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still don't get it
Lunar, I still dont understand how the ii) can be taken to mean two numbers multiplied together OR the number multiplied by itself? Isn't that an assumption or am i missing something in wording of this question. Sorry, I know this is a pretty old question
- by dwilliams05
Fri Sep 18, 2009 6:11 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Set of Integer Question
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3386
maybe I am wrong, but...
when you plug in k=1, you get 1/2. as k increases shouldn't the value of the formula decrease? Hence the answer will never be more than 1/2 so you can eliminate any answer choice that doesn't fit that parameter. Or am I wrong in using that technique?
- by dwilliams05
Wed Sep 09, 2009 4:36 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: GMAT PREP QUESTION w/OA
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6094
Thanks Stuart. It's similar to a real test question. In fact it was one of the first 10. I don't know why I panicked when I saw this on? Went thru the math several times and couldnt figure out where my mistake was. I also wasted time checking, re-checking, and re-checking again. I finally just moved...
- by dwilliams05
Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:36 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: square roots & decimal
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1376
square roots & decimal
Ran across a problem similar to this and wanted to know if anyone had a "trick" to answer this type of question? Q: What is the approx value of sqrt[(.81) + (.05) + (.72) / (.003)]? There is no answr solution but I'd like to know a fast method for solving questions types like this (i know ...
- by dwilliams05
Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:02 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: square roots & decimal
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1376
i obviously have a looong way to go to conquer this quant in order to reach that 700 range. you people are good!! thanks for the help
- by dwilliams05
Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:20 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: 20! is divisible
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1349
adding exponents is tricky but I believe that if the bases aer different yet the exponents ar the same, then you can simply add the bases together but will need to keep the exponenet the same. in this question 13-14-15-16=58. being that you are dividing by 58, there will be no remainder (58^7/58 = 5...
- by dwilliams05
Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:57 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: what is the remainder ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1492
- by dwilliams05
Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:48 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: expected answer
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1133
not sure about this one but...
2N=5A-3 only when A is an odd integer. Thus the first 20 values of N will be from 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 26, 31, 36, 41, 46, 51, 56....96.
therefore the median will be the avg of two middle terms (since there are an even amount of numbers). 46+51/2 = 48.5
- by dwilliams05
Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:38 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Median
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1310
- by dwilliams05
Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:42 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Univ. of California
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1985
from 530 to 570 to...
I've been on thsi forum as a visitor for a few months before I actually joined. I've seen some incredible stories and I've seen some similar to my own. I've taken the test twice and will be retaking it on 4/10/09. In my last three practce exams I score 560 (GMAT), 630 (Kaplan), and 570 (GMAT). My sc...
- by dwilliams05
Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:14 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: from 530 to 570 to...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1488
iwant700plus was dead on in the equation but he set the equation equal to 0. it should be y = 3b(-1/3) + b (taking S1 and S2 together of course). so y = 0 (which is ends up being the y-intercept). please correct me if i am wrong?
- by dwilliams05
Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:19 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Y Intercept Of Line
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3808
can we assume that the rate is constant? after all it could be drizzling for an hour, rain harder 3 hours later, etc. so just because there's 40% more rain coming does that mean 40% in volume or 40% in terms of time?
I'd go with E but this is a real thought provoker
- by dwilliams05
Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:38 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: the continuous rain
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1835
- by dwilliams05
Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:31 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: MGMAT 700-800
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4390
S1 isn't SUFF. in the equation x < y +1, if x = 3 then y could also equal 3 because 3 < 3 +1 (INSUFF)
similar structure in S2. so my answer would be E
**remember, both x & y are positive numbers**
- by dwilliams05
Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:25 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: inequality
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1692
can you simply just replace x=2y into that equation? because the avg of x is sum of x divided by x. In other words what you're referring to x in the denominator isnt the number of x it's the sum of all the x quantities? Additionally when you take the formula you wrote out 212,000x = 194,000y/x + y, ...
- by dwilliams05
Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:10 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: DS
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1246