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Re: Book review CR
Book Review: When I read a novel set in a city I know well, I must see that the writer knows the city as well as I do if I am to take that writer seriously. If the writer is faking, I know immediately and do not trust the writer. When a novelist demonstrates the required knowledge, I trust the stor...
- by Pranay
Mon May 11, 2009 2:55 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Book review CR
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1885
Re: Argonia
In Argonia the average rate drivers pay for car accident insurance is regulated to allow insurance companies to make a reasonable profit. Under the regulations, the rate any individual driver pays never depends on the actual distance driven by that driver each year. Therefore, Argonians who drive l...
- by Pranay
Mon May 11, 2009 2:48 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Argonia
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2082
Re: graduates
In the 1970’s there was an oversupply of college graduates. The oversupply caused the average annual income of college graduates to fall to a level only 18 percent greater than that of workers with only high school diplomas. By the late 1980’s the average annual income of college graduates was 43 p...
- by Pranay
Mon May 11, 2009 2:32 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: graduates
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2799
- by Pranay
Mon May 11, 2009 2:25 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: economy
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2374
Multiples of 5 between100 and 1000 are 105, 110, .......995 i.e. 5 x 21, 5 x 22, ............., 5 x 199 So the sum is 5(21+22+.....+199) =5[179/2(21+199)] (Sum of n terms in AP = n/2(first term+last term)) = 5 x 179 x 110 = 895 x 110 = 98450 Hi Suresh, Nice explaination. Instead, 105, 110, 115, ......
- by Pranay
Mon May 11, 2009 1:19 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: count 5
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1174
Pranay, Pls post yr explanation - I eyeballed the question and picked A too, but don't know a way to solve it. Thanks Hi Bhattu, Please refer the diagram in the attached file, OA=OB=1 since radius of circle is 1, given Assume the length of side of square is l => Area is l^2 and an right angled tria...
- by Pranay
Sun May 10, 2009 5:26 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Imagine This is Your GMAT Q1
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1265
Re: The Maestros of Numbers, Kill This
There are how many integers n, n > 3, such that (n – 3) divides (n2 – n)? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) More than 3 but a finite number (e) infinitely many My answer would be D. My interpretation is [n^2 -n]/(n-3) leaves no remainder for how many numbers ?? I reduced the above equation to [n(n-1)]/(n-3), a...
- by Pranay
Sun May 10, 2009 5:15 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: The Maestros of Numbers, Kill This
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1278
Refer this thread, Suresh bala has posted similar question: http://www.beatthegmat.com/problem-solving-for-780-aspirants-t30325-30.html - Deepak Hi Deepak, Suresh bala, Is this GMAT problem, since this is the first instance where I see the trignometry concepts step in to solve the problem. Also, le...
- by Pranay
Sun May 10, 2009 5:06 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Triangles
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1716
Refer this thread, Suresh bala has posted similar question: http://www.beatthegmat.com/problem-solving-for-780-aspirants-t30325-30.html - Deepak Hi Deepak, Suresh bala, Is this GMAT problem, since this is the first instance where I see the trignometry concepts step in to solve the problem. Also, le...
- by Pranay
Sun May 10, 2009 5:06 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Triangles
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1716
- by Pranay
Sun May 10, 2009 4:52 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: B is Dying to Win This
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1760
Re: You've Seen This Kind Before: Can You Do This Under 2?
Initially Jar A has 8 pounds of water and Jar B has x pounds of grain. Then 4 pounds of water are transferred from A to B, thoroughly mixed with the grain, and 10 pounds is transferred from B to A. If the final mixture in A has 6 pounds of water then x equals (a) 10 (b) 25/2 (c) 40/3 (d) 16 e) 18 J...
- by Pranay
Sun May 10, 2009 4:47 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: You've Seen This Kind Before: Can You Do This Under 2?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 992
Re: Imagine This is Your GMAT Q1
Hi dtweah,dtweah wrote:A square is inscribed in a semicircle of radius 1. The area of the square is
(a) 4/5
(b) 3/4
(c) 3pi/4
d) 4pi/5
e) 1/2
My answer is A.
Please let me know if I am correct. If yes, I can post my explanation.
Pranay
- by Pranay
Sun May 10, 2009 4:30 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Imagine This is Your GMAT Q1
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1265
Re: California
Can some help me to under this? Where are these questions from? If from the GMAT new diagnostic then I may not continue with them b/c I don't want to be exposed to the question before taking them. 80 90 CA .33x 1.2= .396 .33 x 1.6=.528 Difference is .132 OR .17 x 1.2=.204 .17x1.6=.272 Diff is .068 ...
- by Pranay
Thu May 07, 2009 5:28 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: California
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1194
Re: Nicole scored t
Nicole scored t more points than Andrew, who scored d points. Which of the following expresses the average of their scores, in terms of t and d? A. (d + t)/2 B. (2 d + t)/3 C. (2 d + t)/2 D. (d - t)/2 E. (2 t + d)/2 OA C Sanju, Andrew points are d Nicoles point are Andrews points +t => d+t so total...
- by Pranay
Thu May 07, 2009 5:27 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Nicole scored t
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1251
Answer: A Area of Parallelogram = Base * height 18 = 6 * h h=3 consider a llm with 6 as side and draw a height of 3 the angle associated with the height and side of 6 is angle 30 Hi Gaurav, Pranay .. again. Could you please explain the last step associated with conclusion of angle being 30 degrees....
- by Pranay
Thu May 07, 2009 5:25 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: angle
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1478