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Thanks Geva, I did what you did actually. It works for this problem because the number works out well. I'm just looking for a backup method. Would you trust to use that method? The exp. was a little confusing. I think, I came across one problem where if you apply this method you would be wrong. I gu...
- by gmatusa2010
Tue Jan 25, 2011 2:32 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: SD
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2279
- by gmatusa2010
Sun Jan 23, 2011 11:15 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: like yesterday's DS
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1392
Algebra
What is the value of x^2 + y^2 ?
(1) ^2 + y^2 = 2xy + 1
(2) x^2 + y^2 = 4 -2xy
OA is E. I don't get it. Why can't you add the two together?
- by gmatusa2010
Tue Jan 18, 2011 2:44 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Algebra
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1394
- by gmatusa2010
Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:23 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: digits
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1156
digits
If a and b are positive integers, what is the remainder when
9^(2a+1+b) is divided by 10?
(1) a = 3
(2) b is odd.
- by gmatusa2010
Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:06 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: digits
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1156
I don't quite understand, can you expand on that thought. I guess this is veering off but can you speak on 1) when can u divide and 2) when can't you? Mitch you are right. I drew the X^2>x wrong. X^2>x => X<0 or X>1. E is right. But can you really divide by x^2? I know that's a legal algebra operati...
- by gmatusa2010
Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:50 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Inequality
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9667
Mitch you are right. I drew the X^2>x wrong. X^2>x => X<0 or X>1. E is right. But can you really divide by x^2? I know that's a legal algebra operation but does it eliminate possibilities?
- by gmatusa2010
Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:40 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Inequality
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9667
That's what I got as well. Here's the OA explanation. Anurag, Isn't the error in their method is that they divided by x^2? because that eliminates answer? When can you divide by X^2 and when can't you? I guess in an equation and you know for sure its not zero? Explanation: x2 is greater than x for a...
- by gmatusa2010
Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:32 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Inequality
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9667
- by gmatusa2010
Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:12 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Inequality
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9667
Geva, I had similar logic. Please let me know if I did anything wrong: 1) Consecutive 7 number and Consecutive 9 numbers with equal sum. Sum of consecutive of 7 is a multiple of 7 and Sum of consecutive of 9 is multiple of 9. Since they are equal the set has to be multiples of both/ 63. Since X has ...
- by gmatusa2010
Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:40 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Sets
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2208
Sets
Set X consists of seven consecutive integers, and set Y consists of nine consecutive integers. Is the median of the numbers in set X equal to the median of the numbers in set Y ? (1) The sum of the numbers in set X is equal to the sum of the numbers in set Y. (2) The median of the numbers in set Y i...
- by gmatusa2010
Mon Jan 17, 2011 2:36 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Sets
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2208
Sets
At least 100 employees in a certain company have management experience. If 15 percent of the employees in the company who have sales experience also have management experience, do more employees have sales experience than management experience? (1) 72 employees in the company have both sales experie...
- by gmatusa2010
Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:56 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Sets
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10662
- by gmatusa2010
Fri Dec 31, 2010 11:03 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Exponents
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1043
the statement is correct and u are right. but i think its implying that X is even. Also, the explanation said so. let's just say they explicitly state that every factor greater than 1 is even. would the problem still make sense to you? If x is an integer greater than 1, is x equal to 2^k for some po...
- by gmatusa2010
Fri Dec 31, 2010 9:34 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Number Property
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1565
let's say X = 4 and k is 6 then 4 is not equal to 64. u can run many examples. unless it says can x= 2^k then i think you might be able to put B If x is an integer greater than 1, is x equal to 2^k for some positive integer k? (1) x has only one prime factor. (2) Every factor of x is even. I still d...
- by gmatusa2010
Fri Dec 31, 2010 9:31 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Number Property
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1565