Of the land owned by a farmer, 90 percent was…
May 9, 2016
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: We can start by letting T = the total land owned by the farmer. Since 90% was cleared for farming we can say: 0.9T …
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The smaller rectangle in the figure above…
May 9, 2016
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: We are given a diagram, which represents a parking lot, with a smaller rectangle inside a larger rectangle. The dimensions of the smaller rectangle …
The graph of the equation xy = k, where…
May 9, 2016
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE P Solution: We are given the equation xy = k, where k is negative. It follows that x and y must have opposite signs. That is, …
The dial shown above is divided into equal-sized intervals. At which…
May 9, 2016
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: We are given a diagram with 8 intervals of equal length. Let’s start by sketching the diagram. Notice we also assigned a number to …
The positive two-digit integers x and y have the…
May 9, 2016
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: We can solve this question using the natural relationships that all two-digit numbers have. As an example, we can express 37 as (10 x …
In the figure above, what is the ratio of the measure of…
May 9, 2016
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS GMAT OG Solution: We are given a right triangle with the following angle measurements: angle A = (y + 10)° angle B = y° angle …
A flat patio was built alongside a house…
May 9, 2016
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: We are given a diagram of a patio and a house. Let’s first sketch that diagram. We must determine the area of the patio. …
A manufacturer of a certain product can expect that between
May 9, 2016
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS We are given that a manufacturer produces 20,000 units and that between 0.3 and 0.5 percent of the units are defective. We also know that …