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Re: Set of 8 DS questions [#permalink]  22 Aug 2010, 11:43
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kwhitejr wrote:
Can you elaborate on the explanation for question #4?

This.

I don't really follow the brief explanations so far.

4. Is x^4+y^4>z^4?

The best way to deal with this problem is plugging numbers. Remember on DS questions when plugging numbers, goal is to prove that the statement is not sufficient. So we should try to get a YES answer with one chosen number(s) and a NO with another.

(1) x^2+y^2>z^2
It's clear that we get YES answer very easily with big x and y (say 10 and 10), and small z (say 0).

For NO answer let's try numbers from Pythagorean triples:
x^2=3, y^2=4 and z^2=5 (x^2+y^2=7>5=z^2) --> x^4+y^4=9+16=25=z^4, so we have answer NO (x^4+y^4 is NOT more than z^4, it's equal to it).

Not sufficient.

(2) x+y>z. This one is even easier: again we can get YES answer with big x and y, and small z.

As for NO try to make z some big enough negative number: so if x=y=1 and z=-5, then x^4+y^4=1+1=2<25=z^4.

Not sufficient.

(1)+(2) As we concluded YES answer is easily achievable. For NO try the case of x^2=3, y^2=4 and z^2=5 again: x+y=\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{4}>\sqrt{5} (\sqrt{3}+2 is more than 3 and \sqrt{5} is less than 3), so statement (2) is satisfied, we know that statement (1) is also satisfied (x^2+y^2=7>5=z^2) and x^4+y^4=9+16=25=z^4. Not sufficient.

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2. Is the measure of one of the interior angles of quadrilateral ABCD equal to 60?
(1) Two of the interior angles of ABCD are right angles.
(2) The degree measure of angle ABC is twice the degree measure of angle BCD.

(1) Any two angles can be 90 degrees so Insuff.
(2) No Information about angles DAB and CDA are gien so Insff.

Two adjecent angles can not be 90 otherwise the other two will also be 90 in which case either of ABC or BCD = 180 (not a corner but a straight line). This implies that either ABC or BCD has to be 90. Again ABC can not be 90 otherwise BCD = 2(ABC) = 180 (a straight line). S0 there is only one possible situation where BAD = BCD = 90, which implies ABC = 1/2 (BCD) = 45 and ADC = 360 - (90+90+45) = 135.

OA for this question is E, not C. Also: The degree measure of angle ABC is twice the degree measure of angle BCD, not vise-versa as you've used in your calculations.

Consider following cases:

Two different answers, hence not sufficient.

Hope it's clear.
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Re: Set of 8 DS questions [#permalink]  22 Aug 2010, 17:26
Stand Corrected.

My assumption Two adjecent angles can not be 90 otherwise the other two will also be 90 was wrong.
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Re: Set of 8 DS questions [#permalink]  23 Aug 2010, 05:36
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The questions in this thread are pretty simple compared to the more difficult that Bunuel has posted.
Don't be complacent if you can solve all the above "700" questions correctly - just look in other sets of questions and you will find room for improvements.
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Re: Set of 8 DS questions [#permalink]  18 Feb 2011, 07:05
This is good one!

because for statement1

24
26
28
36
39
48

these show that the tens digit is factor of units digit..but >40

55
66
77

Tens digit is not a factor but multiple of units digit...am I right? I often get confused with these terminologies of factors and multiples:( could you take time to explain...thanks alot
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Re: Set of 8 DS questions [#permalink]  18 Feb 2011, 07:49
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This is good one!

because for statement1

24
26
28
36
39
48

these show that the tens digit is factor of units digit..but >40

55
66
77

Tens digit is not a factor but multiple of units digit...am I right? I often get confused with these terminologies of factors and multiples:( could you take time to explain...thanks alot

Integer a is a multiple of integer b is the same as integer b is a factor of integer a and can be expressed as a=b*integer. For example 6 is a multiple of 1, 2, 3, and 6 itself and 1, 2, 3, and 6 are factors (divisors) of 6.

In case when a=b\neq{0} then integer a is both a factor and a multiple of integer b (and vise-versa). For example 5 is the greatest factor (divisor) of 5 and 5 is also the least positive multiple of 5.

As for the question: algebraic solution is given in my post on the previous page.

Alternately you can notice than the question basically asks whether n is a prime number more than 20. Now, all primes (except 2 and 5) end with 1, 3, 7, or 9, as (1) says that the tens digit of n is a factor of the units digit then n can not possibly be a prime as the only 2-digit integers more than 20 satisfying this and having either of these digits as units digit are: 33, 77, 39, and 99 and neither is a prime number.

For more on this issues check Number Theory chapter of Math Book: math-number-theory-88376.html

Hope it helps.
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Re: Set of 8 DS questions [#permalink]  22 Feb 2011, 13:41
The answers below may be incorrect. I haven't matched them with OA. If you see any problem with the logic or answer; please comment.

Bunuel wrote:
1. An integer greater than 1 that is not prime is called composite. If the two-digit integer n is greater than 20, is n composite?
(1) The tens digit of n is a factor of the units digit of n.
(2) The tens digit of n is 2.

Sol:
20<n<100
(1)
Possible values of n:
22,24,26,28 ; Between 21 and 29, inclusive; 2 is a factor of 2,4,6,8
30,33,36,39 ; Between 30 and 39, inclusive; 3 is a factor of 0,3,6,9
40,44,48; Between 40 and 49, inclusive; 4 is a factor of 0,4,8
50,55
60,66
70,77
80,88
90,99

Every possible value is composite. Sufficient.

(2)
Unit's digit can be 3 or 6 giving at least 2 possibilities; 23 or 26, one of which is prime and other composite.
Not sufficient.

Ans: "A"
Bunuel wrote:
2. Is the measure of one of the interior angles of quadrilateral ABCD equal to 60?
(1) Two of the interior angles of ABCD are right angles.
(2) The degree measure of angle ABC is twice the degree measure of angle BCD.

Sol:
(1) If the opposite angles are 90^{\circ}, then the quadrilateral is a rectangle or square. None of the interior angles is 60^{\circ}
If the adjacent angles are 90^{\circ}, then the quadrilateral may have the rest two angles are any set of supplementary angles which also includes {60,120}. Maybe one of the interior angles is 60^{\circ}. Not sure though.

Not sufficient.

(2) The adjacent angles are 90^{\circ}, then the quadrilateral may have the rest two angles be any set of supplementary angles which also includes {60,120}. Maybe one of the interior angles is 60^{\circ}. Not sure though.

Not sufficient.

Combing both;
Two interior angles are 90^{\circ}. They can't be opposite angles as there are also two angles that are in ratio 1:2. If two angles are 90. Then their sum is 180. Sum of all interior angles of a quadrilateral is 360. The sum of the other two angles is 180.
Also they are in ratio;
1/2

So; x+2x=180
x=60
2x=120.

For sure there is one angle which is 60^{\circ}

Sufficient.

Ans: "C"
Bunuel wrote:
3. Is x + y < 1 ?
(1) x < 8/9
(2) y < 1/8

Sol:
(1) x<8/9
y can be 1000 or 1/1000.
Not sufficient.

(2)y<1/8
x can be 1000 or 1/1000.
Not sufficient.

Combing both;
x+y < \frac{8}{9} + \frac{1}{8}
x+y < \frac{73}{72}

x+y can be 722/720 or 1/16.
Not sufficient.

Ans: "E"
Bunuel wrote:
4. Is x^4 + y^4 > z^4 ?
(1) x^2 + y^2 > z^2
(2) x+y > z

Sol:

(1)
x^2+y^2 > z^2
Squaring both sides
x^4+y^4+2x^2y^2 > z^4
Now,
2x^2y^2 will always be equal to or greater than 0 because square is always +ve. "+ve*+ve*2" will always be positive or greater than equal to 0.

Hence;
x^4+y^4>z^4
Sufficient.

(2)
x+y > z
I don't know the formula for double squaring this one. So; just substituting some values;

-1-1>-10
-2>-10
16<10000

2+2>1
16+16>1
32>1
Not Sufficient.

Ans: "A"
Bunuel wrote:
5. At a certain theater, the cost of each adult's ticket is $5 and the cost of each child's ticket is$2. What was the average cost of all the adult's and children's tickets sold at the theater yesterday?
(1) Yesterday ratio of # of children's ticket sold to the # of adult's ticketr sold was 3 to 2
(2) Yesterday 80 adult's tickets were sold at the theater.

Sol:

Children's ticket sold: c
Total Price: 5a+2c
Average Cost:

(1)
\frac{c}{a}=\frac{3}{2}
2c=3a
c=(3/2)a
\frac{(5a+2c)}{(a+c)}=\frac{5a+3a}{a+(3/2)a}=\frac{16}{3}
Sufficient.

(2)
80 adult tickets were sold doesn't tell us anything about the number of children's tickets sold.
Not Sufficient.

Ans: "A"
Bunuel wrote:
6. Are some goats not cows?
(1) All cows are lions
(2) All lions are goats.

Sol:
(1) Not sufficient. Doesn't tell us anything about goats.
(2) Not sufficient. Doesn't tell us anything about cows.

Combining both;
We know that all cows are goats as well as lions. But; there are also few lions that are not cows but goat. Thus, some goats are not cows; they are lions.

Sufficient.

Ans: "C"
Bunuel wrote:
7. Patrick is cleaning his house in anticipation of the arrival of guests. He needs to vacuum the floors, fold the laundry, and put away the dishes after the dishwasher completes its cycle. If the dishwasher is currently running and has 55 minutes remaining in its cycle, can Patrick complete all of the tasks before his guests arrive in exactly 1 hour?
(1) Vacuuming the floors and folding the laundry will take Patrick 36 minutes.
(2) Putting away the dishes will take Patrick 7 minutes.

Sol:
(1) Not Sufficient. Putting away the dishes may take less than 5 minutes or more than 5 minutes.
(2) Sufficient. Irrespective of how long it takes for vacuuming or laundry, putting away the dishes alone will cross the 1 hour deadline. 55 minutes will be spent washing and say Pat is already done done with his laundry and vacuuming; he can't complete all his tasks before at least 1hour 2minutes > 1hour.

Ans: "B"
Bunuel wrote:
8. Are all of the numbers in a certain list of 15 numbers equal?
(1) The sum of all the numbers in the list is 60.
(2) The sum of any 3 numbers in the list is 12.

Sol:
(1)
There can be fifteen 4's making the sum=60 and all of the elements equal.
There can be fourteen 1's and one 46 making the sum=60 and not all elements equal.
Not Sufficient.

(2)
Don't know by what principle of mathematics it is so. But; looks like it is possible only when all of them are 4.
Sufficient.

Ans: "B"

Thanks for the post Bunuel.
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Re: Set of 8 DS questions [#permalink]  22 Feb 2011, 19:41
Squaring both sides

Now,
will always be equal to or greater than 0 because square is always +ve. "+ve*+ve*2" will always be positive or greater than equal to 0.

Hence;

Sufficient.

I used same method as Fluke. Can anyone clarify why E and not A for this one?
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Re: Set of 8 DS questions [#permalink]  23 Feb 2011, 01:46
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Squaring both sides

Now,
will always be equal to or greater than 0 because square is always +ve. "+ve*+ve*2" will always be positive or greater than equal to 0.

Hence;

Sufficient.

I used same method as Fluke. Can anyone clarify why E and not A for this one?

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Re: Collection of 8 DS questions [#permalink]  19 May 2012, 05:38
@Bunnel, pls explain statement 1 in #2

Is is possible to draw a quad with two 90 degree on the same side or opp side and still satisfy the condition angles on the same side sum upto 180?

I think it is not possible to get 60 with statement 1.
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Re: Collection of 8 DS questions [#permalink]  19 May 2012, 05:44
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@Bunnel, pls explain statement 1 in #2

Is is possible to draw a quad with two 90 degree on the same side or opp side and still satisfy the condition angles on the same side sum upto 180?

I think it is not possible to get 60 with statement 1.

Is the measure of one of the interior angles of quadrilateral ABCD equal to 60?

Sum of inner angels of quadrilateral is 360 degrees. (Sum of inner angles of polygon=180*(n-2), where n is # of sides)

(1) Two of the interior angles of ABCD are right angles --> angles can be 90+90 + any combination of two angels totaling 180. Not sufficient.

(2) The degree measure of angle ABC is twice the degree measure of angle BCD --> <ABC=2<BCD. Not sufficient

(1)+(2) Angles can be 90+90+45+135 Or 90+90+60+120. Not sufficient.

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Re: Collection of 8 DS questions [#permalink]  03 Jun 2012, 00:46
@Bunuel, would u plz explain problem no # 3??
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Re: Collection of 8 DS questions [#permalink]  03 Jun 2012, 01:31
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@Bunuel, would u plz explain problem no # 3??

Sure.

Is x+y<1

(1) x<\frac{8}{9}=\frac{64}{72}. Not sufficient by itself.

(2) y<\frac{1}{8}=\frac{9}{72}. Not sufficient by itself.

(1)+(2) x+y<\frac{64}{72}+\frac{9}{72}=\frac{73}{72}, so x+y<\frac{73}{72} --> x+y may or may not be less than 1 (x+y could be less than 1 as well as more than 1, in the range (1,\frac{73}{72})). Not sufficient.

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Re: Set of 8 DS questions [#permalink]  03 Jun 2012, 03:25
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2. Is the measure of one of the interior angles of quadrilateral ABCD equal to 60?
(1) Two of the interior angles of ABCD are right angles.
(2) The degree measure of angle ABC is twice the degree measure of angle BCD.

(1) Any two angles can be 90 degrees so Insuff.
(2) No Information about angles DAB and CDA are gien so Insff.

Two adjecent angles can not be 90 otherwise the other two will also be 90 in which case either of ABC or BCD = 180 (not a corner but a straight line). This implies that either ABC or BCD has to be 90. Again ABC can not be 90 otherwise BCD = 2(ABC) = 180 (a straight line). S0 there is only one possible situation where BAD = BCD = 90, which implies ABC = 1/2 (BCD) = 45 and ADC = 360 - (90+90+45) = 135.

You can draw numerous trapezoids wherein two adjacent angles are 90 and the other two in various combinations

Refer BUNUEL's solution.
Bunuel wrote:
2. Is the measure of one of the interior angles of quadrilateral ABCD equal to 60?
(1) Two of the interior angles of ABCD are right angles.
(2) The degree measure of angle ABC is twice the degree measure of angle BCD.

Sum of inner angels of quadrilateral is 360 degrees. (Sum of inner angles of polygon=180(n-2), where n is # of sides)
(1) Angles can be 90+90 + any combination of two angels totaling 180. Not sufficient.
(2) <ABC=2<BCD. Not sufficient

(1)+(2) Angles can be 90+90+45+135 Or 90+90+60+120 Not sufficient.

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Re: Set of 8 DS questions [#permalink]  05 Jul 2012, 14:41
Bunuel wrote:

2. Is the measure of one of the interior angles of quadrilateral ABCD equal to 60?
(1) Two of the interior angles of ABCD are right angles.
(2) The degree measure of angle ABC is twice the degree measure of angle BCD.

Sum of inner angels of quadrilateral is 360 degrees. (Sum of inner angles of polygon=180(n-2), where n is # of sides)
(1) Angles can be 90+90 + any combination of two angels totaling 180. Not sufficient.
(2) <ABC=2<BCD. Not sufficient

(1)+(2) Angles can be 90+90+45+135 Or 90+90+60+120 Not sufficient.

When the question says two of the angles are right angles, can I then assume that the other two angles are NOT right angles?
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Re: Set of 8 DS questions [#permalink]  06 Jul 2012, 00:39
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Bunuel wrote:

2. Is the measure of one of the interior angles of quadrilateral ABCD equal to 60?
(1) Two of the interior angles of ABCD are right angles.
(2) The degree measure of angle ABC is twice the degree measure of angle BCD.

Sum of inner angels of quadrilateral is 360 degrees. (Sum of inner angles of polygon=180(n-2), where n is # of sides)
(1) Angles can be 90+90 + any combination of two angels totaling 180. Not sufficient.
(2) <ABC=2<BCD. Not sufficient

(1)+(2) Angles can be 90+90+45+135 Or 90+90+60+120 Not sufficient.

When the question says two of the angles are right angles, can I then assume that the other two angles are NOT right angles?

Sure, since if 3 or 4 of the angles of ABCD are right, then saying that "2 of the angles of ABCD are right" would be clearly wrong.
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Re: Collection of 8 DS questions [#permalink]  12 Oct 2012, 00:19
6. Are some goats not cows?
(1) All cows are lions
(2) All lions are goats.

Hi Bunuel - Is the below sol OK?

10 cows then 10 lions
20 lions then 20 goats
Q Are some goats not cows? this becomes may be because we don't about the 10 G and also we can mark strait E as we don't know how many goats are there if there are 100 G then no info abt 80 Gs....

This reasoning correct?
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Re: Collection of 8 DS questions [#permalink]  12 Oct 2012, 00:30
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6. Are some goats not cows?
(1) All cows are lions
(2) All lions are goats.

Hi Bunuel - Is the below sol OK?

10 cows then 10 lions
20 lions then 20 goats
Q Are some goats not cows? this becomes may be because we don't about the 10 G and also we can mark strait E as we don't know how many goats are there if there are 100 G then no info abt 80 Gs....

This reasoning correct?

I don't understand what you mean there. Anyway solution is given here: collection-of-8-ds-questions-85290.html#p639290 and here: collection-of-8-ds-questions-85290.html#p666509

Hope it helps.
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Re: Collection of 8 DS questions [#permalink]  24 Nov 2012, 06:42
Bunuel wrote:

4. Is x^4 + y^4 > z^4 ?
(1) x^2 + y^2 > z^2
(2) x+y > z

Hi Bunuel,

My answer for this question is A. Please tell me where I am going wrong. This is how I solved the question:

From A:
x^2 + y^2 > z^2
Squaring both the sides, we get
x^4 + y^4 + 2x^2 * y^2 > z^4
=> x^4 + y^4 < z^4
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Re: Collection of 8 DS questions [#permalink]  25 Nov 2012, 05:36
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Bunuel wrote:

4. Is x^4 + y^4 > z^4 ?
(1) x^2 + y^2 > z^2
(2) x+y > z

Hi Bunuel,

My answer for this question is A. Please tell me where I am going wrong. This is how I solved the question:

From A:
x^2 + y^2 > z^2
Squaring both the sides, we get
x^4 + y^4 + 2x^2 * y^2 > z^4
=> x^4 + y^4 < z^4

How did you get that x^4 + y^4 < z^4 from x^4 + y^4 + 2x^2 * y^2 > z^4?

Correct answer is E, check here: collection-of-8-ds-questions-85290-20.html#p768034
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Re: Collection of 8 DS questions [#permalink]  26 Nov 2012, 08:10
Bunuel wrote:
aks220488 wrote:
Bunuel wrote:

4. Is x^4 + y^4 > z^4 ?
(1) x^2 + y^2 > z^2
(2) x+y > z

Hi Bunuel,

My answer for this question is A. Please tell me where I am going wrong. This is how I solved the question:

From A:
x^2 + y^2 > z^2
Squaring both the sides, we get
x^4 + y^4 + 2x^2 * y^2 > z^4
=> x^4 + y^4 < z^4

How did you get that x^4 + y^4 < z^4 from x^4 + y^4 + 2x^2 * y^2 > z^4?

Correct answer is E, check here: collection-of-8-ds-questions-85290-20.html#p768034

Oops! Realized my mistake. Thanks for the questions though. They are quite helpful.
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