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Guys, I do not have the answer. I got this question on a preparation test for an admission process for Bain and Company (consultancy firm, which uses GMAT questions in their recruiting process). They claim that the questions are GMAT type, but I do not really know the source of the question. Regards...

by carlos.lara.7

Mon Dec 26, 2016 5:58 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Exit Polls
Replies: 6
Views: 3647

Susanne’s birthday party

How many people have attended Susanne’s birthday party? (1) If, in addition to all those who attended, the 3 friends who take bass classes with her had come, there would have been at least 20 people at the party. (2) If no other person had attended and the 3 friends who live in another town had no...

by carlos.lara.7

Fri Sep 16, 2016 4:22 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Susanne’s birthday party
Replies: 1
Views: 1771

Divisible by 11?

If x and y are non-zero integers, is x divisible by 11?

(1) 2x+8 = 3y (2) 6y-5 is divisible by 11

by carlos.lara.7

Fri Sep 16, 2016 4:13 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Divisible by 11?
Replies: 2
Views: 1928

Value of F?

What is the value of ?, if ? represents a digit in the 8-digit number 23,957,?72? (1) The sum of the 8 digits is equal to 5 times an integer (2) The missing digit is equal to one of the digits in the number A- Statement (1), BY ITSELF is sufficient to answer the question but statement (2) by itself ...

by carlos.lara.7

Fri Sep 16, 2016 4:05 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Value of F?
Replies: 2
Views: 1989

Value of f?

What is the value of ?, if ? represents a digit in the 8-digit number 23,957,?72? (1) The sum of the 8 digits is equal to 5 times an integer (2) The missing digit is equal to one of the digits in the number. Statement (1), BY ITSELF is sufficient to answer the question but statement (2) by itself is...

by carlos.lara.7

Fri Sep 16, 2016 4:02 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Value of f?
Replies: 0
Views: 787

Exit Polls

In a certain country, the exit polls conducted in four major towns during last president election indicated that the candidate from party A was going to lose by a wide margin. However, after votes were counted the underdog had won the election by a narrow margin. Which of the following, if true, wou...

by carlos.lara.7

Fri Sep 16, 2016 3:48 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Exit Polls
Replies: 6
Views: 3647

improving and growing populations and technologies

Unknown problems emerge with improving and growing populations and technologies. In order to solve new problems, one has to come up with innovative solutions. Such innovative solutions can be achieved through new political, economic and social arrangements, which take place in new institutions. Howe...

by carlos.lara.7

Fri Sep 16, 2016 3:40 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: improving and growing populations and technologies
Replies: 2
Views: 2492

Bycicle Innovations

Bicycle racers are the only cyclists with great interest in technological improvement and willing to pay for bicycle innovations. Thus, innovation by bicycle manufacturers is limited by what competition regulations in bicycle races accept as standard and legal. Which of the following is an assumptio...

by carlos.lara.7

Fri Sep 16, 2016 3:36 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Bycicle Innovations
Replies: 0
Views: 1417

Polygraph Test

An inconclusive polygraph test means it was not possible to determine if the examinee has given true answers, and there is no consequence against the examinee. Nevertheless, job applicants are occasionally declined due an inconclusive polygraph test result. Which of the following conclusions can mos...

by carlos.lara.7

Fri Sep 16, 2016 3:35 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Polygraph Test
Replies: 0
Views: 1068

Users of a mobile telephone plan M

- Users of a mobile telephone plan M are allowed to make calls to a hired limit of minutes per month, after which they will have to pay $0.50 for each extra minute. How many minutes is the original cap of the plan M? (1) The cost of exceeding the limit by 50 percent is $75. (2) A client who exceeds ...

by carlos.lara.7

Thu Sep 15, 2016 4:21 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Users of a mobile telephone plan M
Replies: 2
Views: 1263

Herd of Cows

If a herd of cows is split in three unequal parts, how many there would be in the largest group? (1) The number of cows in the two larger groups is 57. (2) The number of cows in the two smaller groups is 43. A - statement (1), BY ITSELF is sufficient to answer the question but statement (2) by itsel...

by carlos.lara.7

Thu Sep 15, 2016 4:13 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Herd of Cows
Replies: 2
Views: 1341

Nine Consecutive Integers

Is the smallest of nine consecutive integers an even number? (1) The product of the integers is even. (2) The sum of the integers is zero. A - statement (1), BY ITSELF is sufficient to answer the question but statement (2) by itself is not sufficient to answer the question B - statement (2), BY ITSE...

by carlos.lara.7

Thu Sep 15, 2016 4:06 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Nine Consecutive Integers
Replies: 4
Views: 5076

Possible Arrangements (with condition) - Soccer Team Flags

A child received a gift of six different soccer team flags, including Liverpool and Arsenal. If he only has space in his bedroom to display four flags in a row, how many arrangements are possible if he cannot display the Liverpool and Arsenal flags at the same time?

a) 162
b) 216
c) 272
d) 360
e) 414

by carlos.lara.7

Tue Sep 06, 2016 7:39 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Possible Arrangements (with condition) - Soccer Team Flags
Replies: 4
Views: 1693

Trip - Sequence of 3 cities

After a business trip to London, Michele has enough time to visit three European cities before returning home. If she has narrowed her list to six cities that she'd like to visit - Paris, Barcelona, Rome, Munich, Oslo, and Stockholm - but does not want to visit both Oslo and Stockholm on the same tr...

by carlos.lara.7

Mon Sep 05, 2016 4:43 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Trip - Sequence of 3 cities
Replies: 3
Views: 1688