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Each member out of 10, including Harry, has equal chances to be selected for any of the positions (the sequence of the selection is given just to confuse us). The probability that Harry will be selected to be the secretary is 1/10 and the probability that Harry will be selected to be the treasurer i...
- by nonplus2
Fri Oct 12, 2018 11:50 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: A certain club has 10 members, including Harry. One of the 1
- Replies: 4
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Let the time car A takes to drive from Morse to Houston be t. Since car A drives at 65 mph, the distance between Morse and Houston, in terms of t, is 65t. We are given that it takes t + 2 hours for car B to drive twice the distance between Morse and Houston; thus: 65t = [50(t + 2)]/2 130t = 50t + 10...
- by nonplus2
Fri Oct 12, 2018 11:47 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Both car A and car B set out from their original locations
- Replies: 3
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Please refer to the attached figure. https://i.postimg.cc/FY4vfLcr/geogebra-export_2.png Since the figure is rectangle. The lines BD and DE are perpendicular to each other (Point E is the unknown vertex) Product of slopes of 2 lines perpendicular to each other is -1 from the figure we have slope of ...
- by nonplus2
Wed Oct 10, 2018 9:39 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Three of the four vertices of a rectangle in the xy
- Replies: 1
- Views: 573
Let us term Investment advisors as IA, Equity Advisors as EA, Bond Advisors as BA and prefix for Board Certified as C As per the question, We have: IA = 120 BA = 30 -- (1) EA = 120 - 30 = 90 As mentioned, fifty percent of the investment advisors are board-certified. ==> 50% of IA = IAC or ==> IAC = ...
- by nonplus2
Wed Oct 10, 2018 9:27 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: A total of 120 investment advisors work at a particular
- Replies: 2
- Views: 637
Here, we have meaning error in original sentence. We can't distribute them and kill them simultaneously. Either of these actions is being performed. So, we need ' or ' not ' and '. A and B are out. ' city health officials made collected ' is awkward and ungrammatical construction. D is out. E has me...
- by nonplus2
Tue Oct 09, 2018 6:36 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC, Difficulty level: 700, Meaning, Source: Kaplan
- Replies: 2
- Views: 832
Subject is 'A wave' and we need a singular verb for this. Hence, A and B are out. Next we have elimination in 2nd part of em- dash. When we omit the verb form from the second part, we need to make sure the form we are using matches the form used previously. The verb form in the first part is "s...
- by nonplus2
Tue Oct 09, 2018 6:26 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC, Difficulty level: 700, SVA, Source: VeritasPrep
- Replies: 2
- Views: 880
If 5 dollars and 35 crowns is equivalent to 7 pounds, and
If 5 dollars and 35 crowns is equivalent to 7 pounds, and 4 dollars and 4 pounds is equivalent to 56 crowns, 1 pound and 28 crowns is equivalent to how many dollars?
A. $7.00
B. $7.50
C. $8.50
D. $9.00
E. $10.00
- by nonplus2
Sun Oct 07, 2018 8:25 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: If 5 dollars and 35 crowns is equivalent to 7 pounds, and
- Replies: 2
- Views: 694
It is a MUST BE TRUE question A. Typhoid fever is not always fatal. - We can't infer this. Maybe, Mary had very high immunity. B. Typhoid fever is equally communicable whether the person infected with the typhoid bacillus actually has the disease or not. 'equally communicable' is the part to look fo...
- by nonplus2
Sun Oct 07, 2018 8:03 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR, Difficulty level: 700, Logical flaw, Source: Kaplan
- Replies: 1
- Views: 600
This is a low-quality question. I don't find any of the answer correct. OA D is objectionable as we can't relate the at-risk patients to higher mortality rate. What if some other hospital(among these 7) with quacks has high mortality rate.
- by nonplus2
Sat Oct 06, 2018 4:29 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Lawrence County hospitals
- Replies: 1
- Views: 622
What can be the reason that Company's profits are higher this year than last year given that sales numbers and operating expenses remain the same. A. Consumers purchased more widgets and gadgets this year than they did last year. As it is already mentioned that sales numbers remain the same, so unit...
- by nonplus2
Sat Oct 06, 2018 4:05 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: A company determines its yearly profits by deducting its
- Replies: 1
- Views: 521
Situation: SuperComp company intended to increase its sales of personal computers. For this reason, it enlisted several computer dealers in shopping centres and launched an advertisement campaign that has already increased brand awareness among people. Some analysts claim that this strategy won't wo...
- by nonplus2
Sat Oct 06, 2018 4:00 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: To persuade consumers to buy its personal computers for home
- Replies: 1
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Meaning analysis: The sentence states that the producers are closing Meet Pauline, which is the first Broadway musical written by a large group of composers and itwas the the inspiration for a plethora of similar works that crowded Broadway for years after. Error Analysis: 'had been' is incorrectly ...
- by nonplus2
Thu Oct 04, 2018 7:46 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: The producers are closing Meet Pauline, the first Broadway
- Replies: 1
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Option A - INCORRECT. The first is a fact that, but it is not the cause of further occurrences like the increase in museum; meanwhile the second is a fact which clarifies the presumed non existence of the first due to some circumstance that may occur in future. Option B - INCORRECT. The first is a ...
- by nonplus2
Thu Oct 04, 2018 6:41 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: The growth of the market for self-portraits of 19th century
- Replies: 2
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A) The screen fitted to the new radios increased its production cost, resulting in a lower profit. New design might have increased its production cost not screen. B) Although the new model was cheaper to produce, its marketing proved to be very expensive. Irrelevant C) The revenues earned by the old...
- by nonplus2
Thu Oct 04, 2018 6:19 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: The Tulips electronics manufacturer came out with a revamped
- Replies: 1
- Views: 495
Situation : Steps wants to collaborate with Suave but Suave is skeptical that such collaboration might hurt its business. Here, first boldfaced line is the evidence that supports the conclusion and the second boldfaced line is the conclusion that 'Suave is not likely to accept Steps' proposal'. (A)...
- by nonplus2
Thu Oct 04, 2018 6:16 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: The shoe company Steps wants to collaborate with the fashion
- Replies: 1
- Views: 554