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Updated on: 23 Jan 2023, 23:48
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DS Question 1 - Jan 23 The area of a rectangle is 80. What is the angle between the diagonal of the rectangle and its longer side? (1) The perimeter of the rectangle is 84 (2) The shorter side of the rectangle is 2 Source: GMATClub Tests | Difficulty: Medium
D
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PS Question 1 - Jan 23 Among the customers who bought either tables or chairs at a certain furniture store, the ratio of customers who bought tables to customers who bought chairs is 3:2. If half of those who bought chairs also bought tables, what percent of customers bought tables? A. 60% B. 65% C. 70% D. 75% E. 80% Source: Veritas Prep | Difficulty: Hard
D
DS Question 1 - Jan 24
If k is an integer, is 1/2^(1-k) < 1/8 ?
(1) k is a prime number
(2) k^2 + 1 is a prime number
Source: GMAT Club Tests | Difficulty : Hard
DS Question 2 - Jan 24
What is the standard deviation of set X, containing consecutive odd integers?
(1) Set consists of 10 elements
(2) The range of set is 18
Source: Others | Difficulty : Medium*
* IMO the question can get tricky depending on the approach taken, nevertheless a good question.
Originally posted by gmatophobia on 23 Jan 2023, 23:45.
Last edited by gmatophobia on 23 Jan 2023, 23:48, edited 2 times in total.
Last edited by gmatophobia on 23 Jan 2023, 23:48, edited 2 times in total.
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24 Jan 2023, 00:03
24 Jan 2023, 00:03
gmatophobia
DS Question 2 - Jan 24 What is the standard deviation of set X, containing consecutive odd integers? (1) Set consists of 10 elements (2) The range of set is 18 Source: Others | Difficulty : Medium* * IMO the question can get tricky depending on the approach taken, nevertheless a good question.
Should be D 1) If we know the number of integers, we know the dispersion around the mean
2) same as 1, there is only 1 combination of consc. odd numbers that gives range=18, so your reasoning falls back into 1
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24 Jan 2023, 23:08
24 Jan 2023, 23:08
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DS Question 1 - Jan 24 If k is an integer, is 1/2^(1-k) < 1/8 ? (1) k is a prime number (2) k^2 + 1 is a prime number Source: GMAT Club Tests | Difficulty : Hard
A
gmatophobia
DS Question 2 - Jan 24 What is the standard deviation of set X, containing consecutive odd integers? (1) Set consists of 10 elements (2) The range of set is 18 Source: Others | Difficulty : Medium* * IMO the question can get tricky depending on the approach taken, nevertheless a good question.
D
PS Question 1 - Jan 25
40 skilled employees need 60 days to complete a project while working in the normal work schedule of 8 hours a day. They begin working but one month into the project, 30 employees need to shift to a different project. These 30 employees are replaced by 40 new employees who are 50% less productive. How much extra time per day should the new team work to avoid any delay in the completion of the project?
A. 10 hours 40 minutes
B. 10 hours 20 minutes
C. 6 hours 30 minutes
D. 2 hours 40 minutes
E. 2 hours 20 minutes
Source: Expert’s Global | Difficulty: Hard
DS Question 1 - Jan 25
Ed has some fish, and the combined weight of all the fish is 100 pounds. The weights of the fish are all different. Ed gives the 3 heaviest fish to Ann, the 2 lightest fish to Bob, and the remaining fish to Carol. If the combined weight of the 3 heaviest fish is 50 pounds, how many fish does Carol receive?
(1) The combined weight of the fish Carol receives is 30 pounds.
(2) The combined weight of the fish Bob receives is 20 pounds.
Source: GMATPrepNow | Difficulty: Hard
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