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Word Problems
A caterer normally charges \(\$15\) per person plus a \(\$10\) delivery fee for 'in-advance' orders but charges \(\$20\) per person plus a rush delivery fee for same-day orders. If Amy places a same-day order for her company, by what percent is her total cost greater than if she had placed the same ...
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Sat Aug 31, 2024 5:28 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Word Problems
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Word Problems
An online bookstore reported total sales of \(\$768\) million for the first quarter of the current year. If the total sales for the first quarter of the previous year was \(\$640\) million, what is the percent increase in total sales? A. \(5\%\) B. \(15\%\) C. \(17\%\) D. \(20\%\) E. \(80\%\) The OA...
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Sat Aug 31, 2024 5:17 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Word Problems
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Fractions and Ratios, Percent and Interest Problems, Word Problems
A comics bookstore has comics of only Superman, Batman and Flash. What percent of all comics in the store is on Batman?
1. The ratio of the number of comics of Flash, Batman, and Superman, in the library, is \(2{:}7{:}5\)
2. There are \(14\) Batman comics in the library
The OA is A
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Sat Aug 31, 2024 5:08 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Fractions and Ratios, Percent and Interest Problems, Word Problems
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Word Problems
Last year, Christine received \(12\) monthly paychecks. Each of the first four months’ paychecks was for \(\$4500,\) and each of the remaining months’ paychecks was for \(\$4800.\) What was her average paycheck for the year? A. \(\$4600\) B. \(\$4650\) C. \(\$4700\) D. \(\$4750\) E. \(\$4800\) The O...
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Sat Aug 31, 2024 4:57 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Word Problems
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Percent and Interest Problems, Word Problems
Tickets went on sale for a \(120,000\) person concert and \(30\%\) of the total revenue was allocated to charity. If the price of each ticket was \(\$10,\) and the non-charitable revenue was \(\$357,000,\) how many tickets were unsold? A. None B. \(5,100\) C. \(15,300\) D. \(51,000\) E. \(69,000\) T...
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Sat Aug 24, 2024 4:03 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Percent and Interest Problems, Word Problems
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Arithmetic
Mani, Sani and Karna have \(x, y\) and \(z\) number of chocolates respectively. Does Sani have the average of the total number of chocolates among all three?
1. \(y\) is \(20\%\) more than \(z\) and \(25\%\) less than \(x\)
2. \(x = 32\)
The OA A
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Sat Aug 24, 2024 3:50 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Arithmetic
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Percent and Interest Problems
In a certain school library, \(60\%\) of the books are clothbound books. If \(30\%\) of those are works of fiction, then what percentage of all books in the library are clothbound works of fiction?
A. \(90\%\)
B. \(30\%\)
C. \(20\%\)
D. \(18\%\)
E. \(2\%\)
The OA is D
- by swerve
Sat Aug 24, 2024 3:41 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Percent and Interest Problems
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Distance and Speed Problems
Julio covers first \(r\) miles of his journey at \(x\) miles per hour and the last \(s\) miles of his journey at \(y\) miles per hour. Is the time taken to cover the first \(r\) miles of the journey greater than the time taken to cover the last \(s\) miles of his journey? 1. \(r\) is \(10\) greater ...
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Tue Aug 13, 2024 2:56 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Distance and Speed Problems
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Distance and Speed Problems
A Barman's train rails across an open track at \(250\) kilometers per hour. A regular passenger train travels at \(68\%\) of the Barman's train speed. If the two trains start moving from the same station at the same time, how much time longer will it take the passenger train than the Barman's to tra...
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Tue Aug 13, 2024 2:45 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Distance and Speed Problems
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Mixture Problems
A bag contains a mixture of beans and pulses. To achieve \(20\) percent beans in the mixture, what percent of the mixture should be taken out and replaced with pulses? 1. The mixture originally has \(40\) percent beans and \(60\) percent pulses 2. Total quantity of the mixture is \(20\,\text{lb}\) T...
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Wed Aug 07, 2024 5:09 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Mixture Problems
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Fractions and Ratios, Mixture Problems
In what proportion must rice at \(\$3.10\) per \(\text{kg}\) be mixed with rice at \(\$3.60\) per \(\text{kg}\) so that the mixture be worth \(\$3.25\) per \(\text{kg}?\)
A. \(3{:}7\)
B. \(3{:}5\)
C. \(5{:}3\)
D. \(7{:}3\)
E. \(8{:}3\)
The OA is D
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Wed Aug 07, 2024 4:54 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Fractions and Ratios, Mixture Problems
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Mixture Problems
A certain mixture is made up of compounds \(A, B,\) and \(C.\) Compound B accounts for \(70\) percent of the mixture. How many more liters of compound A must be added so that the mixture is \(25\) percent compound \(A?\) 1) If \(3\) times more compound \(A\) than is currently in the mixture were add...
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Wed Aug 07, 2024 4:42 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Mixture Problems
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Mixture Problems
A \(75-\)liter solution of cool-drink is made from \(8\%\) jasmine water. If \(3\) liters of jasmine and \(12\) liters of water were added to the solution, what percent of the solution is jasmine?
A. \(30.3\%\)
B. \(11.5\%\)
C. \(10\%\)
D. \(12.2\%\)
E. \(12\%\)
The OA is C
- by swerve
Wed Aug 07, 2024 4:31 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Mixture Problems
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Word Problems
There were \(P\) people in a room when a meeting started. \(Q\) people left the room during the first hour, while \(R\) people entered the room during the same time. What expression gives the number of people in the room after the first hour as a percentage of the number of people in the room who ha...
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Thu Aug 01, 2024 4:32 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Word Problems
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Word Problems
A box of chocolates has \(15\) rows with \(10\) spaces for chocolates in each row, how many chocolates are in the box? 1. There is an average (arithmetic mean) of \(6\) empty spaces in the first \(6\) rows 2. There is an average (arithmetic mean) of \(9\) empty spaces in the last \(9\) rows The OA i...
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Thu Aug 01, 2024 4:15 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Word Problems
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- Views: 754