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A group of 8 friends
A group of 8 friends want to play doubles tennis. How many different ways can the group be divided into 4 teams of 2 people? A. 420 B. 2520 C. 168 D. 90 E. 105 OA E This is how I did it, 1st pair = 8 * 7 = 56 2nd pair = 6 * 5 = 30 3rd pair = 4 * 3 = 12 4th pair = 2 * 1 = 2 Total = 100 Which is not t...
- by pesfunk
Sat Apr 23, 2011 5:42 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: A group of 8 friends
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3326
Religious beliefs - Quite confusing
Religious beliefs of Thomas Hardy are debatable but, but no one can dispute his compelling literary genius exemplified by far from the madding crowd or Tess of the d'ubervilles. A. but no one can dispute his compelling literary genius B. but none can dispute his compelling literary genius C. but not...
- by pesfunk
Fri Apr 22, 2011 8:58 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Religious beliefs - Quite confusing
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1041
a/b > b/c - inequality
Hi,
I have this as an inequality:
a/b > b/c
Mathematically, can we cross multiply to make it ac > b^2 ??
- by pesfunk
Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:25 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: a/b > b/c - inequality
- Replies: 3
- Views: 962
Greater VS Higher
Hi,
Could someone kindly help me understand the difference between GREATER and HIGHER ?
Regards
Manish
- by pesfunk
Sun Apr 17, 2011 5:45 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Greater VS Higher
- Replies: 4
- Views: 33406
distinct points A, B, C , and D
If distinct points A, B, C , and D form a right triangle ABC with a height BD , what is the value of AB times BC ?
1) AB=6
2) The product of the non-hypotenuse sides is equal to 24
[spoiler]OA is B but I don't get how !![/spoiler]
- by pesfunk
Fri Apr 15, 2011 9:27 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: distinct points A, B, C , and D
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1027
Confused with the signs :(
Hi Guys
I'm a little confused with the signs. Could someone please let me know the 2 values of K in this case ?
K^2 - 7K - 18 > 0
Regards
- by pesfunk
Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:37 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Confused with the signs :(
- Replies: 1
- Views: 903
ABCD is a quadrilateral
Could someone help me with this one please ? ABCD is a quadrilateral. A rhombus is a quadrilateral whose sides are all congruent. BCEF is a rhombus and shares a common side with the quadrilateral ABCD. The area of which one is greater: ABCD or BCEF ? (1) ABCD is a square. (2) BCEF is not a square. O...
- by pesfunk
Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:41 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: ABCD is a quadrilateral
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1791
Some patients who do not respond to therapies
Why is C incorrect ? Some patients who do not respond to therapies of depression may simply have received inadequate treatment, having, for example been prescribed a drug as a dosage too low to be effective or having been taken off a drug too soon. A -- having, for example been prescribed a drug as ...
- by pesfunk
Fri Apr 15, 2011 1:37 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Some patients who do not respond to therapies
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5206
Thanks guys !!
This explains...
AIM GMAT wrote:pesfunk wrote:Could you please tell me why "higher" is incorrect in this case ?
Money[Number] cannot be higher or lower , it can be expressed as more than or less than .
Ex - The profit was higher than $100 million OR The profit was more than $100 million.
- by pesfunk
Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:09 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Amount
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1162
Could you please tell me why "higher" is incorrect in this case ?
AIM GMAT wrote:A. amounts to a sum more
B. amounts to more
C. amounted to more
D. amounted to higher
E. amounted to a higher sum
IMO C.
- by pesfunk
Wed Apr 13, 2011 7:14 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Amount
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1162
Amount
Although the total ticket revenues from independent movie theaters amounts to a sum more than $300 million last year, many analysts predict that such theaters will struggle this year and in the future. A. amounts to a sum more B. amounts to more C. amounted to more D. amounted to higher E. amounted ...
- by pesfunk
Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:57 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Amount
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1162
- by pesfunk
Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:57 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: faced with an estimated $2 billon
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10092
Overlapping sets - Confusion Confusion -
I can see 2 overlapping sets questions that are solved in 2 different types with different formulas. Could someone please help me understand these ? Question from MGMAT word translation: Q1: Workers are grouped by their areas of expertise, and are placed on at least one team. 20 are on the marketing...
- by pesfunk
Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:04 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Overlapping sets - Confusion Confusion -
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1465
25 is indeed the right answer.
This is how i solved it.
10 out of 25 already won.
If he plays x more games...he will win 0.8x out of them.
( 10 + 0.8x ) / (25 + X ) = 0.6
X = 25
force5 wrote:25 games indeed.
- by pesfunk
Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:29 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: A professional gambler
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4283
Congratulations....the OA is indeed B 
http://www.beatthegmat.com/subprime-len ... 54686.html
aspirant2011 wrote:Is the answer B?
- by pesfunk
Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:47 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: GMAT Prep
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2981