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Re: Salary
At a certain company, each employee has a salary grade s that is at least 1 and at most 5. Each employee receives an hourly wage p, in dollars, determined by the formula p = 9.50 + 0.25(s – 1). An employee with a salary grade of 5 receives how many more dollars per hour than an employee with a sala...
- by Pranay
Wed May 13, 2009 9:55 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Salary
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1082
Re: Divisibility Question
I get all the options.. My working as under, x is divisible by 144 => x is a multiple of 144, may be 144*n 3sqrt(x) = 3*sqrt(144*n) = 36sqrt(n). Since, 36 is divisible by all the options given, I get all the options as answer. Please correct my working. Pranay except that 36 is not divisible by 8 T...
- by Pranay
Tue May 12, 2009 2:14 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Divisibility Question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1394
Great piece of work by both the guys above,
But why this working doesnot work out?
Let 100 be the total distance travelled.
=> [40x/100 + (100-x)*60]/100
gives option C.
Please correct me.
- by Pranay
Tue May 12, 2009 2:08 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Average speed question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1350
Re: Divisibility Question
I get all the options..
My working as under,
x is divisible by 144 => x is a multiple of 144, may be 144*n
3sqrt(x) = 3*sqrt(144*n) = 36sqrt(n).
Since, 36 is divisible by all the options given, I get all the options as answer.
Please correct my working.
Pranay
- by Pranay
Tue May 12, 2009 1:56 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Divisibility Question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1394
sum is avg * num terms (a) 100 to 179 S = 139*80 (b) 200 to 259 S=230*60 (c) 300 to 339 S=319*40 (d) 400 to 429 S=414*30 (e) 500 to 519 S=509*20 note that 80 = 2*40 --> a< c 60 = 2*30 --> d< b 40 = 2*20 --> e< c so compare b and c only --> c>b answer is C c < b answer is B I agree with Avenues :) A...
- by Pranay
Tue May 12, 2009 1:49 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: The Counting School
- Replies: 3
- Views: 923
Total Books: Botany: 50 Zoology: 65 geology: 50 physics: 90 chemistry : 110 If the books are removed randomly, following 'could' be a possible outcome of the first 323 draws: Botany: 50 Zoology: 65 geology: 50 physics: 79 chemistry : 79 The next book would be either Physics or Chemistry making the ...
- by Pranay
Tue May 12, 2009 1:38 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Science Books
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1371
Re: A company has 3 directors and 5 managers.
A company has 3 directors and 5 managers. How many different committees with 5 people can be chosen having at least 1 director? A. 25 B. 55 C. 500 D. 720 E. 4,500 Answer = Total no. of ways the commitee can be formed - Total no. of ways the commitee without a director is formed. => 8C5-5C5 = 55 way...
- by Pranay
Tue May 12, 2009 1:37 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: A company has 3 directors and 5 managers.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2427
Another way to solve the problem, let the vertices be (x1,y1), (x2,y2), (x3,y3): let the point (5,0) be the midpoint of (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) |||y, (3,4) (x2, y2) and (x3,y3) (1,2) (x1,y1) and (x3,y3) Then applying the midpoint formula to all the midpoints and adding only the x-cordinates of will give...
- by Pranay
Tue May 12, 2009 1:28 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Triangle and Midpoint Meet
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1163
Re: Prime number division
Hi, I got this question from the ETS paper-based of GMAT #37 : If n is a prime number greater than 3, what is the remainder when n is divided by 12? (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) 5 :? Does anyone have an idea of the answer ? Ousek I am not sure .. but have narrowed down to two options B and E. Not su...
- by Pranay
Tue May 12, 2009 1:19 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Prime number division
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2352
Re: wood pulp
Exports of United States wood pulp will rise considerably during this year. The reason for the rise is that the falling value of the dollar will make it cheaper for paper manufacturers in Japan and Western Europe to buy American wood pulp than to get it from any other source. Which of the following...
- by Pranay
Mon May 11, 2009 9:37 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: wood pulp
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2321
Re: Argonia
ok, so here the word subsidize means compensate, right? but how compensating the higher revenue generators make more profit as the first statement says that "I n Argonia the average rate drivers pay for car accident insurance is regulated to allow insurance companies to make a reasonable profi...
- by Pranay
Mon May 11, 2009 4:35 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Argonia
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2074
Re: GMAT Prep
Add the statements 1 and 2 to get the integer closest to x.mike22629 wrote:The numbers x and y are not integers. The value of x is closest to which integer?
1.) 4 is the integer that is closest to x + y
2.) 1 is the integer that is closest to x-y
OA E
- by Pranay
Mon May 11, 2009 3:26 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: GMAT Prep
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1304
I agree with Ketkoag.ketkoag wrote:narrowed down to C and E. Will select C here.
Please post the appropriate answer.
- by Pranay
Mon May 11, 2009 3:05 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Nursing schools CR
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2040
Re: wood pulp
Exports of United States wood pulp will rise considerably during this year. The reason for the rise is that the falling value of the dollar will make it cheaper for paper manufacturers in Japan and Western Europe to buy American wood pulp than to get it from any other source. Which of the following...
- by Pranay
Mon May 11, 2009 3:01 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: wood pulp
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2321
Re: The FDA CR
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates the introduction of new therapeutic agents into the marketplace. Consequently, it plays a critical role in improving health care in the United States. While it is those in the academic and government research communities who engage in t...
- by Pranay
Mon May 11, 2009 2:59 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: The FDA CR
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3899