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I encountered a PS quant problem while studying that had some peculiar wording.
If n is a number such that n is 1/3 as great as 1/6 of 11, then what is the range of n?
I assumed that 1/3 as great meant that n was greater than or equal to (11/6)*(1/3).
If I were to encounter this problem with additional working like n is as great as 1/3 of 1/6 of 11 does that change things?
This is the type of problem I frequently have questions about - especially since the answer choices are usually like x>2 or 1/2<x<3/4 etc.
If n is a number such that n is 1/3 as great as 1/6 of 11, then what is the range of n?
I assumed that 1/3 as great meant that n was greater than or equal to (11/6)*(1/3).
If I were to encounter this problem with additional working like n is as great as 1/3 of 1/6 of 11 does that change things?
This is the type of problem I frequently have questions about - especially since the answer choices are usually like x>2 or 1/2<x<3/4 etc.
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I encountered a PS quant problem while studying that had some peculiar wording.
If n is a number such that n is 1/3 as great as 1/6 of 11, then what is the range of n?
I assumed that 1/3 as great meant that n was greater than or equal to (11/6)*(1/3).
If I were to encounter this problem with additional working like n is as great as 1/3 of 1/6 of 11 does that change things?
This is the type of problem I frequently have questions about - especially since the answer choices are usually like x>2 or 1/2<x<3/4 etc.
If n is a number such that n is 1/3 as great as 1/6 of 11, then what is the range of n?
I assumed that 1/3 as great meant that n was greater than or equal to (11/6)*(1/3).
If I were to encounter this problem with additional working like n is as great as 1/3 of 1/6 of 11 does that change things?
This is the type of problem I frequently have questions about - especially since the answer choices are usually like x>2 or 1/2<x<3/4 etc.
Here's an official question that uses the same "as great as" language: https://gmatclub.com/forum/city-x-has-a ... 20278.html
The question tells us "City X has a population 4 times as great as the population of City Y"
We can translate this into: Population of City X = (4)(Population of City Y)
So, "as great as" can be translated into "times"
Similarly, "n is 1/3 as great as 1/6 of 11" translates into n = 1/3(1/6 of 11), which is equivalent to n = 1/3(1/6 x 11)
