GMAT Question of the Day (Dec 9): Probability and Sentence Correction

- Dec 9, 02:00 AM Comments [0]

Math (PS)

John throws a coin until a series of three consecutive heads or three consecutive tails appears. What is the probability that the game will end after the fourth throw?

(A) $\frac{1}{16}$
(B) $\frac{2}{16}$
(C) $\frac{3}{16}$
(D) $\frac{4}{16}$
(E) $\frac{6}{16}$

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Verbal (SC)

A recent national study of the public schools shows that there are now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were four years ago.

(A) there are now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were
(B) there is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were
(C) there is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many as there were
(D) every thirty-two pupils now have one microcomputer, four times as many than there were
(E) every thirty-two pupils now has one microcomputer, four times as many as

Answers to the questions: B, C

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