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janvierek
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Can someone explain to me the answers for the following 3 questions on GMAT prep exam. Thanks!
1. A certain law firm consists of 4 senior partners and 6 junior partners. How many different groups of 3 partners can be performed in which at least one member of the group is a senior partner? (Two groups are considered different if at least one group member is different)
a) 48
b) 100
c) 120
d) 288
e) 600
the answer is B, but i don't understand how.
2. A certain Basket contains 10 apples, 7 of which are red and 3 of wich are green. If 3 different apples are to be selected at random from the basket , what is the probability that 2 of the apples selected will be red and 1 will be green?
a) 7/40
b) 7/20
c) 49/100
d) 21/40
e) 7/10
the answer is D, again i would like to get an explaination how
3. In a class of 30 students, 2 students did not borrow any books from the library, 12 students each borrowed 1 book, 10 students each borrowed 2 books, and the rest of the students each borrowed at least 3 books. If the average (arithmetic mean) number of books borrowed per student was 2, what is the maximum number of books that any single student could have borrowed ?
a) 3
b) 5
c) 8
d) 13
e) 15
the answer is D, but don't understand how
1. A certain law firm consists of 4 senior partners and 6 junior partners. How many different groups of 3 partners can be performed in which at least one member of the group is a senior partner? (Two groups are considered different if at least one group member is different)
a) 48
b) 100
c) 120
d) 288
e) 600
the answer is B, but i don't understand how.
2. A certain Basket contains 10 apples, 7 of which are red and 3 of wich are green. If 3 different apples are to be selected at random from the basket , what is the probability that 2 of the apples selected will be red and 1 will be green?
a) 7/40
b) 7/20
c) 49/100
d) 21/40
e) 7/10
the answer is D, again i would like to get an explaination how
3. In a class of 30 students, 2 students did not borrow any books from the library, 12 students each borrowed 1 book, 10 students each borrowed 2 books, and the rest of the students each borrowed at least 3 books. If the average (arithmetic mean) number of books borrowed per student was 2, what is the maximum number of books that any single student could have borrowed ?
a) 3
b) 5
c) 8
d) 13
e) 15
the answer is D, but don't understand how
