) centimeters. This water is then poured into an empty rectangular container the dimensions of whose base are \(2\pi\) by \(3\) centimeters. If the volume of water in the rectangu...
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Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:46 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: A right circular cylinder having the radius of its base as \(2\) centimeters is filled with water up to a height of
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Re: In the xy-plane, triangular region S is bounded by the line
In the xy-plane, triangular region S is bounded by the lines x=0,y=0, and 3x−2y=30. Which of the following points does NOT lie inside region S? A. (1,−1) B. (2,−10) C. (3,−13) D. (5,−5) E. (8,−2) OA C Solution: We see that the triangular region is a right triangle with legs on the axes and the hypo...
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Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:44 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: In the xy-plane, triangular region S is bounded by the line
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Re: Distance/Rate Problems, Word Problems
Two siblings Mark and Steve start from the same point and walk in the same direction at speeds of 5 kilometres per hour and 10 kilometres per hour respectively. After walking for an hour, Mark turns around and walks back along the same path to the starting point. Mark rests for half an hour at the ...
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Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:39 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Distance/Rate Problems, Word Problems
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