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Q. What is the ratio of the average to the sum of numbers in series S?
1) Sum of the numbers is 50
2) There are 10 numbers in the series

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What is the ratio of the average to the sum of numbers in 21 Sep 2007, 07:43
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HI
Stmnt A) (50/n)/50=n where n represents the number of the numbers in the series S , so Stmnt A is NOT suff

STMNT B- (S/10)/S=1/10 where S is the SUM of the numbers in the series so Stmnt B is SUFF

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What is the ratio of the average to the sum of numbers in 21 Sep 2007, 09:59
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Totally Agree with BG, it is B.

It is always useful to simplify the given or asked expression in the question itself before going through statements.

Ans: B
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Q. What is the ratio of the average to the sum of numbers in series S?
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Joe Bloggs question !
You just need to know how many numbers are there Avg = Sum/ N .What is asked Avg/Sum . And than is 1/N
So B.
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Q. What is the ratio of the average to the sum of numbers in series S?
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got B! it is helpful to rephrase this question before looking at stmt 1 and 2. You will realize all you want to find is 1/n.
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B is the OA. Well done everybody because according to the book I picked this question from, more than 99% student will have this question wrong on GMAT.
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Q. What is the ratio of the average to the sum of numbers in series S?
1) Sum of the numbers is 50
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Ans is B.

The normal equation is for sum/average/ etc... is written

Sum/# of terms= Average --> S/#=A. Since we are looking for A/S just rework the equation.

1/#=A/S.

S1: Tells us the Sum, but we can't determine the ratio of A/S here.

S2: gives us 1/10=A/S

Suff.
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B is the OA. Well done everybody because according to the book I picked this question from, more than 99% student will have this question wrong on GMAT.
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These kind of books just try to make u feel special.
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Q. What is the ratio of the average to the sum of numbers in series S?
1) Sum of the numbers is 50
2) There are 10 numbers in the series

Please explain your answer.

Joe Bloggs question !
You just need to know how many numbers are there Avg = Sum/ N .What is asked Avg/Sum . And than is 1/N
So B.


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Joe Bloggs is a fictional character from Pricenton Review in theie book.
This is a cut and paste of this guy's character.
"Joe Bloggs is an average American prospective business school student .He has average grades in college and he will get average grade in GMAT. There's little bit on him in everyone , and there's little bit of everyone in him.He isn't brilliant .He isn't dumb .He's just average."

In short he is a guy who most of the time falls in the trap!
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What is the ratio of the average to the sum of numbers in 01 Oct 2007, 02:12
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St1:
We do not have the average nor the # of elements in the series. Insufficient.

St2:
If sum = x, then average = x/10 and ratio = 1/10. Sufficient.

Ans B



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