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OG-2nd Edition - Question 114 & 134
1)Salesperson A's compensation for any week is $360 plus 6 percent of the portion of A's total sales above $1,000 for that week. Salesperson B's compensation for any week is 8 percent of B's total sales for that week. For what amount of total weekly sales would both salespeople earn the same compens...
- by shanice
Sun Aug 05, 2012 8:11 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: OG-2nd Edition - Question 114 & 134
- Replies: 6
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2nd Edition - OG - Question 70
How do I approach the below question?
K is a set of numbers such that
(i) if x is in K, then -x is in K, and
(ii)if each of x and y is in K, then xy is in K.
Is 12 in K?
(1)2 is in K
(2)3 is in K.
Answer is C.
Thank you in advance.
- by shanice
Sun Aug 05, 2012 7:56 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: 2nd Edition - OG - Question 70
- Replies: 2
- Views: 925
Source-OG-2nd Edition-Question 85
Last year in a group of 30 businesses, 21 reported a net profit and 15 had investments in foreign markets.How many of the businesses did not report a net profit nor invest in foreign markets last year? (1)Last year 12 out of the businesses reported a net profit and had investments in foreign markets...
- by shanice
Sun Aug 05, 2012 7:51 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Source-OG-2nd Edition-Question 85
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1100
- by shanice
Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:57 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Percent Problem - EZ Solutions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1448
- by shanice
Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:53 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Source - GMAT(OG) - 2nd Edition - Question 146
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1019
Source - GMAT(OG) - 2nd Edition - Question 146
On a certain transatlantic crossing, 20 percent of a ship's passengers held round-trip tickets and also took their cars aboard the ship. If 60 percent of the passengers with round-trip tickets did not take their cars aboard the ship, what percent of the ship's passengers held round-trip tickets? a)3...
- by shanice
Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:44 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Source - GMAT(OG) - 2nd Edition - Question 146
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1019
- by shanice
Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:09 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Percent Problem - EZ Solutions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1448
Thank you very much, eagleeye. I understand it now and because of that I get to solve a lot of similar questions correctly.
I'm truly grateful.
- by shanice
Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:08 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Source - EZ Solutions-Advanced Workbook
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2039
Hi BirottamDutta & GMATGuruNY, Thanks for your help.But I'm confused with the question being asked.Please look at the sentence below:- If 25 percent of all the people are at least sixty years old, how many people over the age of sixty did not report that they were suffering from depression? Conf...
- by shanice
Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:54 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Percent Problem - EZ Solutions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1448
Hi eagleeye,
In reference to question 2, why do I need to do squaring? I don't understand that part.
Thank you for your help.
- by shanice
Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:39 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Source - EZ Solutions-Advanced Workbook
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2039
Percent Problem - EZ Solutions
In a recent anonymous poll of a certain private community, 22 percent of its 2500 residents reported that they were suffering from depression. Of this group of depressed people, 20 percent were at least sixty years old. If 25 percent of all the people are at least sixty years old, how many people ov...
- by shanice
Fri Jul 27, 2012 8:51 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Percent Problem - EZ Solutions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1448
Sorry about that. I'm not really familiar with the keyboard functions. Anyway, I've re-typed the question with some help. Hope it's clear now. 1)If x>49, simplify x-5√x-14 /√x-7. Answer is √x+2 Note: The square root is for x only. 2)If x+1/x=10, then what is the value of x^2+1/x^2? Answer is 9...
- by shanice
Fri Jul 27, 2012 8:30 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Source - EZ Solutions-Advanced Workbook
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2039
- by shanice
Fri Jul 27, 2012 7:46 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Source - EZ Solutions-Advanced Workbook
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2039
Source - EZ Solutions-Advanced Workbook
Guys, please help me with below:-
If x > 49, simplify x-5square root x -14/square root x - 7
Answer is square root x + 2
Thank you in advance.
- by shanice
Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:43 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Source - EZ Solutions-Advanced Workbook
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2039
- by shanice
Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:25 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: OG - 2nd Edition - Question 50
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1118