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It takes a child 90 seconds to climb the 60-meter length of an escalator which is not working. When in operation, the escalator lifts a passenger from bottom to top in 60 seconds. How many seconds does it take the child to cover the 60 meter, if she walks on the moving escalator? (A) 18 (B) 24 (C) ...

by harshavardhanc

Fri May 14, 2010 11:37 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: the escalator lifts
Replies: 10
Views: 1709

A car traveling at a certain constant speed takes 2 seconds longer to travel 1 kilometer than it would take to travel 1 kilometer at 75 kilometers per hour. At what speed, in kilometers per hour, is the car traveling? A. 71.5 B. 72 C. 72.5 D. 73 E. 73.5 time for traveling 1 Km @ 75kmph = 60 * 60 / ...

by harshavardhanc

Fri May 14, 2010 10:45 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Speed time distance:- Easy statement but still ????????????
Replies: 5
Views: 1437

me too 123.... :(

is there something wrong?

by harshavardhanc

Thu May 13, 2010 11:27 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: logs on the pile
Replies: 7
Views: 1592

The occupancy percentage of a hotel is 88 percent for the three summer months and 44 percent for the rest of the year’s months. Which of the following is closest to the average occupancy percentage for the whole year? (A) 132 (B) 66 (C) 55 (D) 44 (E) 33 the avg will be less than 88 and greater th...

by harshavardhanc

Thu May 13, 2010 7:03 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: occupancy percentage
Replies: 9
Views: 2508

as the question doesn't have other conditions except XY=1,

take x=y=1, substitute and be happy! :)

by harshavardhanc

Thu May 13, 2010 6:56 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Given xy=1 What is the value of ?
Replies: 7
Views: 7251
by harshavardhanc

Thu May 13, 2010 6:48 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: take 2 monkeys
Replies: 7
Views: 3321

I don't understand the verb to be used here.... should it be merges or merging My answer was E. Someone please help me understand this. the first clause in the sentence is saying what does fusion do? It powers a,b, and c. the second clause modifies this action by stating that how does it happen? by...

by harshavardhanc

Wed May 12, 2010 3:47 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: OG Question - Nuclear Fusion
Replies: 13
Views: 2242

Perimeter of hexagon is 36. What is the area of the shadowed region? http://s3.postimage.org/TOXN9.jpg required area = area of hexagon - area of 3 circles with r as side/2 area of hexagon = 6 * 6^2 / 4 * V3 area of 3 circles = 3 * pi * 3^2 = 6 * 6^2 / 4 * V3 - 3 * pi * 3^2 = 3^3 ( 2 V3 - pi )

by harshavardhanc

Wed May 12, 2010 3:10 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: 65) What is the area of the hexagon?
Replies: 4
Views: 2603

Although exposure to asbestos is the primary cause for mesothelioma, a slow-developing cancer, researchers believe that infection by the SV40 virus is a contributing case, since in the US 60 percent of tissue samples from mesotheliomas, but none from healthy tissue, contain SV40. SV40 is a monkey v...

by harshavardhanc

Wed May 12, 2010 2:35 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: GMAT Prep CR: Although exposure to asbestos
Replies: 13
Views: 5770

IMO E. Reasoning : for time being, think that there are two categories, with one having 0% acceptance rate and other having 100% acceptance rate. There are 100 foreign and 100 domestic films ;) the first category receives 99 foreign and 1 domestic film submissions. --->None of the film gets selected...

by harshavardhanc

Tue May 11, 2010 9:16 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Barbizon film festival
Replies: 18
Views: 5140

Out of a total 85 children playing badminton or table tennis or both, total number or girls in the group is 70% of the total number of boys in the group. The number of boys playing only badminton is 50% of the number of boys and the total number of boys playing badminton is 60% of the total number ...

by harshavardhanc

Mon May 10, 2010 11:43 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Sets
Replies: 2
Views: 4254

A takes twice as long as B and C together to complete a job.While B takes thrice the time taken by A & C. If all three of them worked, the work would get completed in 60 days. If all three worked together, what portion of the work was completed by C?? a . 1/2 b .3/14 c. 5/12 d. 1/4 e. 1/6 hard ...

by harshavardhanc

Mon May 10, 2010 6:02 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: working by C
Replies: 10
Views: 1574

Of all the photographs taken of him at his wedding there was one that John and his friends sharply disagreed about. His friends all said that this particular picture did not much resemble him, but John said that on the contrary it was the only photograph that did. Which one of the following, if tru...

by harshavardhanc

Mon May 10, 2010 1:56 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: explain John’s disagreement with his friends
Replies: 4
Views: 1664

If a, b, and c are three consecutive odd integers such that 10 < a < b < c < 20 and if b and c are prime numbers, what is the value of a + b? (A) 24 (B) 28 (C) 30 (D) 32 (E) 34 [spoiler] Odd integers in that range : 11, 13, 15, 17, and 19. As a,b, and c are consecutive odd integers, they must be 15...

by harshavardhanc

Mon May 10, 2010 12:58 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: 10 < a < b < c < 20
Replies: 1
Views: 2358

Of a group of people surveyed in a political poll, 60 percent said that they would vote for candidate R. Of those who said they would vote for R, 90 percent actually voted for R, and of those who did not say that they would vote for R, 5 percent actually voted for R. What percent of the group voted...

by harshavardhanc

Mon May 10, 2010 12:53 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: the group voted for R
Replies: 1
Views: 1436