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Another percent problem

t Daifu university, 40% of all students are both members of a student organization and want to reduce their tuition costs. 20% of those students who want to reduce tuition are not members of the student organization. What percentage of all Daifu students want to reduce tuition? * 20% * 30% * 40% * 5...

by jcmsolis

Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:57 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Another percent problem
Replies: 1
Views: 1284

PS Percentage problem

A 4 cm cube is cut into 1 cm cubes. What is the percentage increase in the surface area after such cutting?

* 4%
* 166%
* 266%
* 300%
* 400%

by jcmsolis

Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:56 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: PS Percentage problem
Replies: 6
Views: 1752

Re: Advancment in technology CR

Thanks Stuart, That was a really nice explanation. I am sure other members will find it useful as well. [quote="Stuart Kovinsky"][quote="jcmsolis"]I found this CR in another forum. Could you please explain it? Advancement in technology occurs primarily in areas in which customers...

by jcmsolis

Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:14 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Advancment in technology CR
Replies: 5
Views: 3654

Advancment in technology CR

I found this CR in another forum. Could you please explain it? Advancement in technology occurs primarily in areas in which customers have expressed an interest. Only certain businesses are currently demanding advancements in telecommunications technology. Accordingly, future advances in telecommuni...

by jcmsolis

Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:03 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Advancment in technology CR
Replies: 5
Views: 3654

Tough CR

Johnson is on firm ground when he asserts that the early editors of Dickinson’s poetry often distorted her intentions. Yet Johnson’s own, more faithful, text is still guilty of its own forms of distortion. To standardize Dickinson’s often indecipherable handwritten punctuation by the use of the dash...

by jcmsolis

Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:52 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Tough CR
Replies: 6
Views: 2761

The OA is C. Many thanks for the explanation. [quote="hopetobeat"][quote="rchadha7"]ans is C 100/21 Let revenue last month be r Given 220*p=1.1r (220 tckts at p price gives 110% ) r = 220p/1.1 = 200p ---- last months revenue Now if price is incresed by 5% 200(1.05p) = 210p -- thi...

by jcmsolis

Wed Jan 09, 2008 3:47 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Circus tickets
Replies: 4
Views: 2323

Operation with symbols

If P# = p/(p-1), what is the value of P##?

a) p/(p-1)

b) 1/p

c) p

d) 2-p

e) p-1

by jcmsolis

Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:08 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Operation with symbols
Replies: 1
Views: 1467

Circus tickets

If the circus were to sell all of its 220 tickets for this month's performance at their usual price, the revenue from sales would be 10% greater than that collected last month. However, the circus raised the ticket price by 5% and sold only 200 tickets as a result. What percent less was last month's...

by jcmsolis

Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:03 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Circus tickets
Replies: 4
Views: 2323

Average Speed from ManhattanGmat

Average speed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Martha takes a road trip from point A to point B. She drives x percent of the distance at 60 miles per hour and the remainder at 50 miles per hour. If Martha's average speed for the entire trip is represen...

by jcmsolis

Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:23 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Average Speed from ManhattanGmat
Replies: 4
Views: 1699

Earth's river salt into ocean

The Earth’s rivers constantly carry dissolved salts into its oceans. Clearly, therefore, by taking the resulting increase in salt levels in the oceans over the past hundred years and then determining how many centuries of such increases it would have taken the oceans to reach current salt levels fro...

by jcmsolis

Thu Dec 06, 2007 1:07 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Earth's river salt into ocean
Replies: 25
Views: 14064

Re: I beat it too-740

Congratulations for such a great score! I wish I could obtain that amazing number.

Let us know your story.

Regards[


quote="raj_verma"]Took my GMAT today! 740 ( Q 50 V 40)

I am On seventh sky!

Post the details later!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote]

by jcmsolis

Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:22 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: I beat it too-740
Replies: 1
Views: 2788