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Another approach: n = 5p + 2 n = 7q + 1 5p + 2 = 7q + 1 5p + 1 = 7q, so for all numbers of q where the number is a multiple of 5 plus 1. Additionally remember for such numbers that the end has to be either 1 or 6 in order for it to be of the form 5p + 1, since all multiples of 5 end in 0 or 5. So to...
- by prindaroy
Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:00 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: remainder problem
- Replies: 2
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- by prindaroy
Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:31 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: GMATprep Question -1
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1030
area of circular glass = pi*(r-s)^2
area of full thing = pi*(r^2)
area of shaded thingy: pi(2rs-s^2)
= pi*s*(2r-s)
- by prindaroy
Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:25 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: GMAt prep Question no 2
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1157
mean = 100
one standard deviation below = 100 - 22.4 = 77.6. So numbers below 77.6 are 75 and 70. so Two.
- by prindaroy
Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:23 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: GMAT Question 3
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1275
- by prindaroy
Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:20 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: GMAT prep Question 5
- Replies: 1
- Views: 974
Statement 1: worst case scenario; 10,20,30,40,50 so average = 30
Statement 2: average = sum/total no. = 160/5 = 32
so D
- by prindaroy
Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:18 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: GMAt prep Question 6
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1171
Should be E. First one is obviously not sufficient. Second one just says A can produce 5 more machines. 5 more machines per what? hour? minute? second?
- by prindaroy
Sun Aug 16, 2009 2:30 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: work ds
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1638
- by prindaroy
Sun Aug 16, 2009 2:16 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Children and probability.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1003
- by prindaroy
Sun Aug 16, 2009 1:39 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Permutation question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1232
- by prindaroy
Sat Aug 15, 2009 9:17 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: red ball
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1008
[(0.001)(0.9)]/[(0.999)(0.01)+(0.001)(0.9)] = 0.0826 or 8.26%. This will never be a GMAT question. Simply cannot do it without a calculator. The method behind this;
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- by prindaroy
Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:57 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: HIV POSITIVE
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1150
using the venn diagram you arrive at the following equation; 7x - 0.7x + 0.7x + 0.3x = 0.73p so we determine that x/p = 0.73/7.3 7y = x y/p = 0.73/51.1 so both statements are required to solve it because i've used the fact from statement 1 that only 73% accounts for newspaper buying and from stateme...
- by prindaroy
Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:41 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Percentage Problem?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1644
- by prindaroy
Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:06 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: RECRUITS
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1610
The answer could be C however it seems a little complicated. If only 10 recruits scored about 82 then, 10/500 = 2% scored above 82 or they are in the 98th percentile. We need to find score for 16th percentile. The score for 98th percentile as we have determined in 82. Now since the mean is 72, it's ...
- by prindaroy
Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:59 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: RECRUITS
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1610
- by prindaroy
Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:17 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: 20k
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1501