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GMAT Prep Exponent question [#permalink] New post   18 Aug 2007, 18:29
Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone had insight on how to solve this problem from a GMATPrep test.

5^21 x 4^11 = 2 x 10^n (What is the value of n?)

I first thought to make the bases the same so:

5^21 x 2^22 = 2 x 10^n

The correct answer is n = 21?

Thanks in advance for all your help.. Gmat in 13 days.. :)



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Re: GMAT Prep Exponent question [#permalink] New post   18 Aug 2007, 18:41
AK79 wrote:
Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone had insight on how to solve this problem from a GMATPrep test.

5^21 x 4^11 = 2 x 10^n (What is the value of n?)

I first thought to make the bases the same so:

5^21 x 2^22 = 2 x 10^n

The correct answer is n = 21?

Thanks in advance for all your help.. Gmat in 13 days.. :)


Yes its 21..
5^21 x 4^11 = 2 x 10^n
=> 5^21 x 2^22 = 2 x 10^n
=>5^21 x 2^21 x 2= 2 x 10^n
=> 10^21 x2 =2 x 10^n
=>n=21

All the best for exam :-D
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Re: GMAT Prep Exponent question [#permalink] New post   18 Aug 2007, 18:46
n=21

First convert 4^11 to 2^22 (4^11 = (2^2)^11 = 2^22)

divide both sides by 2

5^21*2^21=10^n
(5*2)^21=10^n
10^21=10^n
n=21
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Re: GMAT Prep Exponent question [#permalink] New post   18 Aug 2007, 18:56
Chiya and StartupAddict (and anyone else who posts after this!),

Thanks fellas, I really appreciate it. It stumped the hell out of me. Forgot to figure out to make the exponents the same to manipulate them out. Thanks again for the help and good wishes.. :-D
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Re: GMAT Prep Exponent question [#permalink] New post   18 Aug 2007, 19:00
No sweat! Yah you should practise exponent questions, I find from GMATPrep that when the difficulty goes up, they like to throw some nasty ones at you. The real test is almost the same as GMATprep too, so expect to see some nasty exponent ones...... here's one:

if M = 4^1/2 + 4^1/3 + 4^1/4, what is M?


a. between 0.5 and 1.5
b. between 1.5 and 2.5
c. between 3.5 and 4
d. greater than 4

something like that

i just did approximations in my head.... 2 + 1.6 + 1.4
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Re: GMAT Prep Exponent question [#permalink] New post   19 Aug 2007, 11:14
StartupAddict wrote:
No sweat! Yah you should practise exponent questions, I find from GMATPrep that when the difficulty goes up, they like to throw some nasty ones at you. The real test is almost the same as GMATprep too, so expect to see some nasty exponent ones...... here's one:

if M = 4^1/2 + 4^1/3 + 4^1/4, what is M?


a. between 0.5 and 1.5
b. between 1.5 and 2.5
c. between 3.5 and 4
d. greater than 4

something like that

i just did approximations in my head.... 2 + 1.6 + 1.4


Aprox is a good idea, especially if u don't know what to do. Even if u get stuck btwn C and D, u still eliminated 2 answers.
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Re: GMAT Prep Exponent question [#permalink] New post   19 Aug 2007, 11:22
Hey Startupaddict

Is the answer your exponent question D?

Greater than 4?
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Re: GMAT Prep Exponent question [#permalink] New post   19 Aug 2007, 11:36
That question seems relatively easy...

You know sqrt(4) = 2....

You know that 4^1/3 and 4^1/4 each have to be bigger than 1...

summed, they must be greater than 4. 10 second problem.
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Re: GMAT Prep Exponent question [#permalink] New post   19 Aug 2007, 17:55
StartupAddict wrote:
No sweat! Yah you should practise exponent questions, I find from GMATPrep that when the difficulty goes up, they like to throw some nasty ones at you. The real test is almost the same as GMATprep too, so expect to see some nasty exponent ones...... here's one:

if M = 4^1/2 + 4^1/3 + 4^1/4, what is M?


a. between 0.5 and 1.5
b. between 1.5 and 2.5
c. between 3.5 and 4
d. greater than 4

something like that

i just did approximations in my head.... 2 + 1.6 + 1.4


Since you have to multiply numbers with the same base, you can simply add the exponents.

1/2 + 1/3 + 1/4 = 13/12 or 1 and 1/12

4^1 and 1/12

Answer: D
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Re: GMAT Prep Exponent question [#permalink] New post   19 Aug 2007, 19:07
yup..
5^21 * 2*22 = 5^21 * 2^21 * 2 = 2*10^21.
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Re: GMAT Prep Exponent question [#permalink] New post   20 Aug 2007, 06:15
:) Thanks all... This is a great place to be...



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