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The state has proposed new rules that would set minimum staffing levels for nurses,rules intended to ensure that at least one nurse is assigned for every four patients put through triage in a hospital emergency room. A. rules intended to ensure that at least one nurse is assigned for every four pati...
- by neerajbansal
Sun Sep 12, 2010 8:13 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: rules intended to ensure- GMAT Prep2
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2163
Cool question..
So say the question is
median=mean=20
smallest number = (largest/2)-5
what is the largest number in this 7 number set ?
- by neerajbansal
Sat Aug 28, 2010 8:14 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Please help with this CAT Problem
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1952
- by neerajbansal
Fri Aug 27, 2010 4:17 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: paid in equal paychecks
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1457
D in my opinion..The meat of the question is to evaluate the choice A. When the LCM of the x coeff and the y coeff added with the lowest of two is Greater than the constant, that equation has only one value.. 5x+3y=17 lcm(5,3) = 15 add 3 to it...===> 18 18>17 so there is only one solution possible.
- by neerajbansal
Fri Aug 27, 2010 4:11 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: 5 x + 3 y = 17
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1819
Rather than - shows preference. This expression is generally used in 'parallel' structures. e.g - with two nouns, adjectives, adverbs, infinitives or -ing forms. Usage --- instead of + noun phrase. Instead of is only a preposition and can introduce only a phrase i.e no verb Usage - So the sentence i...
- by neerajbansal
Fri Aug 27, 2010 9:13 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Confine!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1965
Nice question There are no legal limits, as there are for cod and haddock, on the size of monkfish that can be caught, a circumstance that contributes to their depletion through overfishing. (A) There are no legal limits, as there are for cod and haddock, on the size of monkfish that can be caught, ...
- by neerajbansal
Fri Aug 27, 2010 9:05 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: GMAT Prep 2 SC
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1305
Q: A certain city with a population of 132,000 is to be divided into 11 voting districts, and no district is to have a population that is more than 10 percent greater than the population of any other district. What is the maximum [/b ]possible population that the populated district could have? i gue...
- by neerajbansal
Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:14 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Word Problem on Percents - source: GmatPrep
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1231
gmat guru, What am I missing in my explanation ? Can you explain ? Q. TWO couples and a single person are to be seated on 5 chairs such that no couple is seated next to each other. What is the probability of the above?? --> p(event) --- Desired Outcomes/Total possible Total Possible --> 5! Desired O...
- by neerajbansal
Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:20 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: permuatations and probability
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2132
This is how I go about problems which have maxima and minima questions. Its asking for minimum, so maximise all of the other. Lets say the town A with minimum possible population is ---> x So x + ( maximize all the other 10 districts ) = 132000 The max the each of the 10 districts can have are 1.1x...
- by neerajbansal
Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:08 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Word Problem on Percents - source: GmatPrep
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1231
- by neerajbansal
Sat Aug 07, 2010 8:58 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: The chairman of the board of directors have decided(kaplan)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3808
prime has 2 factors...
the number itself and 1
so for a negative number say -7
the factors are
1 -7 and -1 ==> three..
violates the definition of a prime
- by neerajbansal
Sat Aug 07, 2010 6:50 pm- Forum: GMAT Math
- Topic: Can primes be negative?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2541
Rahul, What am I missing in my explanation ? Can you explain ? Q. TWO couples and a single person are to be seated on 5 chairs such that no couple is seated next to each other. What is the probability of the above?? -- > p(event) --- Desired Outcomes/Total possible Total Possible --> 5! Desired Outc...
- by neerajbansal
Sat Aug 07, 2010 4:56 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: permuatations and probability
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2132
Citing the frequency with which gum disease and heart disease occur in the same patients, many dentists believe that periodontal disease is a cause of a variety of cardiovascular problems, including Coronary Artery Disease Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the claim that periodontal...
- by neerajbansal
Sat Jul 24, 2010 10:22 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Gum diseases and heart diseases
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3268
Approximately two hundred brands of personal computers are being manufactured, but we currently limit our inventory to only the eight most popular brands. We plan to increase greatly the number of computers we sell by expanding our inventory to include the ten best-selling brands. Which of the follo...
- by neerajbansal
Sat Jul 24, 2010 9:50 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Personal Computers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2286
Workers may complain about many things at work, but stress is not high on the list. In fact, in a recent survey a majority placed boredom at the top of their list of complaints. The assumption that job-related stress is the most serious problem for workers in the corporate world is thus simply not w...
- by neerajbansal
Sat Jul 24, 2010 9:37 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: job stress
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2384