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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
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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
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- 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
- 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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