If p/q < 1, and p and q are positive integers
June 26, 2015
Solution: We can use some actual numbers to solve this problem. We see that p/q is less than 1. It follows that we have a proper fraction, where q …
At his regular hourly rate, Don had estimated the labor…
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GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: To solve this problem we can translate the problem with the given information into an equation. Since we don’t know Don’s hourly rate nor …
In Town X, 64 percent of the population are employed…
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GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: Let’s use a convenient value for the total number of people in town X. Since this is a percent problem, 100 is an easy …
The price of lunch for 15 people was $207.00, including a 15…
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GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: An easy way to solve this problem is to translate what is provided in the question into a mathematical equation. We know that the …
There are 8 teams in a certain league and each team…
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GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: We are given that there are 8 teams in a league and that each game is played by 2 teams. Note that each team …
An object thrown directly upward is at a height of h feet…
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GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: We are given an equation h = –16(t – 3)^2 + 150, with the following information: h = height of h feet t = …
A researcher plans to identify each participant in a certain…
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GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: Let’s use the answer choices to help us solve this problem. We are looking for the minimum number of letters that can be used. …
If 3 ＜ x ＜ 100, for how many values of x/3…
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GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: An easy way to solve this problem is to first write out all the perfect squares below 100 that result from squaring a prime …