GMAT Data Sufficiency Discussions

Guys can u please help me in this...I have added the attachment

How come this can not be solved by B??


Hi..
This question can be solved using sets.
According to this question I need to know terms common in A,B,C i.e the intersection.
With Fact statement 1, I know out of 16 terms 9 are common to C. So its sufficient because I can find A intersection B intersection C value as 9.
With Fact statement 2, I know the intersection of A and B, B and C, A and B. I also know A, B, C. Here because I do not know only A, only B and only C I can not find out what is A intersection B intersection C. Moreover I do not know what is the total number of terms (i.e. AUBUC). So Not sufficient.
Answer will be A
P.S. Draw the diagram for sets. It will be visually clear.

-Ankita

If m,r,x,y are positive, is the ratio of m to r equal to ratio of x to y?

1. ratio of m to y is equal to ratio of x to r
2. ratio of m+x to r+y is equal to ratio of x to y

i think statement 2 is sufficient

can you explain pls... i have few more qns..

1.While Mel is on disability leave, his employer pays
him a monthly disability benefit equal to $1,200
plus 40 percent of the amount of his monthly salary
in excess of $2,000. What is Mels monthly salary?

(1) Mels monthly disability benefit from his
employer is $1,600.
(2) Mels monthly salary exceeds $2,500.

2. If car X followed car Y across a certain bridge that
is 1/2 mile long, how many seconds did it take car X
to travel across the bridge?
(1) Car X drove onto the bridge exactly 3 seconds
after car Y drove onto the bridge and drove off
the bridge exactly 2 seconds after car Y drove
off the bridge.
(2) Car Y traveled across the bridge at a constant
speed of 30 miles per hour.


3. What is the maximum number of rectangular
blocks, each with dimensions 12 centimeters by 6
centimeters by 4 centimeters, that will fit inside
rectangular box X?

(1) When box X is filled with the blocks and rests
on a certain side, there are 25 blocks in the
bottom layer.
(2) The inside dimensions of box X are 60
centimeters by 30 centimeters by 20
centimeters.

4. What was the total amount of postage required to
mail n letters?
(1) n = 10

(2) Each of the letters required at least $0.32
postage.

If d is a positive integer, is root of d greater than 15?

(1) d is divisible by 25.
(2) d is divisible by 40.

My answer is A,C,B,C,E. Pl. confirm

It seems to be D

4 is E (question about postage)

it says AT LEAST 32 cents, could be 50 cents, 60 cents or more per letter

Of the 1400 college teachers surveyed 42% said they considered engaging in research an essential goal. How many of the college teachers surveyed are women?
1) in the survey 36% of the men and 50% of the women said they considered engaging research an essential goal.
2)In the survey , 288 men said they considered engaging in research an essential goal?

Of the 1400 college teachers surveyed 42% said they considered engaging in research an essential goal. How many of the college teachers surveyed are women?
1) in the survey 36% of the men and 50% of the women said they considered engaging research an essential goal.
2)In the survey , 288 men said they considered engaging in research an essential goal?


To start with:
Let
m = number of men
w = number of women
thus, m + w = 1400
rephrase question to "what is w?"

statement 1:
0.36m + 0.5w = 0.42(1400)
SUFFICIENT, from the beginning we have
m + w = 1400, we have a systems of equations so we can solve for unique values of m and w. SUFFICIENT:

note: because the number of men = 1400 - number of women, you could also rewrite
0.36m + 0.5w = 0.42(1400)
as
0.36(1400-w) +0.5w = 0.42(1400)
one equation, one variable, solve for w.

Statement 2:
we are told that the number of men who support engineering is 288. we can calculate the number of women who support engineering but we dont know the numbers of men and/or women who do not support engineering. INSUFFICIENT.

The answer is A.
casmba Says
My answer is A,C,B,C,E. Pl. confirm

how did u comprehend the first statement of Q3...
Guys can u please help me in this...I have added the attachment

How come this can not be solved by B??


How come this can not be solved by B??

this formula might help u...
u = union
n = intersection

1. For 3 sets A, B, and C: P(AuBuC) = P(A) + P(B) + P(C) P(AnB) P(AnC) P(BnC) + P(AnBnC)

we dont have P(AuBuC) so we cant find P(AnBnC)
To start with:
Let
m = number of men
w = number of women
thus, m + w = 1400
rephrase question to "what is w?"

statement 1:
0.36m + 0.5w = 0.42(1400)
SUFFICIENT, from the beginning we have
m + w = 1400, we have a systems of equations so we can solve for unique values of m and w. SUFFICIENT:

note: because the number of men = 1400 - number of women, you could also rewrite
0.36m + 0.5w = 0.42(1400)
as
0.36(1400-w) +0.5w = 0.42(1400)
one equation, one variable, solve for w.

Statement 2:
we are told that the number of men who support engineering is 288. we can calculate the number of women who support engineering but we dont know the numbers of men and/or women who do not support engineering. INSUFFICIENT.

The answer is A.


Your answer is correct It is A. Thanks

one more

A group of men and women gathered to compete in a marathon. Before the competition, each competitor
was weighed and the average weight of the female competitors was found to be 120 lbs. What
percentage of the competitors were women?
(1) The average weight of the men was 150 lb.
(2) The average weight of the entire group was twice as close to the average weight of the men as it was to the average weight of the women.

Please help me with this question

Does the integer k have at least three different positive prime factors?

1) k/15 is an integer

2) k/10 is an integer

Please help me with this question

Does the integer k have at least three different positive prime factors?

1) k/15 is an integer

2) k/10 is an integer


1) as k is a multiple of 15 so 3 and 5 must be its factors... but we dont know about other prime factors.. so insufficient
2) as k is a multiple of 10 so 2 and 5 must be its factors...but we dont knoe more...so insufficient
Combine the... k is a multiple of atleast 2,3,5 so it will definitely have atleast 3 prime factors.. so by combining bothe the statements we can answer this one....
one more

A group of men and women gathered to compete in a marathon. Before the competition, each competitor
was weighed and the average weight of the female competitors was found to be 120 lbs. What
percentage of the competitors were women?
(1) The average weight of the men was 150 lb.
(2) The average weight of the entire group was twice as close to the average weight of the men as it was to the average weight of the women.


The answer is obtained by using both the satements together....
what is the OA??

HI Puys,

Im answering the GMAT on the third of February and have given three practice tests so far. My scores have been 650, 690 and 700 , in that order.

I noticed that i seem to be getting mostly data sufficiency questions wrong. For example, in one of tests out of 37 quant questions, i got 12 wrong of which 8 were DS questions.

Can someone help me here with any strategy or do you just recommend practice, practice and more practice?

Hope someone can help me out soon as i need to consolidate my prep in these next two weeks.

Thanks and regards,

The stig.

hey puys can anybody give the answer for this data sufficiency question

A)1 alone is sufficient to answer the questions
B)2 alone is sufficient to answer the questions
C) both 1 and 2 together are required to answer the question but neither of the two is sufficient to answer the question
D)either 1 or 2 alone is sufficient to answer the questions
E)neither 1 nor 2 is necessary to answer the question

given below is an equation where the letters represent digits

PQ * RQ = XXX. find the sum of P+Q+R+X

1) X=9
2) the digits are unique

hey puys can anybody give the answer for this data sufficiency question

A)1 alone is sufficient to answer the questions
B)2 alone is sufficient to answer the questions
C) both 1 and 2 together are required to answer the question but neither of the two is sufficient to answer the question
D)either 1 or 2 alone is sufficient to answer the questions
E)neither 1 nor 2 is necessary to answer the question

given below is an equation where the letters represent digits

PQ * RQ = XXX. find the sum of P+Q+R+X

1) X=9
2) the digits are unique


is the answer A? If X is 9, then 27 x 37 = 999