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cramya wrote:How's it C?

TOGETHER:


J= 30
K=1000

NO

j= 2*3*5* every prime that exists which is definitely greater than 1000
K=1000

YES

INSUFF

E unless I missed something which is quite possible
Cant J be a number like 500...that is why you need to know what J is to answer the question.

by hypik21

Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:30 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: the positive integer J
Replies: 16
Views: 5791

Re: DS:: Integers Qtn

If n is an integer and 100 < n <200, what is the value of n? (1) n/36 is an odd integer. (2) n/45 is an even integer. A. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient. B. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient. C. BOTH statements ...

by hypik21

Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:05 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: DS:: Integers Qtn
Replies: 12
Views: 1793

Re: Corporate Officer: Last year was an unusually poor.....

Corporate Officer: Last year was an unusually poor one for our chemical division, which has traditionally contributed about 60 percent of the corporation’s profits. It is therefore encouraging that there is the following evidence that the pharmaceutical division is growing stronger: it contributed ...

by hypik21

Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:40 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Corporate Officer: Last year was an unusually poor.....
Replies: 7
Views: 6727

Re: Corporate Officer: Last year was an unusually poor.....

Corporate Officer: Last year was an unusually poor one for our chemical division, which has traditionally contributed about 60 percent of the corporation’s profits. It is therefore encouraging that there is the following evidence that the pharmaceutical division is growing stronger: it contributed ...

by hypik21

Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:40 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Corporate Officer: Last year was an unusually poor.....
Replies: 7
Views: 6727

Bala, I think for number 2, you added wrong..isnt the answer 85.81? the way i did it: 42 students scored 3 less than the mean so mutiply to get 126.. the other 33 students cum. will have to score 126 points more than average for the total population to meet an avg score of 82 pts 126/33=3.82..add th...

by hypik21

Sun Mar 01, 2009 6:16 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Averages Accelerated: Guide to solve Averages quickly
Replies: 18
Views: 8253

B imo...A is too extreme...since the paragraph says Johnson's text is "more faithful", I assume it is less distorted..later in the paragraph it states that the dash that Johnson printed IMPLIES something that Dickinson never meant..in other words, to mislead.

by hypik21

Wed Feb 18, 2009 10:37 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Johnson
Replies: 18
Views: 8629

Re: slope

Lines n and p lie in the xy-plane. Is the slope of line n less than the slope of line p? 1) Lines n and p intersect at the point (5,1) 2)The y-intercept of line n is greater than the y-interpcet of line p. OA after discussion. IMO C.. 1..not suff..2 not suff..if u combine Equation for line n = AX+B...

by hypik21

Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:36 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: slope
Replies: 8
Views: 1740

Re: Commissioner - need reeal help frm u guys !!

IMO A...it does not say anything about bias and we are looking for the criticism which will the weakest or least vunerable toward the comm's argument...B is a choice i was iffy on, but his argument talks about not studying the report in detail...

by hypik21

Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:10 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Commissioner - need reeal help frm u guys !!
Replies: 13
Views: 2981

Re: Commissioner - need reeal help frm u guys !!

Commissioner: I have been incorrectly criticized for having made my decision on the power plant issue prematurely. I based my decision on the report prepared by the neighborhood association and although I have not studied it thoroughly, I am sure that the information it contains is accurate. Moreov...

by hypik21

Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:09 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Commissioner - need reeal help frm u guys !!
Replies: 13
Views: 2981

Re: Lobsters!!! Hard assumption

Marine biology had hypothesized that lobsters kept together traps eat one another in response to hunger. Periodic checking of lobster traps,however,has revealed instances of lobsters sharing traps together for weeks. Eight lobsters even shared one trap together for two months without eating one ano...

by hypik21

Sun Feb 08, 2009 9:45 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Lobsters!!! Hard assumption
Replies: 9
Views: 3359

IMO A....using statement 2, x can be < -5 or > 5..insuf statement 1...both parts of the eq have to be either positive or negative.. if x is a negative fraction, you will come out with a negative number for |x-1| and a positive number for x+1...so |x| has to be >1 for equation number 1 to work...

by hypik21

Sat Feb 07, 2009 6:18 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: x>1?
Replies: 1
Views: 1182

wow seemed like an impossible problem to solve but so easy with the explanations

by hypik21

Mon Feb 02, 2009 11:37 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Frank and Edna running on a track
Replies: 7
Views: 2108

answer is e,number of bags could either be 16 or 20. I believe it is C an equation for this..b=bags, m=marbles 1 bag has 1 more marble than the rest so basically bm=2000 bm can be 200,10, 40,50, etc 1. insuf..can be 16,125 or 20,100 2. insuf, 16 or 80, etc can both leave an even number of marbles i...

by hypik21

Thu Jan 29, 2009 5:38 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: A box of bags containing marbles
Replies: 5
Views: 1687

480ocean wrote:I understand why hypik21 thought the answer was C, since an $8 tip is possible in both statements. How do we overcome this?
I overlooked the statement where it says the tip is twice the TENS digit. Only 4 fits the criteria and any tip more than 7.5 qualiies since .15 times 49.99 is less than 7.5

by hypik21

Thu Jan 29, 2009 3:29 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: OG Data Suff #110
Replies: 8
Views: 1891

so it would be C then I guess the answer is B My explanation : Given : 1) Bill between $10 - $99 2) Tip is 2 times the tens digit of the amount of his bill Asked : was the tip calculated by Martin on this bill greater than 15 percent of the amount of the bill? CASE 1 The amount of the bill was betwe...

by hypik21

Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:12 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: OG Data Suff #110
Replies: 8
Views: 1891