GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS – If Jake loses 8 pounds, he will weigh twice…
May 6, 2015
If Jake loses 8 pounds, he will weigh twice… Solution: This problem can be solved as a simple word problem in which we must convert words to math. Before …
A ladder of a fire truck is elevated to an angle…
May 6, 2015
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: We are given that the ladder of a fire truck is elevated to an angle 60 degrees above the ground and that the ladder …
If Q is an odd number and the median of Q…
May 6, 2015
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: We are given that Q is an ODD NUMBER and that the median of Q CONSECUTIVE INTEGERS is 120. Let’s choose a convenient number …
In an increasing sequence of 10 consecutive integers…
May 6, 2015
In an increasing sequence of 10 consecutive integers… Solution: In solving this problem we must first remember that when we have 10 consecutive integers we can display those in …
A dealer originally bought 100 identical batteries at a total…
May 6, 2015
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: We are given that 100 batteries cost a TOTAL of q dollars. We are also given that EACH battery was sold at 50% above …
The total cost for Company X to produce a batch…
May 6, 2015
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: The problem first asks us to calculate the gross profit. The profit equation is as follows: Profit = Revenue – Cost In this particular …
If n is an integer greater than 6, which of the following must be…
May 6, 2015
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS – Solution: To determine which answer choice MUST be divisible by 3 we need to determine answer choice(s) in which there is at least one …
Leona bought a 1-year, $10,000 certificate…
May 6, 2015
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: We use the compound interest equation: Future Value = (Present Value)(1 + r/n)^nt where r is the annual interest rate, n is the number …