The average distance between the Sun and a certain…
May 6, 2015
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: This problem is a unit conversion with an added twist of scientific notation. We need to convert 2.3 x 10^14 inches to KILOMETERS. We …
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A certain fruit stand sold apples for $0.70 each and bananas…
May 6, 2015
A certain fruit stand sold apples for $0.70… Solution: We are given that apples were sold for $0.70 each and that bananas were sold for $0.50 each. We can …
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS – In the xy-plane, what is the slope of…
May 6, 2015
In the xy-plane, what is the slope of… Solution: The easiest way to determine the slope of the line is to put the equation of the line into slope-intercept …
On a certain day, orangeade was made by mixing a certain
May 6, 2015
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: We are given that orangeade is made on Day 1 with an EQUAL AMOUNT of water and orange juice. We can set this information …
Four staff members at a certain company worked on…
May 6, 2015
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: We are given that the amounts of time that the four members worked on the project were in the ratio 2 to 3 to …
If n is a prime number greater than 3, what is the remainder when n^2…
May 6, 2015
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: We see that n can be ANY PRIME NUMBER GREATER THAN 3. Let’s choose the smallest prime number greater than 3 and substitute it …
When Leo imported a certain item, he paid a 7 percent import…
May 6, 2015
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: Although this problem seems challenging it is actually a simple word translation. We know that when Leo imports a certain item he pays a …
Raffle tickets numbered consecutively from 101 through 350…
May 6, 2015
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: The probability of an event is equal to: favorable outcomes/total outcomes In this particular problem we have: favorable outcomes = numbers with a hundreds …