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Showing posts with label 700. Show all posts

Mixture Problem with Refresher in answers: GMAT, GRE, SAT

Four-ninths of a drink mix is dye and the rest is pure ugar. When the mix is added to water a gallon of the drink is made that is 7.5% sugar. What percentage of the gallon is dye?


(A) 6
(B) 6.5
(C) 7.5
(D) 8
(E) 24

Functions and Ranges: GMAT, GRE Quant Problem

 


GMAT, GRE Functions and Graphing Question 


GMAT, GRE, QUANT, quantitative, math, test prep, functions

In the function above, if f(k) = 2, then which one of the following could be a value of k?

(A) –1
(B) 0
(C) 0.5
(D) 2.5
(E) 4




f(k)=2
On the graph, that would mean the x is k and the y is2


In the first quadrant when y = 2 the value for x could be from anywhere from roughly 1.75 to 3.5. 


None of the answer choices are ranges but D is within our range. And since the question asks what value “could be” k, that must be the answer. 

D.



A refresher on finding a range of values with functions:

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Number Properties with Profit: GMAT, GRE QUANT



If the selling price of an item is doubled then the profit is tripled. What is the percentage of profit?


A) 50%
B) 100%
C) 150%
D) 200%
E) 250%



Overlapping Sets In An Interesting GMAT, GRE Quant Problem



There are 750 male and female participants in a meeting. Half of the female participants and one-quarter of the male participants are Democrats. One-third of all the participants are Democrats. How many of the Democrats are female?

(A) 75
(B) 100
(C) 125
(D) 175
(E) 225



Relative Range Distance Rate Time GMAT, GRE Problem

The distance between Mercury and Earth changes due to the orbits of the planets. When Mercury is at its closest point to Earth, it is 48 million miles away. When Mercury is at its furthest point from Earth, it is 138 million miles away. For a science project, Ruby calculates the maximum and minimum amount of time it would take to travel from Earth to Mercury in a spacecraft traveling 55 miles per hour. Approximately what are the times, in days?

(A) 3,636 and 10,454
(B) 14,545 and 41,818
(C) 36,364 and 104,545
(D) 87,272 and 250,909
(E) 872,727 and 2,509,091

GMAT GRE Probability Problem

Set A: {1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 15}

If three numbers are randomly selected from set A without replacement, what is the probability that the sum of the three numbers is divisible by 3?

A. 3/14
B. 2/7
C. 9/14
D. 5/7
E. 11/14

Hard GMAT Mixture and Ratio Quant Problem

<After the problem solution, there is a refresher on ratios if you would like to review it>


How should a grocer mix 4 types of peanuts, worth 54 cents, 72 cents, $1.2,0, and $1.44 respectively per pound, so that the grocer will make a total mixture which is 96 cents per pound?

(A) 8:4:4:7
(B) 24:12:12:50
(C) 4:8:9:4
(D) 16:42:28:10
(E) Cannot be determined

GMAT Probability - Selection from a group

How many randomly assembled people do u need to have a better than 50% probability that at least 1 of them was born in a leap year?

3
9
27
54
81


700 Level GMAT PS Question



At a sandwich shop, all sandwiches sell for the same price. If the shop were to decrease the price of each sandwich, it would sell 5 more sandwiches per day its daily revenue would remain constant at $150. How much could a sandwich currently cost?

A. $3
B. $4
C. $5
D. $6
E. $10


GMAT and GRE Min/Max Quant Problem


A company produces baseball cards in equal numbers of regular packs of 16 and deluxe packs of 30. If, on a certain day a company produces 241 cards, what is the smallest number of additional cards the company needs to produce in order to maintain its regular production practice? 

A) 5 
B) 11 
C) 21 
D) 35 
E) 46


Number Properties + Probability GMAT, GRE Quant


If n is an integer from 1 to 96 (inclusive), what is the probability for N being divisible by 8 when N=n*(n+1)*(n+2)

A. 25%
B 50%
C 62.5%
D. 72.5%
E. 75%


Let f(n) = n*(n+1)*(n+2)

The product of the three consecutive numbers will be divisible by 8 if the first of the 3 consecutive numbers is even as it prime factors out to at least three 2’s. 

f(2); the function becomes 2*3*4 will be divisible by 8 because 2 is even.
f(52), the function becomes 52*53*54 will be divisible by 8 because 52 is even
f(61), the function becomes 61*62*63 will NOT be divisible by 8 because 61 is odd

However, there is one more case where the function will be divisible by 8 even when the first number of the three consecutive number is odd;
f(7): the function becomes 7*8*9; the middle term 8 is divisible by 8 and thus the entire function becomes divisible by 8.
f(63): the function becomes 63*64*65; the middle term 64 is divisible by 8 and thus the entire function becomes divisible by 8.

Probability = desired/total

How many functions are there;
f(1) = 1*2*3
f(2) = 2*3*4
f(3) = 3*4*5
f(4) = 4*5*6
…
f(95) = 95*96*97
f(96) = 96*97*98

Total = 96

To find the favorable cases; we need to find the count of all even numbers from 1 to 96 and the count of all numbers that are divisible by 8.

Count of even numbers = (96–2)/2+1=47+1=48
Total numbers divisible by 8 = (96–8)/8+1 = 12

Probability=48+1296=6096=0.625=62.5Probability=48+1296=6096=0.625=62.5

C

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GMAT, GRE Quant: Absolute Value Problem

 Which of the following represents all the possible values of x that are solutions to the equation 3x=|x^2 -10|?


A. -5, -2, and 0
B. -5, -2 , 2, and 5
C. -5 and 2
D. -2 and 5
E. 2 and 5

Number line ratio GMAT Quant problem

 A Straight Line is formed using two points A(3,3) and B(6,6). Another point P(x,y) lies between A and B such that AP/BP = 10. The coordinates of P are ____ ?

(A) (5, 5)
(B) ( 6 1/11,6 1/11)
(C) (6 3/11, 6 3/11)
(D) (3 6/11, 3 6/11)
(E) (5 8/11, 5 8/11)


GMAT, GRE Quant Mixture Problem



How must a grocer mix 4 types of peanuts worth 54 c, 72 c, $1.2 and $1.44 per pound so as to obtain a mixture at 96 cents per pound?

(A) 8:4:4:7
(B) 24:12:12:50
(C) 4:8:7:4
(D) 16:42:28:10
(E) Cannot be uniquely determined

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Geometry GMAT, GRE Problem

Jeremiah LaBrash
The figure above shows three tangent circles (they touch at exactly one point), each with their centers along the same horizontal axis. The biggest circle contains two smaller ones. Of the two smaller circles, the larger one has a radius of 6 inches and the smaller one has a radius of 3 inches. What is the area of the shaded region?

A. 45π
B. 27π
C. 24π
D. 18π
E. 9π

Algebraic Funds GMAT, GRE Algebra Problem



Ms. Morris invested in Fund A and Fund B. The total amount she invested, in both funds combined, was $100,000. In one year, Fund A paid 23% and Fund B paid 17%. The interest earned in Fund B was exactly $200 greater than the interest earned in Fund A. How much did Ms. Morris invest in Fund A?
(A) $32,000
(B) $36,000
(C) $40,000
(D) $42,000
(E) $45,000


Mixture Problem: GMAT, GRE



24 lbs of coffee P and 25 lbs of coffee V are mixed to make coffee X and Y. The ratio of P to V in coffee X is 4 to 1, in Y is 1 to 5. How much of P is contained in the mixture X?


A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
D. 45