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by samirpandeyit62

Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:16 pm
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: Need some help with reading comprehension
Replies: 5
Views: 9243

ya the square root of a nos is always +ve

by samirpandeyit62

Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:10 pm
Forum: GMAT Math
Topic: Square Roots
Replies: 2
Views: 3425

The sum of all the digits of the positive integer q is equal to the three-digit number x13. If q=10^n-49, what is the value of n? q is of the from 99999....51 sum of digits will be 9a+5+1 =9a+6 so 9a +6 = x13 or 9a =x07 x is 2 as only 207 is divisible by 9 so 207/9 = 23 i.e 23 9's are reqd + 51 i.e ...

by samirpandeyit62

Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:43 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Manhattan GMAT challenge question
Replies: 4
Views: 3591

As per the series...

x(1) = 2^1 + 1
x(2) = 2^2 + 1 and so on

&

x(20) - x(19)

= 2x(19 ) - 1 - x(19) = x(19) -1

so reqd val is 2^19 -1 + 1 = 2^19

by samirpandeyit62

Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:58 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: PS
Replies: 2
Views: 1700

First Question is x+1/x-3 < 0 stmt 1: -1<x<1 so both numerator i.e x+1 & denominator i.e x -3 will be -ve for all values of x incl 0 so the expr will be -ve < 0 SUFF stmt 2: x^2 -4 <0 or x^2 <4 or -2<x<2 if x is greater than -1 say 1 then numerator would be +ve but denominator -ve so expr will b...

by samirpandeyit62

Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:47 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: GMATPrep DS
Replies: 1
Views: 1508

In the XY-plan, region R consists of all the points(x,y) such that 2x+3y=6. Is the point (r,s) in region R? this means that the region is nothing but the line 2x+3y =6 i.e all points that lie on this line 1) 3r+2s=6 this will also form a line which intersects the line 2x+3y at one pt so r,s may be o...

by samirpandeyit62

Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:54 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Question
Replies: 4
Views: 1837

Hi Shiva, Congratulations for the great score :D , I do understand Quant getting over with 20 mins to spare, but how did u finish the Verbal section with 35 mins remaining :!: :!: , How did u tackle RC's & CR's so quickly, I'm really short of words to appreciate this accomplishment, hey can you ...

by samirpandeyit62

Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:27 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 770 (Q49, V46)
Replies: 9
Views: 3942

Congratulations, thats a great score. :D

by samirpandeyit62

Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:48 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 770 (Q50 V47)
Replies: 0
Views: 2361

ans should be E

even if we combine the 2 stmts 4.8% is not above the avg i.e 67.8-56/2
so it is INSUFF

by samirpandeyit62

Sun Dec 02, 2007 9:18 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Another one from GMATprep
Replies: 5
Views: 1760

Hi Amitava, I chose A coz 1) The consumer does not provide any evidence or a real world example to ascertain his statements abt the advertisers, so we can say that he is alleging & his statement if true would certainly weaken the feasibilty of the conclusion made by the advertiser E states that ...

by samirpandeyit62

Sun Dec 02, 2007 6:46 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Section - 2 Problem - 16
Replies: 9
Views: 2630

Hi Silivest, I agree with u & RI, the ans should be B stmt 1 : k= 2^10, k =2^5*7 INSUFF stmt 2 : k is not divisible by any other odd nos greater than 1 In that case it cannot have any prime factor other than 2, coz all others are odd hence k is either 2, or a power of 2, coz it cannot have any o...

by samirpandeyit62

Sun Dec 02, 2007 6:22 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: GMATPrep - integer
Replies: 7
Views: 2149

during a sale, a clothing store sold each shirt at a price of $15 and each sweater at $25. did the store sell more sweaters than shirts during the sales. 1. the average (arithmetic mean) of the prices of all the shirts ans sweaters that the store sold during the sale was $21 avg of 25 & 15 is 20...

by samirpandeyit62

Sun Dec 02, 2007 6:12 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: pls help exam in 2 days
Replies: 2
Views: 1609

If the terms of a sequence are t1,t2,t3,....,tn, what is the value of n? 1. the sum of the n terms is 3124 nos of terms may vary depending upon how the terms of the sequence relate to ecah other, eg consecutive series, AP's etc & also the starting value of the sequence INSUFF 2. the average(arit...

by samirpandeyit62

Sun Dec 02, 2007 5:43 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: urgent help
Replies: 3
Views: 1616

What is the cube root of w ? we only need value of w to solve this one (1) The 5th root of w is 64. w= 64^5 SUFF (2) The 15th root of w is 4. w= 4^15 SUFF BTW in both cases the cube root would be an ineteger only coz if we express 64 & 4 in powers of 2, then it would result in an exponent that i...

by samirpandeyit62

Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:18 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Question
Replies: 0
Views: 1341