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Probability
How many times was a fair coin tossed?
1) If the coin has been tossed \(4\) times fewer, the probability of getting heads on every toss would have been \((1/8)\)
2) When a coin is tossed a number of times, the number of different possible sequences of heads and tails is \(128\)
The OA is D
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Sun Oct 13, 2024 8:19 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Probability
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Probability
Salesperson A has already called \(45\) of the \(120\) names on her list of prospects. If salesperson \(B\) picks a prospect at random from the same list, what is the probability that the prospect has not yet received a call from salesperson \(A?\) A. \(0.375\) B. \(0.45\) C. \(0.55\) D. \(0.625\) E...
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Sun Oct 13, 2024 8:10 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Probability
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A barrel contains only red balls, white balls, and brown balls. If two balls are selected at random without replacing
Data Sufficiency
A barrel contains only red balls, white balls, and brown balls. If two balls are selected at random without replacing
A barrel contains only red balls, white balls, and brown balls. If two balls are selected at random without replacing each ball, what is the probability that two brown balls will be selected? 1) The probability that one ball selected at random is either red or white is \(\dfrac{2}{3}\) 2) There are ...
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Sun Oct 13, 2024 8:01 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: A barrel contains only red balls, white balls, and brown balls. If two balls are selected at random without replacing
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Probability
A fair coin is tossed, and a fair six-sided die is rolled. What is the probability that the coin come up heads and the die will come up \(1\) or \(2?\)
A. \(1/2\)
B. \(1/3\)
C. \(1/4\)
D. \(1/6\)
E. \(1/12\)
The OA is D
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Sun Oct 13, 2024 7:54 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Probability
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Arithmetic
One inch equals \(2.54\,\text{cm}.\) How many centimeters tall is a \(76\) inch man?
A. \(20\,\text{cm}\)
B. \(29.92\,\text{cm}\)
C. \(193.04\,\text{cm}\)
D. \(300.04\,\text{cm}\)
E. \(593.04\,\text{cm}\)
The OA is C
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Fri Oct 04, 2024 5:13 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Arithmetic
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Arithmetic, Fractions and Ratios
Which school out of school \(A\) and school \(B\) has greater number of boys?
1) Ratio of boys to girls in school \(A\) is less than ratio of boys to girls in school \(B\)
2) Girls in school \(A\) are more than girls in school \(B\)
The OA is E
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Fri Oct 04, 2024 5:04 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Arithmetic, Fractions and Ratios
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Arithmetic, Number Properties
What is the sum of all the odd integers between \(100\) and \(302?\)
A. \(10,150\)
B. \(20,150\)
C. \(20,301\)
D. \(40,301\)
E. \(45,301\)
The OA is C
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Fri Oct 04, 2024 4:57 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Arithmetic, Number Properties
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Percent and Interest Problems
A man spends \(20\%\) of his income on house rent, \(25\%\) of the remaining income on food, and \(30\%\) of his total income on conveyance, and saves the rest. If he invested \(40\%\) of his savings in shares, how many shares did he purchase? 1) He spends \(\$80\) on his food 2) He purchased shares...
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Sun Sep 29, 2024 11:34 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Percent and Interest Problems
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Fractions and Ratios, Percent and Interest Problems, Probability
\(S\) and \(R\) are two beehives where \(S\) contains more bees than that of \(R.\) The honey in these hives is gathered only by the worker - bees and the hive is maintained by the remaining bees. Is the average honey collected per bee in the hive greater in hive \(R'\) as compared to hive \(S?\) 1)...
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Sun Sep 29, 2024 11:26 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Fractions and Ratios, Percent and Interest Problems, Probability
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Combinations
Families in which some members argue with each other compete for a chance to appear on Barry Wringer’s TV show. The greater the percentage of family members who argue with each other, the greater the family’s chances of appearing on Wringer’s show. If the Brown family and the Gonzales family both ha...
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Sun Sep 22, 2024 9:23 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Combinations
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Combinations
Claudia can choose any two of four different candles and any \(8\) of \(9\) different flowers for a centerpiece arrangement. Given these choices, how many candle + flower groupings can she select?
A. \(54\)
B. \(72\)
C. \(96\)
D. \(144\)
E. \(432\)
The OA is A
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Sun Sep 22, 2024 9:16 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Combinations
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Combinations
If \(3\) members are to be selected from a group of \(x\) members then what is the value of \(x?\) 1) If team of \(3\) members is selected from the group of \(x\) members then \(30\) different combinations of \(3\) members can be formed with \(2\) specific members never being together on the team 2)...
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Sun Sep 22, 2024 9:07 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Combinations
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Combinations
You are given a \(4\times 4\) square Board and you need to fill it with Red and Blue colors such that there are exactly two blue boxes and two red boxes in each row and column. In how many ways is it possible to fill the colors in \(4 \times 4\) square Board? A. \(12\) B. \(45\) C. \(48\) D. \(90\) ...
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Sun Sep 22, 2024 9:00 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Combinations
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A man travelled from one city to another. What is the distance between the two cities?
Data Sufficiency
A man travelled from one city to another. What is the distance between the two cities?
A man travelled from one city to another. What is the distance between the two cities? 1. He travelled the first \(1/4\) of his distance at a uniform speed of \(15\) miles per hour. Thereafter, he increased his speed to \(20\) miles per hour 2. The time for which he travelled at \(20\) miles per hou...
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Sat Sep 07, 2024 5:29 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: A man travelled from one city to another. What is the distance between the two cities?
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Every student at Darcy School is in at least one of three clubs: horseback riding, embroidery, and country dancing,
Problem Solving
Every student at Darcy School is in at least one of three clubs: horseback riding, embroidery, and country dancing,
Every student at Darcy School is in at least one of three clubs: horseback riding, embroidery, and country dancing, which are the only clubs in existence at the school. The ratio of the number of students in exactly two clubs to the number of students in exactly one club is \(4{:}3,\) while the rati...
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Sat Sep 07, 2024 5:19 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Every student at Darcy School is in at least one of three clubs: horseback riding, embroidery, and country dancing,
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