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So here are some inequality and absolute value
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below is hard, but there are a few, which are quite
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1. If 6*x*y = x^2*y + 9*y, what is the value of xy?
(1) y x = 3
(2) x^3< 0

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2. If y is an integer and y = |x| + x, is y = 0?
(1) x < 0
(2) y < 1


3. Is x^2 + y^2 > 4a?
(1) (x + y)^2 = 9a
(2) (x y)^2 = a


4. Are x and y both positive?
(1) 2x-2y=1
(2) x/y>1


5. What is the value of y?
(1) 3|x^2 -4| = y - 2
(2) |3 - y| = 11


6. If x and y are integer, is y > 0?
(1) x +1 > 0
(2) xy > 0


7. |x+2|=|y+2| what is the value of x+y?
(1) xy<0
(2) x>2 y<2

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8. a*b#0. Is |a|/|b|=a/b?
(1) |a*b|=a*b
(2) |a|/|b|=|a/b|


9. Is n<0?
(1) -n=|-n|
(2) n^2=16


10. If n is not equal to 0, is |n| < 4 ?
(1) n^2 > 16
(2) 1/|n| > n


11. Is |x+y|>|x-y|?
(1) |x| > |y|
(2) |x-y| < |x|


12. Is r=s?
(1) -s<=r<=s
(2) |r|>=s


13. Is |x-1| < 1?
(1) (x-1)^2 <= 1
(2) x^2 - 1 > 0


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my posts on pages 2 and 3.
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Bunuel wrote:

(1) x < 0
(2) y < 1

1. x < 0
you will always get x minus itself so always 0

2. y < 1
y is an integer so y<=0
y can't be negative because x minus itself is
always zero

answer d

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2009, 13:08
Bunuel wrote:

13. Is |x-1| < 1?
(1) (x-1)^2 <= 1
(2) x^2 - 1 > 0

I'm getting B for this one

1. (x-1)^2 <= 1
x can be 0 which would make the question no
or x can be 1/2 which would make the answer
yes
so 1 is insufficient

2. x^2 - 1 > 0
means x^2>1
so x<-1 or x>1
both of which make the question no
so sufficient

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2009, 13:19
Bunuel wrote:

12. Is r=s?
(1) -s<=r<=s
(2) |r|>=s
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I'm getting c

1. s can be 3 and r can be 3 which makes
question yes
s can be 3 and r can be 2 which makes question
no
insufficient

2. r can be 3 and s can be 3 makes question yes
r can be 3 s can be 2 makes question no
insufficient

combining:
|r|>=s means
r>=s or r<=-s

and -s<=r<=s means
-s<=r and r<=s

now we have -s<=r and -s>=r so -s = r or s = r
r>=s and r<=s so s = r

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10. If n is not equal to 0, is |n| < 4 ?
(1) n^2 > 16
(2) 1/|n| > n

answer A
because in number 2 n can be negative or a
fraction

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2009, 20:07
Bunuel, thanks for the questions. Please
provide the OA's too. It would be great if you
can provide them soon. I am having my GMAT
this week, so kinda tensed and impatient. Also, I
am yet to give my MGMAT CAT's, so tell me
whether should I solve the questions on the
forum because if the questions are from the
MGMAT CAT's or Gmat Prep then it may
overestimate my result. I would appreciate your
response. Thanks once again.

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2009, 22:46
lagomez wrote:
Bunuel wrote:

13. Is |x-1| < 1?
(1) (x-1)^2 <= 1
(2) x^2 - 1 > 0

I'm getting B for this one

1. (x-1)^2 <= 1
x can be 0 which would make the question no
or x can be 1/2 which would make the answer
yes
so 1 is insufficient

2. x^2 - 1 > 0
means x^2>1
so x<-1 or x>1
both of which make the question no
so sufficient

(1) (x-1)^2 <= 1
x is 0 to 2.
If x = 2, yes.
If x < 2, No.

(2) x^2 - 1 > 0
x cannot be -1 to 1 i.e. x<-1 or x>1. NSF.

From 1 and 2: x is >1 but <=2. NSF..

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Bunuel, thanks for the questions. Please
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These questions are from various sources.
Couple of questions might be from MGMAT CAT
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I'll provide OA in a day or two, after discussions.
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Bunuel wrote:
1. If 6*x*y = x^2*y + 9*y, what is the value of
xy?
(1) y x = 3
(2) x^3< 0

Not sure about this one...

First I reduced the given equation (divided out
the y) and solved for x:
6*x*y = x^2*y + 9*y
6*x = x^2 + 9
0 = x^2 - 6*x + 9
0 = (x-3)^2
x = 3

Statement 1:

y-x=3
y-3=3
y=6
xy=3*6=18

SUFFICIENT

Statement 2:

x^3<0

We have no idea what the value of y is from this
statement. The only thing that made me look
twice was the face that if x^3 is true, then x
should be a negative value... did I calculate the
value of x incorrectly above?

INSUFFICIENT

ANSWER: A.

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2009, 05:34
Bunuel wrote:
(1) x < 0
(2) y < 1

Another way of looking at the problem is to ask,
is x<0? Because if it is, then we know that y is
zero. The only case in which y will not be zero is
if x is positive.

Statement 1:
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x<0... answers my question above.

SUFFICIENT

Statement 2:

y<1

Because y is an integer, it must be one of the
following values: 0, -1, -2, -3...

BUT |x| + x can never be a negative value. The
lowest value that it can be is 0.

Hence, y can never be negative and the only
possible value it can be then is 0.

SUFFICIENT

ANSWER: D.

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3)
I) (x+y)^2=9a x^2+y^2=9a-2xy NS
II) (x-y)^2=a x^2+y^2=a+2xy NS
Together 2(x^2+y^2)=10a x^2+y^2=5a
If either x or y are larger than 0, the stem would
be true, but if theyre both zero the stem is
false, hence E

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I dont get the two clues; they seem to be
mutually exclusive

5)
I) 3|x^2-4|=y-2 either y=3x^2-10 or y=14-3x^2
NS
II) |3-y|=11 either y=-8 or y=14 NS
Together -8=3x^2-10 so 3x^2=2 ok 14=3x^2-10
so 3x^2=28 ok, hence E

6)
I) x+1>0 so x={0, 1, 2, } NS
II) xy>0 so x and y have the same sign and none
of them is zero NS
Together, x={1, 2, 3, ..} and y has the same sign,
hence C

7) |x+2|=|y+2| either x+2=y+2 or x+2=-y-2 (the
other two combinations can be transformed
into these by multiplying by -1)
Reordering: x-y=0 or x+y=-4
I)xy<0, hence x and y have different signs and
none of them is zero. The only possibility is
x+y=-4 S
II) x>2, y<2 hence x#y. The only possibility is
x+y=-4 S, therefore D

8)a*b#0, hence a and b are both non-zero
I) |a*b|=a*b a and b have the same sign and
the stem is always true S
II) |a|/|b|=|a/b| this is true regardless of the
values of a and b, and nothing can be said about
the stem NS, therefore A

9)
I) n=|-n| n<=0 NS
II) n^2=16 n=+/-4 NS
Together n=-4 therefore C

10)n#0
I) n^2>16, so |n|>4 S
II) 1/|n|>n true for n<-1 NS, therefore A

11) Plugging in numbers I get B, but theres no
rime or reason to my solution

12)
I) s<=r<=s obviously NS. Since s>=-s, s is either
positive or zero
II)|r|>=s obviously NS
Together: I) tells us that s>=0; II) tells us that
r>=s or r<=-s. The only case in which I and II are
simultaneously satisfied is r=s, therefore C

13) x=(0:2) with 0 and 2 excluded
I) (x-1)^2<=1, hence x=[0:2] with 0 and 2
included, hence NS
II) x^2-1>0 x<-1 or x>1. For x=1.5 the stem is
true, for x=3 it is false, hence NS
Together, for x=1.5 the stem is true, for x=2 it is
false, hence E

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I dont get the two clues; they seem to be
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2009, 10:13
(1) 2x-2y=1
(2) x/y>1

Statement 1:

2(1)-2(1/2)=1 , x,y are both positve

2(1/2)-2(-1/2)=1 x is positive, y is negative

INSUFFICIENT

Statement 2:

Either (x,y) are both positive or both negative

INSUFFICENT

Statement 1 and 2:

With both requirements x must be greater than
y and satisfy this equation: 2x-2y=1

2(1)-2(1/2)=1 , x,y are both positve and x>y

2(1/2)-2(-1/2)=1 x is positive, y is negative and
x>y

Answer: E

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2009, 10:27
12. Is r=s?

(1) -s<=r<=s

(2) |r|>=s

E for this - both can be true or false when 0< r
< 1
For example , take r as 0.8
S = 0.86 i.e. -0.86 < = 0.8 < = 0.86
|0.8|>= 0.86 i.e. 1 >= 0.86
Combining , any values can be taken , on values
> =1 , both r and s
will be same

3. Is x^2 + y^2 > 4a?

(1) (x + y)^2 = 9a

(2) (x y)^2 = a
C is the answer

Combined both and the equation will give x^2 +
y^2 = 5a
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Bunuel wrote:
5. What is the value of y?
(1) 3|x^2 -4| = y - 2
(2) |3 - y| = 11

Statement 1:

Two equations, two unknowns... INSUFFICIENT

Statement 2:

|3 - y| = 11
(3-y)=11 or (3-y)=-11
y=-8, 14

INSUFFICIENT

Statements 1 and 2:

y must be 14 because 3|x^2 -4| can never be a
negative value (no matter what you plug in for
x, you will get a positve value because of the
absolute value signs).

SUFFICIENT

ANSWER: C.

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2009, 10:43
Bunuel wrote:
6. If x and y are integer, is y > 0?
(1) x +1 > 0
(2) xy > 0

Statement 1:

Nothing about y... INSUFFICIENT

Statement 2:

two equations, two unknowns... INSUFFICIENT

Statements 1 and 2:

From x +1 > 0 and the fact that x must be an
integer, we know that x must be [0,1,2,3...]

Because we know that xy > 0, we know that x
cannot be 0... therefore y must be a positive
integer!

SUFFICIENT

ANSWER: C.

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4)
I) 2x-2y=1 so y=x-1/2 NS
II)x/y>0 so x and y have the same sign and the
modulus of x has to be larger than the modulus
of y NS
Together, to satisfy both clues needs to be
larger than 1/2 and x becomes larger than 0;
the stem is true, therefore C

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2009, 10:53
h2polo wrote:
(1) 2x-2y=1
(2) x/y>1

Statement 1:

2(1)-2(1/2)=1 , x,y are both positve

2(1/2)-2(-1/2)=1 x is positive, y is negative

INSUFFICIENT

Statement 2:

Either (x,y) are both positive or both negative

INSUFFICENT

Statement 1 and 2:

With both requirements x must be greater than
y and satisfy this equation: 2x-2y=1

2(1)-2(1/2)=1 , x,y are both positve and x>y

2(1/2)-2(-1/2)=1 x is positive, y is negative and
x>y

Answer: E

Your last choice of numbers: x=1/2, y=-1/2 does
not satisfy clue I, because 2*(1/2)-2*(-1/2)=2,
not 1
Please find below new set of PS problems:

1. A family consisting of one mother, one
father, two daughters and a son is taking a
road trip in a sedan. The sedan has two front
seats and three back seats. If one of the
parents must drive and the two daughters
refuse to sit next to each other, how many
possible seating arrangements are there?
(A) 28
(B) 32
(C) 48
(D) 60
(E) 120

2. What is the probability that a 3-digit
positive integer picked at random will have
one or more "7" in its digits?
(A) 271/900
(B) 27/100
(C) 7/25
(D) 1/9
(E) 1/10

3. A sphere is inscribed in a cube with an
edge of 10. What is the shortest possible
distance from one of the vertices of the
cube to the surface of the sphere?
(A 10( sqrt3- 1)
(B) 5
(C) 10( sqrt2 - 1)
(D) 5( sqrt3 - 1)
(E) 5( sqrt2 - 1)

4. A contractor estimated that his 10-man
crew could complete the construction in 110
days if there was no rain. (Assume the crew
does not work on any rainy day and rain is
the only factor that can deter the crew from
working). However, on the 61-st day, after 5
days of rain, he hired 6 more people and
finished the project early. If the job was
done in 100 days, how many days after day
60 had rain?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
(E) 8

5. If s and t are positive integer such that
s/t=64.12, which of the following could be
the remainder when s is divided by t?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 8
(D) 20
(E) 45

6. A committee of 6 is chosen from 8 men
and 5 women so as to contain at least 2 men
and 3 women. How many different
committees could be formed if two of the
men refuse to serve together?
(A) 3510
(B) 2620
(C) 1404
(D) 700
(E) 635

7. If x is positive, which of the following
could be the correct ordering of 1/x,2x and
x^2 ?
I. x^2<2x<1/x
II. x^2<1/x<2x
III. 2x<x^2<1/x

(A) None
(B) I only
(C) III only
(D) I and II only
(E) I II and III

8. In the xy plane, Line k has a positive slope
and x-intercept 4. If the area of the triangle
formed by line k and the two axes is 12,
What is the y-intercept of line K ?
(A) 3
(B) 6
(C) -3
(D) -6
(E) -4

9. Of the applicants passes a certain test, 15
applied to both college X and Y. If 20 % of
the applicants who applied college X and
25% of the applicants who applied college Y
applied both college X and Y, how many
applicants applied only college X or college
Y?
(A) 135
(B) 120
(C) 115
(D) 105
(E) 90

10. What is the lowest positive integer that
is divisible by each of the integers 1 through
7, inclusive?
(A) 420
(B) 840
(C) 1260
(D) 2520
(E) 5040

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1. A family consisting of one mother, one father, two
daughters and a son is taking a road trip in a sedan.
The sedan has two front seats and three back seats. If
one of the parents must drive and the two daughters
refuse to sit next to each other, how many possible
seating arrangements are there?
(A) 28
(B) 32
(C) 48
(D) 60
(E) 120

The total possible position given that one of the
parents must drive is:
2x4x3x2x1 = 48 (the first two represents the driver
seat).

I want to find the number of positions where the two
daughters sit together and subtract this from 48.
There are 4 possibilities where they are sitting
together and that is:
D1, D2, _
D2, D1, _
_, D1, D2
_, D2, D1
For each of these 4 possibilities the other 3 members
can be seated in 2x2x1 ways.
So the number of positions where the two daughters
sit together = 4x2x2x1 = 16

Total positions that meet the question requirements =
48-16 = 32
ANS = B

Looking back on this I'm sure there's more elegant
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Bunuel wrote:
2. What is the probability that a 3-digit positive integer
picked at random will have one or more "7" in its
digits?
(A) 271/900
(B) 27/100
(C) 7/25
(D) 1/9
(E) 1/10

P(at least one 7) = 1 - P(no 7's)
Total 3 digit numbers are 9x10x10 = 900 (first digit
cannot have a 0)
P(no 7's) = (8x9x9)/900 = 648/900
P(at least one 7) = 1 - P(no 7's) = 1 - 648/900 =
252/900 = 7/25

ANS = C

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1. A family consisting of one mother, one father, two
daughters and a son is taking a road trip in a sedan.
The sedan has two front seats and three back seats. If
one of the parents must drive and the two daughters
refuse to sit next to each other, how many possible
seating arrangements are there?
(A) 28
(B) 32
(C) 48
(D) 60
(E) 120

Driver 1 can be taken in 2 ways ( M & F )
Front seat can be taken in 5 ways ( M, F , D1, D2 and S
)
The last 3 seats can be taken in 6 ways :

D1 S D2
D2 S D1
F S D2
F S D1
M S D2
M S D1

Total = 5*2*6 = 60 ways.

Not very confident, I could be wrong.

Edit:
Front seat can be taken in 4 ways ( M or F , D1, D2 and
S ) Ans is 4*2*6 = 48
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3. A sphere is inscribed in a cube with an edge of 10.
What is the shortest possible distance from one of the
vertices of the cube to the surface of the sphere?
(A 10( sqrt3- 1)
(B) 5
(C) 10( sqrt2 - 1)
(D) 5( sqrt3 - 1)
(E) 5( sqrt2 - 1)

This is hard to explain without a diagram .. I'll do my
best.

Distance from one of the vertices to the surface of the

sphere = Diagonal of the top 1/4th square - radius of
the sphere.

Diameter of the sphere = side of the cube = 10. Hence
radius = 5.

Length of the diagonal of the square = Sqrt ( 5^2 + 5^2
) = 5 sqrt (2).

So the distance is 5 sqrt(2) - 5 . Option E.
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3. A sphere is inscribed in a cube with an edge of 10.
What is the shortest possible distance from one of the
vertices of the cube to the surface of the sphere?
(A 10( sqrt3- 1)
(B) 5
(C) 10( sqrt2 - 1)
(D) 5( sqrt3 - 1)
(E) 5( sqrt2 - 1)

The shortest distance from a vertice to the cube would
follow the line that is the diagonal to the cube.
Shortest distance = (Diagonal of cube - Diameter of
cube) / 2
We divide by 2 otherwise we get the distance from
the cube to the vertex on each side of the diagonal.
(Sorry don't have graphics software to draw it out).

Diagonal^2 = (diagonal of base)^2 + (height)^2 =

Diagonal = \sqrt{300}
Diameter = same as height of cube = 10
Shortest Distance = (sqrt300-10)/2 = 5(sqrt 3 - 1)

ANS = D

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Bunuel wrote:
5. If s and t are positive integer such that s/t=64.12,
which of the following could be the remainder when s
is divided by t?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 8
(D) 20
(E) 45

s/t = 64.12 = 6412/100 => 6412 div 100 Remainder =
12
= 3206/50 => 3206 div 50 Remainder = 6
= 1603/25 => 1603 div 25 Remainder = 3
No more common factors.
I don't see how the remainder could be anything but
3,6,12,24,48. What am I doing wrong here?

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Bunuel wrote:
6. A committee of 6 is chosen from 8 men and 5
women so as to contain at least 2 men and 3 women.
How many different committees could be formed if
two of the men refuse to serve together?
(A) 3510
(B) 2620
(C) 1404
(D) 700
(E) 635

The committee can be formed in two ways:
1) 2 men and 4 women
2) 3 men and 3 women
The answer is the sum of these.

1) 2 men and 4 women = (8C2 - 1) x 5C4 = 27 x 5 = 135
Subtract 1 since there is one combo of men that are
not allowed.
2) 3 men and 3 women = (8C3 - 6) x 5C3 = (56-6) x 10 =
500
Subtract 6 since there are 6 groups of men that can
include those the two that refuse to work together.
Adding these together we get 135+500 = 635
ANS = E

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Bunuel wrote:
is divided by t?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 8
(D) 20
(E) 45

s/t = 64.12 = 6412/100 => 6412 div 100 Remainder =
12
= 3206/50 => 3206 div 50 Remainder = 6
= 1603/25 => 1603 div 25 Remainder = 3
No more common factors.
I don't see how the remainder could be anything but
3,6,12,24,48. What am I doing wrong here?

This is a good question. Well, you did everything right,
though it could be done easier, but conclusion is not
correct. Look again at the remainders... You should
see the pattern.
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Bunuel wrote:
7. If x is positive, which of the following could be the
correct ordering of 1/x,2x and x^2 ?
I. x^2<2x<1/x
II. x^2<1/x<2x
III. 2x<x^2<1/x

(A) None
(B) I only
(C) III only
(D) I and II only
(E) I II and III

Two situations we need to consider:
0 < x < 1, or x > 1 (since squaring a number for the first
makes the number smaller for the former and larger
for the latter).

Situation 1: let X = 1/3
x^2 = 1/9
2x = 2/3
1/x = 3
Correct ordering: x^2 < 2x < 1/x
Option I is the only possibility. You could choose B
based on this.

Check Situation 2: Let X = 3
x^2 = 9
2x = 6
1/x = 1/3
Correct ordering 1/x < 2x < x^2
Not in any of the possibilities.

ANS = B

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8. In the xy plane, Line k has a positive slope and x-
intercept 4. If the area of the triangle formed by line k
and the two axes is 12, What is the y-intercept of line
K ?
(A) 3
(B) 6
(C) -3
(D) -6
(E) -4

Easiest one so far Bunuel... your questions are killers
(to me anyway haha)
If K has a positive slope it will create a triangle in the
bottom right quadrant (4th) of the xy plane.
This means that the Y intercept will be negative.

Area = 1/2 * base * height
12 = (1/2) * 4 * height
height = 6
Y Intercept = -6

AND = D

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(to me anyway haha)

You are right not every question is 700+... Though I try
to post toughest problems from my collection.

BTW 7 is not correct, try again. You have good speed
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9. Of the applicants passes a certain test, 15 applied to
both college X and Y. If 20 % of the applicants who
applied college X and 25% of the applicants who
applied college Y applied both college X and Y, how
many applicants applied only college X or college Y?
(A) 135
(B) 120
(C) 115
(D) 105
(E) 90

10. What is the lowest positive integer that is divisible
by each of the integers 1 through 7, inclusive?
(A) 420
(B) 840
(C) 1260
(D) 2520
(E) 5040

Q9)
20% of total applied at X = 15
Only applied at X = 60

25% of total applied at Y = 15
Only applied at Y = 45

Only applied at X + Only applied at Y = 60 + 45 = 105
ANS = D

Q10)
1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 x 6 x 7 = 2^4 x 3^2 x 5 x 7
Option A = 420 = 2^2 x 3 x 5 x 7 (factored this out)
Option B = 2 x 420 = 2^3 x 3 x 5 x 7 (just add a 2 to A)
Option C = 3 x 420 = 2^2 x 3^2 x 5 x 7 (just add a 3 to
A)
Option D = 2 x 1260 = 2^3 x 3^2 x 5 x 7 (just add a 2 to
C)
Option E = 2 x 2520 = 2^4 x 3^2 x 5 x 7 (just add a 2 to
D)

Actually after doing up to A you can quickly just figure
out how many more 2's and 3's and determine it's E.

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yangsta8 wrote:
(to me anyway haha)

You are right not every question is 700+... Though I try
to post toughest problems from my collection.

BTW 7 is not correct, try again. You have good speed

and almost every answer from you is correct. Check
DS set too if you like such "killers"

I'm still stuck on 5 and 7. I'll wait for your OA's my
head hurts
+1 for posting these.

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is divided by t?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 8
(D) 20
(E) 45

s/t = 64.12

we know -> s,t are +ve integers, remainder r is a +ve
integer (from options).

s/t = 64.12

so from this we can infer :-

r= 12% of t

r = (12/100) x t

t = (r x 100)/12

t needs to be an integer, which is only satisfied by
option (E) 45.
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Bunuel wrote:
I. x^2<2x<1/x
II. x^2<1/x<2x
III. 2x<x^2<1/x

(A) None
(B) I only
(C) III only
(D) I and II only
(E) I II and III

we can try and get the limit values by equating 2 side.

i.e. if 2x = 1/x , then x = 1/ sqroot 2
if x^2= 1/x , then x = 1
if 2x = x^2 , then x = 2

so we need to try for x between each of these values ,
i.e. 0 to 1/(sqroot 2), 1/(sqroot 2) to 1, 1 to 2 , 2 to infi

for x in 0 to 1/(sqroot 2) (e.g. 0.1 -> x ^2 = .01 ,2x = .2
,1/x = 10) -> x^2 < 2x < 1/x

for x in 1/(sqroot 2) to 1 (e.g. 0.9 -> x ^2 = .81 ,2x = 1.8
,1/x = 1.11) -> x^2 < 1/x < 2x

for x in 1 to 2 (e.g. 1.1 -> x ^2 = 1.21 ,2x = 2.2 ,1/x = .9)
-> 1/x < x^2 < 2x

for x in 2 to infi (e.g. 10 -> x ^2 = 100 ,2x = 20 ,1/x = .1)
-> 1/x < 2x < x^2

options :-

I. x^2<2x<1/x
II. x^2<1/x<2x
III. 2x<x^2<1/x

so I and II can be true.

So D.
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Bunuel wrote:
9. Of the applicants passes a certain test, 15 applied to
both college X and Y. If 20 % of the applicants who
applied college X and 25% of the applicants who
applied college Y applied both college X and Y, how
many applicants applied only college X or college Y?
(A) 135
(B) 120
(C) 115
(D) 105
(E) 90

(A) 420
(B) 840
(C) 1260
(D) 2520
(E) 5040

Q9)
Only applied at X = 60

Only applied at Y = 45

Only applied at X + Only applied at Y = 60 + 45 = 105
ANS = D

Q10)
1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 x 6 x 7 = 2^4 x 3^2 x 5 x 7
A)
C)
D)


for q10 we need to find the lowest number - so should
be 420
its divisible by all the integers from 1-7 inclusive

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Bunuel wrote:
(A) 420
(B) 840
(C) 1260
(D) 2520
(E) 5040

Q10)
1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 x 6 x 7 = 2^4 x 3^2 x 5 x 7
A)
C)
D)


What does the ques ask...which of the following is
divisible by EACH of the integers from 1 thru 7...so I
interpret it as which is the option that is divisible by 1
and 2 and 3...It does not ask : each of the following is
divisible by the product of each of the integers from 1
thru 7 ! or am I missing something badly !!

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Bunuel wrote:
I. x^2<2x<1/x
II. x^2<1/x<2x
III. 2x<x^2<1/x

(A) None
(B) I only
(C) III only
(D) I and II only
(E) I II and III

for the latter).

x^2 = 1/9
2x = 2/3
1/x = 3
based on this.

x^2 = 9
2x = 6
1/x = 1/3

ANS = B

I missed the word 'could' ..agree with B..

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Bunuel wrote:

4. A contractor estimated that his 10-man crew could
complete the construction in 110 days if there was no
rain. (Assume the crew does not work on any rainy
day and rain is the only factor that can deter the crew
from working). However, on the 61-st day, after 5 days
of rain, he hired 6 more people and finished the
project early. If the job was done in 100 days, how
many days after day 60 had rain?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
(E) 8

Nobody attempted 4, let me give a try.
total work = 110*10 = 1100 man days
now, from day 1 to day 55, 10 men worked = 550 man
days of work was done.
from day 61 to day 100, 16 men worked = 640 man
days of work was done.

so total work done should be 1190, the 90 days offset
is due to rain on few days between 61 to 100th
day...so the number of rainy days should be
90/16=5.625 ~ 6.
C.

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yangsta8 wrote:
Bunuel wrote:
I. x^2<2x<1/x
II. x^2<1/x<2x
III. 2x<x^2<1/x

(A) None
(B) I only
(C) III only
(D) I and II only
(E) I II and III

for the latter).

x^2 = 1/9
2x = 2/3
1/x = 3
based on this.

x^2 = 9
2x = 6
1/x = 1/3

ANS = B

I missed the word 'could' ..agree with B..

Hmmm apparrently B is still not correct, guess we can
wait for OA. I couldn't find any other possibilities. I
tested fractions, integers and then numbers which
turn out unique properties such as 1 and 2 and still
can't find one.
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Bunuel wrote:
1. ABCDE is a regular pentagon with F at its center. How many
different triangles can be formed by joining 3 of the points A,B,C,D,E
and F?
(A) 10
(B) 15
(C) 20
(D) 25
(E) 30

6 points in total to make triangles. I think a combination of any 3 will
make a unique triangle so:
6C3 = 20
AND = C
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2. The function f is defined for all positive integers n by the following
rule: f(n) is the number of positive integers each of which is less than
n and has no positive factor in common with n other than 1. If p is
prime, then f(p) =
(A) P-1
(B) P-2
(C) (P+1)/2
(D) (P-1)/2
(E) 2

This question is wordy and confused me at first. If P is prime it's only
factors are P and 1. So no number below it will have a common factor
with it except 1. Therefore answer should just be P-1.
ANS = A

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3. How many numbers that are not divisible by 6 divide evenly into
264,600?
(A) 9
(B) 36
(C) 51
(D) 63
(E) 72

This one is tricky, am not sure if I solved it correctly:
264600 = 2^3 * 3 * 5^2 * 431
Numbers that will divide 264600 will be made up of multiples of
factors of 264600 that do not divide by 6.
Expanding out the factors that are made up of the prime factors I get:
2,4,8,5,25,431
The numbers of multiples of these are: 6C1+6C2+6C3+6C4+6C5+6C6
= 63.
But in addition 1 is also a factor and so is 3 so I would have thought
the ans to = 65 but my best guess is:
ANS = D

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4.A certain quantity is measured on two different scales, the R-scale
and the S-scale, that are related linearly. Measurements on the R-
scale of 6 and 24 correspond to measurements on the S-scale of 30
and 60, respectively. What measurement on the R-scale corresponds
to a measurement of 100 on the S-scale?
(A) 20
(B) 36
(C) 48
(D) 60
(E) 84

Question says they are both related linearly so they the relationships
can be represented by standard linear definition y=mx+b.
Let S scale = y. and R scale = x.
30=6m+b EQN1
60=24m+b EQN2
EQN2-EQN1 => 30=18m => m=5/3
Solving for b using either equation gives us b=20
linear relationship is represented by y=(5/3)x+20
Solve for 100:
100=5/3x+20
80=5/3x
x=48
ANS = C

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yangsta8 wrote:
Bunuel wrote:
Bunuel wrote:
prime, then f(p) =
(A) P-1
(B) P-2
(C) (P+1)/2
(D) (P-1)/2
(E) 2

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ANS = A

I get B. number of factors less than n and which don't have a common
factor except one should be p-2.

p = 2, then f(p) = 0
p= 3, then f(p) = 1 ( 2 is the only integer less than 3 and don't have a
common factor)
p=5, then f(p) = 3 ( 2,3,4 are the integers ).
and so on...
So, basically for any p, we have to deduct 2 from the value of p ( 1
and itself ).

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yangsta,
i liked your solution for 4. I didnt know we can use the definition of
linear equation to solve such problems.

I used the guessing method.
we have two relationships...6--30 and 24---60.
This means when R is increased 4 times, S increases 2 times, so if R is
increased 2 times S will increase 1 time.
Now, 30*3 ~ 100, so 3 times increase in S will have atleast a 6 times
increase in R, i.e. R should be something greater than 36..closest is 48

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8th question

Factors of 210 = 2,3,5,7
These can form 4! numbers = 24

but u can also have 1,5,(2*3), 7 as a factor
and these can also form 4! numbers = 24 ways

So total numbers are 48

(C)

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yangsta8 wrote:
ANS = A

Quote:

p = 2, then f(p) = 0
common factor)
and so on...
and itself ).

if p=2, then f(p) = 1 (1 is an integer which does not have a common
factor with 2)

So the answer is p-1

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Economist wrote:
yangsta8 wrote:
ANS = A

Quote:

p = 2, then f(p) = 0
common factor)
and so on...
and itself ).

if p=2, then f(p) = 1 (1 is an integer which does not have a common
factor with 2)

So the answer is p-1

Answer should be P-2, because 1 is also a factor of 1 and also a
common factor with n. Hence we should deduct 2(1 and itself)

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Answer should be P-2, because 1 is also a factor of 1 and also a
common factor with n. Hence we should deduct 2(1 and itself)

but the questions states "no positive factor in common with n other
than 1". I took that to imply that 1 is allowable.

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Answer to the 3rd question -
We start of by factorizing 264,600

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=2^3 * 3^3 * 5^2 * 7^2

To create numbers from these factors we basically separate multiples
of 2 & 3, since any combination of these will be divisible by 6.

Hence we find the number of factors for
2^3 * 5^2 * 7^2

and add it to the factors of

3^3 * 5^2 * 7^2

In case someone doesn't know how to calculate the number of
factors of a given number - add the powers of it's prime factors by 1
and multiply them.

In our case it is (3+1)*(2+1)*(2+1) = 36
similarly for 3^3 * 5^2 * 7^2 it is (3+1)*(2+1)*(2+1) = 36

Now if we add the two numbers above we end up double counting
the factors of 5^2*7^2 = (2+1)*(2+1) = 9

Hence the answer is 36+36-9 = 63.
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and F?
(C) 20
: 6 vertices, 3 to chose from so 6C3 = 20.

Kudos [?]: 11 [0], given: 5 rule: f(n) is the number of positive integers each of which is less than
prime, then f(p) =
(B) P-2
: for a prime p, all of the numbers preceding it (except 1 will not be a
factor of p). Since there p-1 #'s preceding it and we dont count 1, f(p)
= p-1-1 = p-2.

264,600?
(D) 63
: used Bunuels trick. I'll let him explain since he was the one who
helped me with this.

(C) 48
: Let R = mS + c. Then 6 = m*30 + c and 24 = m*60+c; substituting for
c, c = 6-30*m we get 24 = 60*m + 6-30*m, so m = 18/30 = 3/5.
Solving for c, c = -12. So for S = 100, R = 3/5*100 -12 = 48.

5. Mrs. Smith has been given film vouchers. Each voucher allows the
holder to see a film without charge. She decides to distribute them
among her four nephews so that each nephew gets at least two
vouchers. How many vouchers has Mrs. Smith been given if there are
120 ways that she could distribute the vouchers?
(A) 13
(B) 14
(C) 15
(D) 16
(E) more than 16
: No idea.

6. This year Henry will save a certain amount of his income, and he
will spend the rest. Next year Henry will have no income, but for each
dollar that he saves this year, he will have 1 + r dollars available to
spend. In terms of r, what fraction of his income should Henry save
this year so that next year the amount he was available to spend will
be equal to half the amount that he spends this year?
(E) 1/(2r+3)
: Let I = income earned, Sa = amt saved, Sp1 = amt avail. to spend this
year and Sp2 = amt avail. to spend next year.
Need to find Sa/I such that Sp2 = Sp1/2.
I = Sa + Sp1 -> [i];
Amt saved this year * (1+r) = amount avail to spend next year, so
Sa(1+r) = Sp2. Given Sp2 = Sp1/2, Sp1/2 = Sa(1+r) or Sp1 = 2*Sa*(1+r)
-> (ii)
Combining (i) and (ii), I = Sa + 2*Sa*(1+r) or I = Sa*(1+2+2r) so Sa/I =
1/(3+2r).

7. Before being simplified, the instructions for computing income tax
in Country Rwere to add 2 percent of one's annual income to the
average(arithmetic mean)of 100units of Country R's currency and 1
percent of one's annual income. Which of the following represents
the simplified formula for computing the income tax in Country R's
currency, for a person in that country whose annual income is I?
(C) 50+I/40
: Not sure I understand this correctly, but I'll give it a try anyway. T =
0.02*I + (100+0.01*I)/2 = 0.025*I+50 = I/40 + 50.

8. How many positive integers less than 10,000 are such that the
product of their digits is 210?
(B) 30
: Boy this is tough; 210 = 2*3*5*7. If we take all 4 primes as separate
digits, then 4*3*2*1 = 24 different #'s. We can also make #'s from the
digits 6 (2*3), 5 and 7 = 3*2*1 = 6 different #'s so total 30 #'s. Any
other combination of these primes will give a digit > 9 and hence will
not get the required result.

9. Find the number of selections that can be made taking 4 letters
from the word"ENTRANCE".
(A) 70
(B) 36
(C) 35
(D) 72
(E) 32
: Not getting the answer .. I thought it should be 7*6*5*4 since 7
letters and 4 spots.

Find in the above word, the number of arrangements using the 4
letters.

10. How many triangles with positive area can be drawn on the
coordinate plane such that the vertices have integer coordinates (x,y)
satisfying 1x3 and 1y3?
(B) 76
: 9 possible options for vertices, need to chose any three to make a
triangle so 9C3 = 84. However, 8 (3 along the length, 3 along the
height and 2 diagonals)of these 3 sets of points will not make a
triangle since they are in a straight line so 84-8 = 76.

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Ill take a shot -

and F?
(C) 20
: 6 vertices, 3 to chose from so 6C3 = 20.

prime, then f(p) =
(B) P-2
: for a prime p, all of the numbers preceding it (except 1 will not be a
factor of p). Since there p-1 #'s preceding it and we dont count 1, f(p)
= p-1-1 = p-2.

264,600?
(D) 63
: used Bunuels trick. I'll let him explain since he was the one who
helped me with this.

(C) 48
: Let R = mS + c. Then 6 = m*30 + c and 24 = m*60+c; substituting for
c, c = 6-30*m we get 24 = 60*m + 6-30*m, so m = 18/30 = 3/5.
Solving for c, c = -12. So for S = 100, R = 3/5*100 -12 = 48.

(A) 13
(B) 14
(C) 15
(D) 16
(E) more than 16
: No idea.

(E) 1/(2r+3)
: Let I = income earned, Sa = amt saved, Sp1 = amt avail. to spend this
year and Sp2 = amt avail. to spend next year.
Need to find Sa/I such that Sp2 = Sp1/2.
I = Sa + Sp1 -> [i];
Amt saved this year * (1+r) = amount avail to spend next year, so
Sa(1+r) = Sp2. Given Sp2 = Sp1/2, Sp1/2 = Sa(1+r) or Sp1 = 2*Sa*(1+r)
-> (ii)
Combining (i) and (ii), I = Sa + 2*Sa*(1+r) or I = Sa*(1+2+2r) so Sa/I =
1/(3+2r).

(C) 50+I/40
: Not sure I understand this correctly, but I'll give it a try anyway. T =
0.02*I + (100+0.01*I)/2 = 0.025*I+50 = I/40 + 50.

(B) 30
: Boy this is tough; 210 = 2*3*5*7. If we take all 4 primes as separate
digits, then 4*3*2*1 = 24 different #'s. We can also make #'s from the
digits 6 (2*3), 5 and 7 = 3*2*1 = 6 different #'s so total 30 #'s. Any
other combination of these primes will give a digit > 9 and hence will
not get the required result.

(A) 70
(B) 36
(C) 35
(D) 72
(E) 32
: Not getting the answer .. I thought it should be 7*6*5*4 since 7
letters and 4 spots.

letters.

(B) 76
: 9 possible options for vertices, need to chose any three to make a
triangle so 9C3 = 84. However, 8 (3 along the length, 3 along the
height and 2 diagonals)of these 3 sets of points will not make a
triangle since they are in a straight line so 84-8 = 76.

I think your answer for the 8th question is wrong coz ur missing the
cases when it is 5, 6 ,7 and 1 which are 24 more cases. So the answer
should be 54 and not 30

For question 5 assume first that Mrs. Smith has given 8 tickets to her
grandsons by giving 2 to each and has "x" tickets left. So she can now
distribute these x tickets to her 4 grandsons in (x+3)C3 ways. This is
selection without arrangement so we use this formula.
We thus get this to be equal to 120. Thus we get x+3 = 10 and x = 7
hence total tickets is 15

For the 9th question we have to take 3 cases
1) where only one of each letter is chosen = 6C3 ways = 15 ways
2) Where either 2 E's or 2N's are chosen = 2 * 5C2 = 20 ways
3) Where 2 E's and 2 N's are chosen = 1 way

Hence answer = 36 ways

for the second question I think we should count 1, as there is no
reason for not counting it and hence the answer should be p-1 only.

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Kudos [?]: 11 [0], given: 5 selection without arrangement so we use this formula.




Shoot ... good catch on Q8. I forgot about the 1.
Can you explain why the (x+3)C3 for Q5?
Thanks for the explanations .. they were very helpful.

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rohitbhotica wrote:

selection without arrangement so we use this formula.




Shoot ... good catch on Q8. I forgot about the 1.
Can you explain why the (x+3)C3 for Q5?
Thanks for the explanations .. they were very helpful.

no i think 1 has to be counted. What is the OA?

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rohit,
agreed 1 has to be counted. i read the question a second time and it
made sense. I shall defer to Bunuel for OA's.

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and F?
(A) 10
(B) 15
(C) 20
(D) 25
(E) 30

Answer: C.

prime, then f(p) =
(A) P-1
(B) P-2
(C) (P+1)/2
(D) (P-1)/2
(E) 2

Answer: A.

264,600?
(A) 9
(B) 36
(C) 51
(D) 63
(E) 72

Answer: D.

(A) 20
(B) 36
(C) 48
(D) 60
(E) 84

Answer: C.

(A) 13
(B) 14
(C) 15
(D) 16
(E) more than 16

Answer: C.

(A) 1/(r+2)
(B) 1/(2r+2)
(C) 1/(3r+2)
(D) 1/(r+3)
(E) 1/(2r+3)

Answer: E.

(A) 50+I/200
(B) 50+3I/100
(C) 50+I/40
(D) 100+I/50
(E) 100+3I/100

Answer: C.

(A) 24
(B) 30
(C) 48
(D) 54
(E) 72

Answer: D.

(A) 70
(B) 36
(C) 35
(D) 72
(E) 32

Answer:B.

letters.

Answer:606.

(A) 72
(B) 76
(C) 78
(D) 80
(E) 84

Answer: B.
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Hi Bunuel, would appreciate if you can explain the solutions for 3,5
and 9.

264,600?
(A) 9
(B) 36
(C) 51
(D) 63
(E) 72

Answer: D.

First of all you should know the formula counting the number of
distinc factors of an integer:

You have to write the number as the product of primes as
a^p*b^q*c^r, where a, b, and c are prime factors and p,q, and r are
their powers.

The number of factors the number contains will be expressed by the
formula (p+1)(q+1)(r+1).
Let's take an example for clear understanding:Find the number of all
(distinct) factors of 1435:
1. 1435 can be expressed as 5^1*17^1*19^1
2. total number of factors of 1435 including 1 and 1435 itself is
(1+1)*(1+1)*(1+1)=2*2*2=8 factors.

OR
Distinct factors of 18=2*3^2 --> (1+1)*(2+1)=6. Lets check: factors of
18 are: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9 an 18 itself. Total 6.

Back to our question:
How many numbers that are not divisible by 6 divide evenly into
264,600?

264,600=2^3*3^3*5^2*7^2

We should find the factor which contain no 2 and 3 together, so not
to be divisible by 6.

Clearly, the factors which contain only 2,5,7 and 3,5,7 won't be
divisible by 6. So how many such factors are there?
2^3*5^2*7^2 --> (3+1)*(2+1)*(2+1)=36 (the product of powers of 2,
5,and 7 added 1)

3^3*5^2*7^2 --> (3+1)*(2+1)*(2+1)=36 (the product of powers of 2,
5, and 7 added 1)

So 36+36=72. BUT this number contains duplicates:

For example: 2^3*5^2*7^2--> (3+1)*(2+1)*(2+1)=36 This 36 contains
the factors when the power of 2 is 0 (2^0=1)--> 2^0*5^2*7^2 giving
us only the factors which contain 5-s and/or 7-s. (5*7=35, 5*7^2=245,
5^2*7=175, 5*7^0=5, 5^0*7=7....) number of such factors are
(2+1)*(2+1)=9 (the product of powers of 5 and 7 added 1).

And the same factors are counted in formula 3^3*5^2*7^2 -->
(3+1)*(2+1)*(2+1)=36: when power of 3 is 0 (3^0=1). --> 5*7=35,
5*7^2=245, 5^2*7=175, 5*7^0=5, 5^0*7=7.... such factors are
(2+1)*(2+1)=9. (the product of powers of 5 and 7 added 1).

So we should subtract this 9 duplicated factors from 72 --> 72-9=63.
Is the correct answer.

The problem can be solved from another side:
264,600=2^3*3^3*5^2*7^2 # of factors= (3+1)(3+1)(2+1)(2+1)=144.
So our number contains 144 distinct factors. # of factors which
contain 2 and 3 is 3*3=9 (2*3, 2^2*3, 2^3*3, 2*3^2, 2^2*3^2,
2^3*3^2, 2*3^3, 2^2*3^3, 2^3*3^3 total 9) multiplied by
(2+1)*(2+1)=9 (powers of 5 and 7 plus 1) --> 9*9=81 ---> 144-81=63.

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(A) 13
(B) 14
(C) 15
(D) 16
(E) more than 16

Answer: C.

Clearly there are more than 8 vouchers as each of four can get at
least 2. So, basically 120 ways vouchers can the distributed are the
ways to distribute vouchers, so that each can get from zero to
as at "least 2", or 2*4=8, we already booked. Let be .

In how many ways we can distribute identical things among 4
persons? Well there is a formula for this but it's better to understand
the concept.

Let . And imagine we want to distribute 5 vouchers among 4
persons and each can get from zero to 5, (no restrictions).

Consider:

We have 5 tickets (t) and 3 separators between them, to indicate
who will get the tickets:

Means that first nephew will get all the tickets,

Means that first got 0, second 1, third 3, and fourth 1

And so on.

How many permutations (arrangements) of these symbols are
possible? Total of 8 symbols (5+3=8), out of which 5 's and 3 's are
identical, so . Basically it's the number of ways we can pick
3 separators out of 5+3=8: .

So, # of ways to distribute 5 tickets among 4 people is
.

For it will be the same: # of ways to distribute tickets among 4
persons (so that each can get from zero to ) would be
.

. --> . Plus the 8
tickets we booked earlier: .

Answer: C (15).

P.S. Direct formula:

The total number of ways of dividing n identical items among r
persons, each one of whom, can receive 0,1,2 or more items is
.

The total number of ways of dividing n identical items among r
persons, each one of whom receives at least one item is
.

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and F?
(A) 10
(B) 15
(C) 20
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(D) 25
(E) 30

6 points in total to make triangles. I think a combination of any 3 will
make a unique triangle so:
6C3 = 20
8.
Forensic scientists use the equation
h = 2.6f + 47.2
to estimate the height, h, of a woman given the length in
centimeters, f, of her femur bone. Suppose the equation has a
margin of error of + 4 centimeters and the length of a female
skeleton's femur is 48 centimeters. Write and solve an absolute
value inequality that describes the woman's height in centimeters.
Evaluate:
1) log
49
7 log
8
64
2)

Solve for x:
3) 2 log
b
x = 2 log
b
(1 a) +2 log
b
(1 + a) log
b

4) log
b
x = 2 a + log
b

Answers:
1) 2) 3) a 4) a
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