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It should be :

2I / 100 + (100 + I / 100) / 2

First expression = 2 percent of annual income
Second expression is average of 100 units and 1 percent of income.

Hope it's clear to you now....

by discreet

Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:46 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: GMATPrep(Test) Problem ---- Can someone help??
Replies: 6
Views: 2731

Verbal Scores in GMAT

Verbal scores are a bit confusing.... I have got varied scores in GMATPrep and my verbal scores are fluctuating a lot...I am getting tensed :? For example,In quant, if you get around 2-3 incorrect then you may get 51, 4-8 incorrect then 50, 9-13 incorrect then 49 etc etc...usually, the trend is pred...

by discreet

Sun Jul 15, 2007 7:59 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: Verbal Scores in GMAT
Replies: 2
Views: 1872

Few more errors : if the deal "was" , until "they" :wink:

by discreet

Fri Jul 13, 2007 8:23 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: SC... Not one
Replies: 9
Views: 3723

The conclusion is "Clearly, therefore, charges that the manufacturer’s program has not met its goal are false" The conclusion says that the program has met its goal. For this to be true,the assumption made has to be true or else the conclusion falls apart.We call this as the &quo...

by discreet

Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:08 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: CR Help!!!
Replies: 9
Views: 3708

Is it B?

If the no. of passenger jets produced is lower then the conclusion falls apart..coz the waste produced per production worker will obviously be lower...so,this must be assumed for the conclusion to be true....what is the OA?

by discreet

Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:25 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: CR Help!!!
Replies: 9
Views: 3708

Is it D?

In order to evaluate the cost effectiveness,it's important to know if the no. of acres used for farming is the same in both cases....what is the answer ?

by discreet

Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:22 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: CR Explanation Needed!!!
Replies: 11
Views: 3549

Second statement says K - L is positive,

This means K - L > 0

=> so, K > L , sufficient.

by discreet

Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:36 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Simple DS question
Replies: 5
Views: 2062

GMAT Prep - ALL QNS ??

Does anybody have the entire bunch of GMAT Prep qns(Prep 1 and Prep 2 together)....?? What I usually do is re-run the test and review the new questions thrown during the test...is there any other way to get hold of all the qn sets of GMAT Prep ? any suggestion in this regard will be greatly apprecia...

by discreet

Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:15 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: GMAT Prep - ALL QNS ??
Replies: 1
Views: 1627

Maths cannot be different for GMAT :wink: The concepts remain the same everywhere. Note : Zero is neither positive nor negative.I guess you twisted it to neither even nor odd :) Zero is an even number\integer....To confirm what GMAC thinks.... Refer OG 11 - Page number 108 It says ..... "0,2,4,...

by discreet

Tue Jul 10, 2007 5:34 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Need clarification on a simple concept!!
Replies: 4
Views: 2161

Is it D?Each statement is sufficient...

if you resolve the equation,you have

x^2 + bx +c = x^2 + d^2 + 2xd

Equating the co-efficients....you can conclude that

d^2=c,
2d=b

Using these equations it is possible to find the value of c if b or d is given 8)

So, D

by discreet

Tue Jul 10, 2007 5:24 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: DS Help Needed!!!!
Replies: 5
Views: 2428

To add to what Jay has mentioned...You will also find this in notes.. "So as to" or "so to" is almost always incorrect.... The correct form is So "Adjective" as to "(verb) clause" If you see "so as to" or "so to" you can probably eliminate ...

by discreet

Tue Jul 10, 2007 5:07 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: 1000 SC#91
Replies: 5
Views: 6807

Yes,this is an important concept...sometimes the usage of only becomes very ambigous.....These concepts are tested in GMAT and if we have to narrow it down to the usage of "only" then we are stuck....any help on this wd be greatly appreciated....I know that sometimes the meaning changes bu...

by discreet

Sun Jul 08, 2007 10:34 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Modifier "only"
Replies: 3
Views: 2972

Explanation in OG is not clear to you ?
May be it wd be better if you post yr queries rather than simply posting the question....this wll help others to understand the problem you are facing....

by discreet

Sun Jul 08, 2007 3:22 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: OG11-Q220
Replies: 5
Views: 1706

Here is How I approached the problem : Let x denote the no. of 5 cent stamps and y denote the no. of 1 cent stamps. so,Lets form an equation from the given condition => 5x+ 25x + 2x(10) + y = 265 Finally,we have 50x + y = 265 Thumb rule that can be used for such type of questions : When you are aske...

by discreet

Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:56 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: ps set: section 23
Replies: 3
Views: 1528

5 Teams : So,total no. of games played = 5C2 = 10. Total no. of segments = 7 => means that 3 games are pending.So,the results of those games are not yet known. Two segments have no arrows =>Indicates that it ended in a tie... So,matches that ended in a tie = 2 & total no. of matches possible = 1...

by discreet

Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:41 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: ps set: section 23
Replies: 2
Views: 1406