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An integer between 1 and 300, inclusive, is chosen at random. What is the probability that the integer so chosen equals an integer raised to an exponent that is an integer greater than 1?

A. 17/300
B. 1/15
C. 2/25
D. 1/10
E. 3/25
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An integer between 1 and 300, inclusive, is chosen at random. What is the probability that the integer so chosen equals an integer raised to an exponent that is an integer greater than 1?
(A) 17/300
(B) 1/15
(C) 2/25
(D) 1/10
(E) 3/25

correct answer 25/300 or 1/12. Did you copy the answers correctly

basically it boils down to counting all the numbers that have a square less than 300
all the numbers that have a cube less than three hundred
all the numbers raised to a 4 less than three hundred
so on and so forth

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30 Nov 2009, 08:53
I double checked the answers, have copied it correctly. your explanation is right.But OA is different,

hint: when counting the squares, 2^6 = 8^2, 2^8 = 16^2, these shd be counted as one.

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An integer between 1 and 300, inclusive, is chosen at random. What is the probability that the integer so chosen equals an integer raised to an exponent that is an integer greater than 1?
(A) 17/300
(B) 1/15
(C) 2/25
(D) 1/10
(E) 3/25

Raised to the power 2 : 1 ; 2 ; 3 ; 4 ; 5 ; 6 ; 7 ; 8 ; 9 ; 10 ; 11 ; 12 ; 13 ; 14 ; 15 ; 16 ; 17 :: 17

Raised to the power 3 : 2 ; 3 ; 5 ; 6 :: 4

Raised to the power 5 : 2 ; 3 :: 2

Raised to the power 7 : 2 :: 1

Note : We don't consider numbers raised to even powers greater than 2 since they have already been accounted for when considering squares.

Total = 24

Probability = 24/300 = 2/25

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kirankp wrote:
An integer between 1 and 300, inclusive, is chosen at random. What is the probability that the integer so chosen equals an integer raised to an exponent that is an integer greater than 1?
(A) 17/300
(B) 1/15
(C) 2/25
(D) 1/10
(E) 3/25

Raised to the power 2 : 1 ; 2 ; 3 ; 4 ; 5 ; 6 ; 7 ; 8 ; 9 ; 10 ; 11 ; 12 ; 13 ; 14 ; 15 ; 16 ; 17 :: 17

Raised to the power 3 : 2 ; 3 ; 5 ; 6 :: 4

Raised to the power 5 : 2 ; 3 :: 2

Raised to the power 7 : 2 :: 1

Note : We don't consider numbers raised to even powers greater than 2 since they have already been accounted for when considering squares.

Total = 24

Probability = 24/300 = 2/25

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kirankp wrote:
An integer between 1 and 300, inclusive, is chosen at random. What is the probability that the integer so chosen equals an integer raised to an exponent that is an integer greater than 1?
(A) 17/300
(B) 1/15
(C) 2/25
(D) 1/10
(E) 3/25

Raised to the power 2 : 1 ; 2 ; 3 ; 4 ; 5 ; 6 ; 7 ; 8 ; 9 ; 10 ; 11 ; 12 ; 13 ; 14 ; 15 ; 16 ; 17 :: 17

Raised to the power 3 : 2 ; 3 ; 5 ; 6 :: 4

Raised to the power 5 : 2 ; 3 :: 2

Raised to the power 7 : 2 :: 1

Note : We don't consider numbers raised to even powers greater than 2 since they have already been accounted for when considering squares.

Total = 24

Probability = 24/300 = 2/25

This is good method, least chances of counting twice

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An integer between 1 and 300, inclusive, is chosen at random. What is the probability that the integer so chosen equals an integer raised to an exponent that is an integer greater than 1?

A. 17/300
B. 1/15
C. 2/25
D. 1/10
E. 3/25

Basically we need to find how many m^n (where n>1) are between 1 and 300 inclusive.

For n=2 --> m^2<300 --> m<18, so there are 17 such numbers: 1^2=1, 2^2=4, 3^2=9, 4^2=16, ..., 17^2=289;

For n=3 --> m^3<300 --> m<7, so there are 6 such numbers: 1^3=1, 2^3=8, 3^3=27, 4^3=64, 5^3=125, 6^3=216. 1^3=1=1^2 and 4^3=64=8^2 have already been counted so, that leaves only 4 numbers;

Skip n=4, since all perfect fourth power numbers are also perfect squares;

For n=5 --> m^5<300 --> m<4, so there are 3 such numbers: 1^5=1, 2^5=32, 3^5=243. 1^5=1=1^2 has already been counted so, that leaves only 2 numbers;

Skip n=6 for the same reason as n=3;

For n=7 --> m^7<300 --> m<3, so there are 3 such numbers: 1^7=1, 2^7=128. 1^7=1=1^2 has already been counted so, that leaves only 1 numbers.

Total: 17+4+2+1=24.

The probably thus equals to 24/300=2/25.

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28 Apr 2012, 06:18
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do you think that sriharimurthy's method one using prime no's) is better since we dont know to keep track of repeated ones.

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do you think that sriharimurthy's method one using prime no's) is better since we dont know to keep track of repeated ones.

i have the same question. any suggestion.
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kirankp wrote:
An integer between 1 and 300, inclusive, is chosen at random. What is the probability that the integer so chosen equals an integer raised to an exponent that is an integer greater than 1?
(A) 17/300
(B) 1/15
(C) 2/25
(D) 1/10
(E) 3/25

correct answer 25/300 or 1/12. Did you copy the answers correctly

basically it boils down to counting all the numbers that have a square less than 300
all the numbers that have a cube less than three hundred
all the numbers raised to a 4 less than three hundred
so on and so forth

Just wanted to check - Were you abke to solve this within 1.8 minutes?

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An integer between 1 and 300, inclusive, is chosen at random. What is the probability that the integer so chosen equals an integer raised to an exponent that is an integer greater than 1?

A. 17/300
B. 1/15
C. 2/25
D. 1/10
E. 3/25

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i just hate this type of questions. Understanding the question alone takes time, and after getting what the prompt says, I have to squeeze my brain to find a clever way to count without missing any possibility. It's just time consuming and really really tiring

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Bunuel wrote:
kirankp wrote:
An integer between 1 and 300, inclusive, is chosen at random. What is the probability that the integer so chosen equals an integer raised to an exponent that is an integer greater than 1?

A. 17/300
B. 1/15
C. 2/25
D. 1/10
E. 3/25

Basically we need to find how many m^n (where n>1) are between 1 and 300 inclusive.

For n=2 --> m^2<300 --> m<18, so there are 17 such numbers: 1^2=1, 2^2=4, 3^2=9, 4^2=16, ..., 17^2=289;

For n=3 --> m^3<300 --> m<7, so there are 6 such numbers: 1^3=1, 2^3=8, 3^3=27, 4^3=64, 5^3=125, 6^3=216. 1^3=1=1^2 and 4^3=64=8^2 have already been counted so, that leaves only 4 numbers;

Skip n=4, since all perfect fourth power numbers are also perfect squares;

For n=5 --> m^5<300 --> m<4, so there are 3 such numbers: 1^5=1, 2^5=32, 3^5=243. 1^5=1=1^2 has already been counted so, that leaves only 2 numbers;

Skip n=6 for the same reason as n=3;

For n=7 --> m^7<300 --> m<3, so there are 3 such numbers: 1^7=1, 2^7=128. 1^7=1=1^2 has already been counted so, that leaves only 1 numbers.

Total: 17+4+2+1=24.

The probably thus equals to 24/300=2/25.

Bunuel,
I tried counting it differently.
Instead of chopping it up according to degree of the number, I went by the numbers themselves:
2 : n can be - 1,2,3,5,6,7 . 3 : n can be - 1,2,3,5 . 5 : n can be - 1,2,3 . for the numbers 6,7,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17 n can be 2.
so we have 5+4+3+10*2 = 31 and not 24 like you got.
Why am I getting a different result?
Can you see what I'm counting twice?

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Bunuel wrote:
kirankp wrote:
An integer between 1 and 300, inclusive, is chosen at random. What is the probability that the integer so chosen equals an integer raised to an exponent that is an integer greater than 1?

A. 17/300
B. 1/15
C. 2/25
D. 1/10
E. 3/25

Basically we need to find how many m^n (where n>1) are between 1 and 300 inclusive.

For n=2 --> m^2<300 --> m<18, so there are 17 such numbers: 1^2=1, 2^2=4, 3^2=9, 4^2=16, ..., 17^2=289;

For n=3 --> m^3<300 --> m<7, so there are 6 such numbers: 1^3=1, 2^3=8, 3^3=27, 4^3=64, 5^3=125, 6^3=216. 1^3=1=1^2 and 4^3=64=8^2 have already been counted so, that leaves only 4 numbers;

Skip n=4, since all perfect fourth power numbers are also perfect squares;

For n=5 --> m^5<300 --> m<4, so there are 3 such numbers: 1^5=1, 2^5=32, 3^5=243. 1^5=1=1^2 has already been counted so, that leaves only 2 numbers;

Skip n=6 for the same reason as n=3;

For n=7 --> m^7<300 --> m<3, so there are 3 such numbers: 1^7=1, 2^7=128. 1^7=1=1^2 has already been counted so, that leaves only 1 numbers.

Total: 17+4+2+1=24.

The probably thus equals to 24/300=2/25.

Bunuel,
I tried counting it differently.
Instead of chopping it up according to degree of the number, I went by the numbers themselves:
2 : n can be - 1,2,3,5,6,7 . 3 : n can be - 1,2,3,5 . 5 : n can be - 1,2,3 . for the numbers 6,7,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17 n can be 2.
so we have 5+4+3+10*2 = 31 and not 24 like you got.
Why am I getting a different result?
Can you see what I'm counting twice?

Dear ronr34, it's hard for me to understand what have you written there. Below are 24 numbers which satisfy the requirement:

1 = 1^(n > 1)
4 = 2^2
8 = 2^3
9 = 3^2
16 = 2^4 = 4^2
25 = 5^2
27 = 3^3
32 = 2^5
36 = 6^2
49 = 7^2
64 = 2^6 = 4^3 = 8^2
81 = 3^4 = 9^2
100 = 10^2
121 = 11^2
125 = 5^3
128 = 2^7
144 = 12^2
169 = 13^2
196 = 14^2
216 = 6^3
225 = 15^2
243 = 3^5
256 = 2^8 = 4^4 = 16^2
289 = 17^2
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ronr34 wrote:
Bunuel wrote:
Bunuel,
I tried counting it differently.
Instead of chopping it up according to degree of the number, I went by the numbers themselves:
2 : n can be - 1,2,3,5,6,7 . 3 : n can be - 1,2,3,5 . 5 : n can be - 1,2,3 . for the numbers 6,7,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17 n can be 2.
so we have 5+4+3+10*2 = 31 and not 24 like you got.
Why am I getting a different result?
Can you see what I'm counting twice?

Dear ronr34, it's hard for me to understand what have you written there. Below are 24 numbers which satisfy the requirement:

1 = 1^(n > 1)
4 = 2^2
8 = 2^3
9 = 3^2
16 = 2^4 = 4^2
25 = 5^2
27 = 3^3
32 = 2^5
36 = 6^2
49 = 7^2
64 = 2^6 = 4^3 = 8^2
81 = 3^4 = 9^2
100 = 10^2
121 = 11^2
125 = 5^3
128 = 2^7
144 = 12^2
169 = 13^2
196 = 14^2
216 = 6^3
225 = 15^2
243 = 3^5
256 = 2^8 = 4^4 = 16^2
289 = 17^2

Hi Bunuel,
What I meant is that instead of counting the degrees and listing out the numbers that are the options, I listing each number and looked to what degree we can multiply it.
Looking at 2 - the degrees that are possible are : 1,2,3,5,6,7
Looking at 3 - the degrees that are possible are: 1,2,3,5
Looking at 5 - the degrees that are possible are: 1,2,3
Looking at 6 - the degrees that are possible are: 1,2,3
Looking at 7 - the degrees that are possible are: 1,2,3
Looking at 10 - the degrees that are possible are: 1,2
Looking at 11 - the degrees that are possible are: 1,2
Looking at 12 - the degrees that are possible are: 1,2
Looking at 13 - the degrees that are possible are: 1,2
Looking at 14 - the degrees that are possible are: 1,2
Looking at 15 - the degrees that are possible are: 1,2
Looking at 17 - the degrees that are possible are: 1,2
Summing up all the degrees: 6+4+3+3+3+2+2+2+2+2+2+2 = 33 -> 33 number.
What's wrong with that?

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Bunuel wrote:
ronr34 wrote:

Dear ronr34, it's hard for me to understand what have you written there. Below are 24 numbers which satisfy the requirement:

1 = 1^(n > 1)
4 = 2^2
8 = 2^3
9 = 3^2
16 = 2^4 = 4^2
25 = 5^2
27 = 3^3
32 = 2^5
36 = 6^2
49 = 7^2
64 = 2^6 = 4^3 = 8^2
81 = 3^4 = 9^2
100 = 10^2
121 = 11^2
125 = 5^3
128 = 2^7
144 = 12^2
169 = 13^2
196 = 14^2
216 = 6^3
225 = 15^2
243 = 3^5
256 = 2^8 = 4^4 = 16^2
289 = 17^2

Hi Bunuel,
What I meant is that instead of counting the degrees and listing out the numbers that are the options, I listing each number and looked to what degree we can multiply it.
Looking at 2 - the degrees that are possible are : 1,2,3,5,6,7
Looking at 3 - the degrees that are possible are: 1,2,3,5
Looking at 5 - the degrees that are possible are: 1,2,3
Looking at 6 - the degrees that are possible are: 1,2,3
Looking at 7 - the degrees that are possible are: 1,2,3
Looking at 10 - the degrees that are possible are: 1,2
Looking at 11 - the degrees that are possible are: 1,2
Looking at 12 - the degrees that are possible are: 1,2
Looking at 13 - the degrees that are possible are: 1,2
Looking at 14 - the degrees that are possible are: 1,2
Looking at 15 - the degrees that are possible are: 1,2
Looking at 17 - the degrees that are possible are: 1,2
Summing up all the degrees: 6+4+3+3+3+2+2+2+2+2+2+2 = 33 -> 33 number.
What's wrong with that?

The key is to read the question carefully: an integer raised to an exponent that is an integer greater than 1:

Exclude all integers raised to the power of 1;
Exclude 7 to the power of 3: 7^3 = 343 > 300.
Add 1^(n > 1).
Add 2^4 = 16.
Add 2^8 = 256.
Add 3^4 = 81.

You get 24!
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Would a question like this ever appear on the GMAT? It seems like it would be too time consuming to do. I would think if it was on a smaller scale it would be more realistic.

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An integer between 1 and 300, inclusive, is chosen at random. What is the probability that the integer so chosen equals an integer raised to an exponent that is an integer greater than 1?

A. 17/300
B. 1/15
C. 2/25
D. 1/10
E. 3/25

I just counted all the powers of integers which equal less than or equal to 300.
1^2=1
2^8=256 (also 7,6,....2)
3^5=243(also 4,3,2) and so on
we get 30 such numbers.

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An integer between 1 and 300, inclusive, is chosen at random. What is the probability that the integer so chosen equals an integer raised to an exponent that is an integer greater than 1?

A. 17/300
B. 1/15
C. 2/25
D. 1/10
E. 3/25

I just counted all the powers of integers which equal less than or equal to 300.
1^2=1
2^8=256 (also 7,6,....2)
3^5=243(also 4,3,2) and so on
we get 30 such numbers.

Hi matvan,

You seem to have counted several Numbers twice

Please note that for exponent 2, The Numbers that we have are

$$1^2$$, $$2^2$$, $$3^2$$, $$4^2$$, $$5^2$$, $$6^2$$, $$7^2$$, $$8^2$$, $$9^2$$, $$10^2$$, $$11^2$$, $$12^2$$, $$13^2$$, $$14^2$$, $$15^2$$, $$16^2$$, $$17^2$$

Please note that for exponent 3, The Numbers that we have are

$$2^3$$, $$3^3$$, $$5^3$$, $$6^3$$ but Now you can't reconsider $$1^3$$ and $$4^3$$ as they have been counted already among the above 17 numbers

Similar Duplication must have inflated your count of such numbers from 24 to 30.

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For me at least, the key to understanding this question was to carefully read what they were asking for.

So, what are all of the unique integers found among perfect squares, cubes, etc. between 1 and 300?

Perfect squares can be counted manually... 20^2 is 400 so it must be less than 20. 15^2 is 225 so plug and chug. You'll get 17^2, so that's 17 numbers for perfect squares.

Perfect cubes (just look for the highest cube first and eliminate any repeated integers). 7^3 is 7*49= 343, so it's all cubed integers below 7. 2 is 8, 3 is 9 but repeats, 4 is 64 but repeats, 5 is 125, 6 is 216

Repeat for the other powers and count the unique integers.

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