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Re: 10 children have ordered a total of 17 hamburgers, and
10 children have ordered a total of 17 hamburgers, and each child has ordered at least one hamburger. Has any child ordered more than 3 hamburgers? (1) Exactly two children have ordered three hamburgers each. (2) No child has ordered exactly two hamburgers. Statement 1: Two children A and B with 3 ...
- by GMATGuruNY
Wed Jan 20, 2021 2:13 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: 10 children have ordered a total of 17 hamburgers, and
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Re: There were 5 candidates (Alexa, Bill, Charlie, Dan, and Erni
When you post a problem, please include the answer choices. There were 5 candidates (Alexa, Bill, Charlie, Dan, and Ernie) vying for student council, and 100 total votes were cast. Everyone received at least one vote, and no two candidates received the same number of votes. Alexa won the election wi...
- by GMATGuruNY
Wed Jan 20, 2021 1:38 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: There were 5 candidates (Alexa, Bill, Charlie, Dan, and Erni
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Re: Gurdeep is organizing his sunflower seeds, petunia seeds,
Manhattan Prep Gurdeep is organizing his sunflower seeds, petunia seeds, and daffodil seeds by volume. If the combined volume of all three seeds is 66 cm\(^3\), what is the volume of his daffodil seeds? 1) The volume of the petunia seeds is 10 percent of the combined volume of sunflower and daffodi...
- by GMATGuruNY
Wed Jan 20, 2021 1:26 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Gurdeep is organizing his sunflower seeds, petunia seeds,
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Re: Softcover books -- tricky problem in the OG for Quant 2021
Yesterday Bookstore B sold twice as many softcover books as hardcover books. Was Bookstore B's revenue from the sale of softcover books yesterday greater than its revenue from the sale of hardcover books yesterday? (1) The average (arithmetic mean) price of the hardcover books sold at the store yes...
- by GMATGuruNY
Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:20 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Softcover books -- tricky problem in the OG for Quant 2021
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Softcover books -- tricky problem in the OG for Quant 2021
Yesterday Bookstore B sold twice as many softcover books as hardcover books. Was Bookstore B's revenue from the sale of softcover books yesterday greater than its revenue from the sale of hardcover books yesterday? (1) The average (arithmetic mean) price of the hardcover books sold at the store yest...
- by GMATGuruNY
Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:17 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Softcover books -- tricky problem in the OG for Quant 2021
- Replies: 1
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Re: In a certain game, a one-inch square piece is placed in the
The prompt and answer choices should read as follows: In a certain game, a one-inch square piece is placed in the lower left corner of an eight-by-eight grid made up of one-inch squares. If the piece can move one grid up or to the right, what is the probability that the center of the piece will be e...
- by GMATGuruNY
Fri Sep 11, 2020 12:35 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: In a certain game, a one-inch square piece is placed in the
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Re: Modifier from Veritas Prep
The following is from Veritas Prep Sentence Correction, Third Edition, page 106 Incorrect: It rained yesterday, which forced me to cancel the event. Correct: It rained yesterday, and as a result I was forced to cancel the event. My question however is that will the following be correct? It rained y...
- by GMATGuruNY
Wed Sep 09, 2020 3:23 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Modifier from Veritas Prep
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Re: The cathedrals of the Middle Ages were community centers
The cathedrals of the Middle Ages were community centers just as much as they were purely religious edifices; and they were structures that represented a city's commitment to a public realm, the opposite of being a private one . (A) community centers just as much as they were purely religious edifi...
- by GMATGuruNY
Wed Sep 09, 2020 3:05 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: The cathedrals of the Middle Ages were community centers
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Re: If p < q and p < r, is (p)(q)(r) < p?
If p < q and p < r, is (p)(q)(r) < p? (1) pq < 0 (2) pr < 0 Statement 1 : pq < 0 --> p and q have DIFFERENT SIGNS Since p<q, p must be NEGATIVE, q must be positive. Statement 2: pr < 0 --> p and r have DIFFERENT SIGNS Since p<r, p must be NEGATIVE, q must be positive. Since both statements indicate...
- by GMATGuruNY
Tue Aug 25, 2020 1:31 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: If p < q and p < r, is (p)(q)(r) < p?
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Re: If |2x - 7| > 17, which of the following must be true?
If |2x - 7| > 17, which of the following must be true? A. -5 < x < 0 B. 0 < x < 12 C. -5 < x < 12 D. x < -5 or x > 12 E. x < -12 or x > 5 |2x - 7| > 17 is clearly satisfied if x=100. Eliminate A, B and C, whose ranges do not include x=100. D: x>12 E: x>5 Test a value BETWEEN 5 AND 12. If x=10, then...
- by GMATGuruNY
Mon Aug 24, 2020 11:45 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: If |2x - 7| > 17, which of the following must be true?
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Re: Word Problems
Bob is training for a fitness competition. In order to increase his maximum number of pull-ups, he follows the following routine: he begins with 25 pull-ups, rests for thirty seconds, and then does 24 pull-ups and rests, dropping one pull-up each time (25, 24, 23, etc.) until his final set of 11 pu...
- by GMATGuruNY
Mon Aug 24, 2020 11:30 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Word Problems
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Bob invested one-half of his savings in a bond that paid simple interest for 2 years and received $550 as interest. He
Problem Solving
Re: Bob invested one-half of his savings in a bond that paid simple interest for 2 years and received $550 as interest.
Bob invested one-half of his savings in a bond that paid simple interest for 2 years and received $550 as interest. He invested the remaining in a bond that paid compound interest (compounded annually) for the same 2 years at the same rate of interest and received $605 as interest. What was the ann...
- by GMATGuruNY
Fri Aug 21, 2020 12:04 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Bob invested one-half of his savings in a bond that paid simple interest for 2 years and received $550 as interest. He
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An auction that has just been announced will feature many famous items and personal effects belonging to a recently bank
Critical Reasoning
Re: An auction that has just been announced will feature many famous items and personal effects belonging to a recently
An auction that has just been announced will feature many famous items and personal effects belonging to a recently bankrupted rock star. Though it is likely that what remains of the rock star’s personal cachet will entice bidders to pay top dollar for his guitar, motorcycle, and snakeskin jumpsuit...
- by GMATGuruNY
Tue Aug 18, 2020 3:31 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: An auction that has just been announced will feature many famous items and personal effects belonging to a recently bank
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Each team of business students are responsible for creating a marketable business plan. A. are responsible for creating
Sentence Correction
Re: Each team of business students are responsible for creating a marketable business plan. A. are responsible for crea
Each team of business students are responsible for creating a marketable business plan. A. are responsible for creating a marketable business plan B. are responsible to create a marketable business plan C. is responsible for creating a business plan that is able to be marketed D. is responsible for...
- by GMATGuruNY
Tue Aug 18, 2020 3:11 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Each team of business students are responsible for creating a marketable business plan. A. are responsible for creating
- Replies: 3
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Today, Samson’s Train traveled at a constant rate along a straight North-South route that included the famous 10-mile
Data Sufficiency
Re: Today, Samson’s Train traveled at a constant rate along a straight North-South route that included the famous 10-mil
Today, Samson’s Train traveled at a constant rate along a straight North-South route that included the famous 10-mile long Chasm Bridge. Was Samson’s Train on the Chasm Bridge at 2:00 p.m.? (1) At 9:00 a.m., Samson’s Train was 200 miles north of the Chasm Bridge, and at 4:00 p.m, the train was 140 ...
- by GMATGuruNY
Tue Aug 18, 2020 2:48 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Today, Samson’s Train traveled at a constant rate along a straight North-South route that included the famous 10-mile
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