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Capacity : 4 Jugs / trip Total trips : 17 Total Jugs carried : 17 x 4 = 68 Number of jugs in a carton : 7 Total jugs : 68 Number of cartons filled : 68 / 7 = 9.something (The other decimal places are not required, since number of cartons is a whole number) Next whole number is 10 Total jugs needed f...
- by eaakbari
Sun Mar 04, 2018 6:33 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: A worker carries jugs of liquid soap from a production line
- Replies: 4
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Question for eaakbari - what made you choose Median = Mean (a+c)/2 instead of just picking b? When we have Set R = {a, b, c} we have odd number of terms; isn't the median = middle value for consecutive integers when the # of terms are odd? If we do pick b, then the answer is 3/4 but if we do what y...
- by eaakbari
Wed Jan 09, 2013 10:14 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Combination of sets
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1936
- by eaakbari
Fri Jan 04, 2013 4:26 am- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Profile Evaluation ( An honest, crude opinion needed)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3380
Since, I am a little pressed for time,
I request your valued opinions at the earliest.
Sorry for the trouble.
Regards
- by eaakbari
Tue Jan 01, 2013 11:47 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Profile Evaluation ( An honest, crude opinion needed)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3380
Ivy, Jon, 99, I seek your valued advice at the earliest. My application process had been delayed by some personal issues and I just completed by GMAT. Unfortunately I bombed it: 670 (Q48, V34) Since I am already at the eleventh hour, I cannot take the re-take the GMAT in time. What are my chances of...
- by eaakbari
Tue Jan 01, 2013 3:19 am- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Profile Evaluation ( An honest, crude opinion needed)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3380
So, the reason I chose B is whose prices can fluctuate dramatically according to availability. We have a clear statement in the conclusion which depends on the availability of non-renewable sources. I did not choose C because even though we know it through common knowledge, the passage did not menti...
- by eaakbari
Fri Dec 28, 2012 3:51 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: energy
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6906
On Monday, Daisy�s Lemonade Stand sold lemonade at 20 cents per cup. The Lemon Shack sold lemonade at 30 cents per cup. At the end of the day, Daisy�s Lemonade Stand and the Lemon Shack reported identical revenues and identical profits. The statements above best support which of the following a...
- by eaakbari
Fri Dec 28, 2012 3:28 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Daisy’s Lemonade
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2735
Scorers with quant 50 are often interested what it takes to get a quant score of 51. In this thread I will post results from my experiments with GMATPrep to clarify the answer. The experimental result is: * You can answer wrong only 4 tough questions on GMATPrep and still get a Quant score of 51 (9...
- by eaakbari
Fri Dec 28, 2012 1:51 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Strategies to get a 51 Quant score (98%) on GMATPrep ....
- Replies: 9
- Views: 32506
In their latest press release, the company's new management stated a plan for expansion of its operations into the global software market via a series of acquisitions in Asia and Latin America. A. the company's new management stated a plan for expansion of its operations B. the new company's manage...
- by eaakbari
Wed Dec 26, 2012 11:54 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Manhattan CAT 4, SC
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1966
- by eaakbari
Sat Dec 22, 2012 10:49 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Machine hydraulics
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3765
IMO B This is a geometric progression with a = x & d = 5/2 t(4) = x * (5/2)^3 t(2) = x * (5/2)^1 Difference = x * (5/2) [ (5/2)^2 - 1] = x * (5/2) [ 21/4] For the difference to be an integer x has to be divisible by 8. I) x cannot be conclusively div by 8. Hence Insuff II) x has to be div by 8. ...
- by eaakbari
Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:29 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: After the first term, each term in a sequence is five t
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1156
I prefer making a quick table in DST questions however easy the question. It helps avoid lousy mistakes. D S T d 400 3 d 450 t Distance is the same and & since D = S* T 400 * 3 = 450 * t Solving for t t = 3 *400 / 450 = 8/3 Time difference = 3-t = 3 - 8/3 = 1/3 (hours) 1/3 * 60 = 20 minutes Henc...
- by eaakbari
Wed Dec 12, 2012 6:45 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Please take a look at this PS Speed-Time problem.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1853
- by eaakbari
Sun Dec 09, 2012 9:31 am- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Profile Evaluation ( An honest, crude opinion needed)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3380
B & C are the only viable options. But C expresses the Idiom incorrectly X older than Y - Correct is the correct form of the idiom. But C fails to place a noun (Y) after older than but rather substitutes it with 'was' which makes it awkward. As Ceilidh rightly said so 'save concision decisions f...
- by eaakbari
Sat Dec 08, 2012 10:09 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Again confusion betweent the 2 options Experts help needed
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1122
Choosing recommendors
I am into my Family business and have had negligible Work-ex otherwise. I am quite confused as to who would be apt for my recommendation letters. My option's include 1. Client's 2. Renowned businessmen I know (at least renowned in Oman where I reside) 3. Undergrad professor's 4. Client's from a few ...
- by eaakbari
Fri Dec 07, 2012 2:49 am- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: Choosing recommendors
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1168