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Overlapping Sets - Request Detailed Explanation to the sol.

To receive a driver license, sixteen year-olds at Culliver High School have to pass both a written and a practical driving test. Everyone has to take the tests, and no one failed both tests. If 30% of the 16 year-olds who passed the written test did not pass the practical, how many sixteen-year-olds...

by GMAT_AS

Tue Sep 29, 2015 7:07 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Overlapping Sets - Request Detailed Explanation to the sol.
Replies: 1
Views: 1361

SC Doubt

The United States has relaxed overseas borrowing rules for corporates, as a result US based companies will now find it easier to refinance their dollar loans through overseas debt. (A) has relaxed overseas borrowing rules for corporates, as a result US based companies will now find (B) has relaxed o...

by GMAT_AS

Sat Jul 18, 2015 6:09 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: SC Doubt
Replies: 3
Views: 1332

OG Question - The explanation is not exactly lucid

At a certain company, a test was given to a group of men & women seeking promotions. If the average(arithmetic mean) score for the group was 80, was the average score for the women greater than 85?

1. The avg score for men was less than 75
2. The group consisted of more men than women

by GMAT_AS

Thu Jul 02, 2015 7:07 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: OG Question - The explanation is not exactly lucid
Replies: 2
Views: 1237

Is M a multiple of 6

Is m a multiple of 6?

Statement 1 : More than 2 of the first 5 positive integer multiples of m are multiples of 3

Statement 2 : Fewer than 2 of the first 5 positive integer multiples of m are multiples of 12

Answer choices A,B,C,D,E being in the regular order.

Please advise on the solution!

by GMAT_AS

Sat Jun 06, 2015 4:42 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Is M a multiple of 6
Replies: 2
Views: 2190

Thanks GMATGuruNY. I solved it using linear equation f*80 + (50-f)x = 70*50 where x is average of second class. if x = 30 then f*80 + (50-f)30 = 3500 leads f=40 so its possible as f=40 & s =10 if x = 60 then f*80 + (50-f)60 = 3500 leads f=25 so its possible as f=25 & s =25 not possible if x...

by GMAT_AS

Thu Jun 04, 2015 7:22 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Good Question : Average Score of two classes.
Replies: 6
Views: 5790