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The factorial of a number is the product of all the positive integers from 1
upto the number. The factorial of a given integer n is
usually written as n! and n! denotes the product of the first n natural
number. -
n! = n x (n – 1) x (n – 2) x ……… x 1
n! = n (n – 1)
0! = 1 as a rule.
Note : Factorial is not defined for improper fractions or negative
integers.
Permutation
If r objects are to be chosen from n, where n ≥ 1 and these r objects are to
be arranged, and the order of arrangement is
important, then such an arrangement is called a permutation of n objects
taken r at, a time.
Permutations is denoted by nPr or (n, r)
e.g., If it is required to seat 5 men and 4 women in a row such that women
occupy the even places, in how many ways can this
be done?
In a row of 9 positions, there are four places, and exactly 4 women to occupy
them, which is possible in 4! ways. The remaining
S places can be filled up by 5 men in 5! ways,
Total number of seating arrangements = 4! 5! = 24 x 120 = 2880
Circular Permutations
Suppose four numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 are to be arranged in the form of a circle.
The arrangement is read in anticlockwise direction, starting from any point
as 1432, 4321, 3214 or 2143.
These four usual permutation correspond to one circular permutation.
Thus circular permutations are different only when the relative order of
objects to be arranged is changed.
Each circular permutation of n objects corresponds to n Linear permutations
depending on where (of the n positions) we start.
This can also be though of as keeping the position of one out of n objects
fixed and arranging remaining n – 1 in (n – 1)! ways.
Combinations
If r objects are to be chosen from n, where r ≤ n and the order of selecting
the r objects is not important then such a selection
is called a combination of n objects taken r at a time and denoted by
In a permutation the ordering of objects is important while in a combination
it is immaterial. e.g.,
AB and BA are 2 different Permutations but are the same combination.
Usually (except in trivial cases) the number of permutations exceeds the
number of combinations. Trivial cases are when r = 0
or 1.
e.g., If there are 10 persons in a party, and if every two of them shake hands
with each other, how many handshakes happen
in the party?
SoIution: When two persons shake hands it is counted as 1 handshake and
not two hence here we have to consider only
combinations.
2 people can be selected from 10 in 10C2 ways.
Hence, number of handshake =
Combinatorial Identities:
1. nCr = nCn – r
2. nCo = nCn = 1
3. n+1Cr = nCr + nCr – 1
4. n+1Cr+1 = nCr+1 + n–1Cr + n–1Cr-1
5. nPr = r! nC
6. The total no. of combinations of ‘n’ things taken some or all at a time nc =
nC1 + nC2 + ……nCn = 2n – 1
Important Combination Rules
1. The number of combinations of ‘n’ things taken ‘r’ at a time in which p
particular thin will always occur = n-pCr-p P things are
definitely selected in 1 way. The remaining r – p things can be selected from
n – p things in n-pCr-p ways.
In how many ways can 7 letters be selected from the alphabet such that the
vowels are always selected.
Solution: There are 5 vowels a, e, i, o, u which are selected in 1 way then
possible number of ways = 26-5C7-5 = 21C2
2.The number of combinations of ‘n’ things taken ‘r’ at a time in which ‘p’
particular things never occur is n-pCr (n – p ≥ r)
p things are never to be selected.
Example
i) In how many ways can 11 identical white balls and 9 black bells be
arranged in a row so that no two black balk are together?
Solution
The 11 white balls can be arranged in 1 way (all are identical)
The 9 black balls can be arranged in the 12 places in 12P9 ways
ii) In how many ways can they be arranged if black balls were identical? (all
other conditions remaining same)
Solution
The 11 white balls can be arranged in 1 way.
The 9 black balls can be arranged in the 12 places in 12C9 ways.
Thus number of arrangements = 12C9
iii) In how many ways can they be arranged if all the balls are different. (all
other conditions remaining same)
Solution
The 11 white balls can be arranged in 11! ways
The 9 black balls can be arranged in the 12 places in 12! ways.
Total number of arrangements = 11!12!/3!
Example
In a multiple choice test there are 50 questions each having 4 options, which
are equally likely.
In how many ways can a student attempt the questions in the test?
Solution
Each question can be attempted in 4 ways and not attempted in 1 way.
\Each question can be attempted or unattempted in 5
ways.
Thus 50 questions can be attempted or attempted in 550 ways.
This will include the case when no questions are attempted.
\The student can attempt the paper in (5 to the power of 50) – 1 ways.
Example
How many 4 digit numbers can be formed from the, digits 1, 5, 2, 4, 2, 9, 0,
4, 2
i) with repetition of digits.
ii) without repetition of digits.
(A)-4(B)-1(C)0(D)1(E)4
x2 -9x + 20 = 0
(x – 4)(x – 5)
Solutions: f(4) = 0 or f(5) = 0
4. Following this same principle, you know that since f(1) = 0 and f(-4) = 0, (x
– 1) and (x + 4) are factors.
(x – 1)(x + 4) = 0
5. Multiply these factors together to form a quadratic equation.
(x – 1)(x + 4) = 0
x2 – x + 4x – 4 = 0
x2 + 3x – 4 = 0
6. For any quadratic equation in the form ax2 + bx + c = 0, the y-intercept
(i.e., the place where the equation crosses the y-axis) is c.
Even if you did not know this, you could still find the y-axis. The line will
cross the y-axis where x = 0.
f(0) = (0)2 + 3(0) – 4 = -4
7. Y-Intercept is -4
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After installing a powerful pump onto a large gasoline tank, John pumped
gasoline out of the tank. Each time John ran the pump, it removed 1/3 of
the gas remaining in the tank. Assuming the gas tank was full when John
began, what fraction of the total gas in the tank at the beginning was
removed if John ran the pump three times?
(A)8/27(B) 1/27(C)2/3(D)19/27(E)27/28
Pump Run # Still Left [as fraction of full tank] Removed [as fraction of full tank]
0
0 1
Cumulative: 0
1. Each time the pump is used, 2/3 of the remaining gas stays and 1/3 of the
remaining gas is removed.
2. The first time running the pump removed 1/3 of the full tank, leaving 2/3 of
a full tank of gas. So, after running the pump once, 1/3 of the total gas in
the tank has been removed.
3. The second time running the pump removed 1/3 of the 2/3 of a full tank that
remained after running the pump for the first time. So, after running the
pump twice, (1/3) + (1/3 of the 2/3) of the remaining tank had been
removed. Thus far, 5/9 of the total gas in the tank has been removed.
4. The third time running the pump removed 1/3 of the 4/9 of a full tank that
remained after running the pump for the second time. So, after running the
pump three times, 5/9 + 1/3 of 4/9 of the remaining tank had been
removed. In total, 5/9 + 4/27 = 19/27 of the total gas in the tank at the
beginning was removed after running the pump three times.
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Superior Security recently discovered a computer on its network had been
hacked. The computer password contained 16 characters (including only
numbers and letters). What is the probability that the password to
Superior’s hacked computer was correctly guessed on the first try?
(Assume that the hacker knew the password contained 16 characters,
comprised only of numbers and both lower-case and upper-case letters.)
52!/(16!36!)
A)
1/[62!/(16!46!)]
B)
1/[52!/(16!36!)]
C)
1/5216
D)
1/6216
E)
62 62 62 62 62 62
possibilities possibilities possibilities possibilities possibilities possibilities
3. Since there are 16 characters in the password and each character could be
one of 62 possibilities, there are a total of 6216 unique password
permutations (i.e., there are 6216 different possible passwords, only one of
which is the correct password). So, the probability of guessing the password
on the first try is 1/6216.
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1. Divisibility
How many numbers can be formed by using 8,7,5,3,2 such that they are divisible by
any integer is divisible by 2^n, or 5^n. only when an integer formed by last
n digits is divisible by 2^n, or 5^n
in our case as 125=5^3 and n=3,the integers must end with 375, (125*3) or
875 (125*7)
so possible numbers ending with 375
28375
82375
and the same story with numbers ending with 875
23875
32875
so i got 4 as an answer
Here is my approach:
Since 1000 is divisible by 125 then, if the last three digits are divisible by
125 then the whole number is divisible by 125. Odd multiples of 125 which
are less than 1000 are 125, 375, 625, 875. So we can use only 375 ( two
numbers) and 875(two numbers) as the last three digits. So there are 4
numbers.
A number when divided by a divisor leaves a remainder of 24. When
twice the original number is divided by the same divisor, the
remainder is 11. What is the value of the divisor?
Explanatory Answer
Let the original number be ‘a’
Let the divisor be ‘d’
Let the quotient of the division of a by d be ‘x’
(A)25(B)8(C)6(D)5(E)2
Solution:
25! is factorial 25 whose value = 25*24*23*22*…..*1
When a number that has 5 as its factor is multiplied by another number that has 2 as its
factor, the result will have ‘0’ in its units digit.
In 25!, the numbers that have 5 as their factor are 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25. 25 is the square of
5 and hence has two 5’s in it.
Therefore, 25! contains in it 6 fives.
There are more than 6 even numbers in 25!. Hence, the limiting factor is the number of 5s.
And hence, the number 25! will have 6 zeroes in it. Correct Answer Choice (C)
25*24*23*22*21*20*19*18*17*16*15*14*13*12*11*10*9*8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1
(A)3001(B)2893(C)2704(D)2890(E)None of these
How many different positive integers exist between 106 (1000,000) and 107
(10,000,000), the sum of whose digits is equal to 2?
Explanatory Answer
Find the number of such integers existing for a lower power of 10 and
extrapolate the result of the present case.
Between 10 and 100, that is 101 and 102, we have 2 numbers, 11 and 20.
Similarly, between 100 and 1000, that is 102 and 103, we have 3 numbers,
101, 110 and 200.
Similarly, between 1,000 and 10,000, that is 103 and 104, we have 4
numbers, 1001, 1010, 2,000 and 1100.
Similarly, between 10,000 and 100,000, that is 104 and 105, we have 5
numbers, 10001, 10010, 200,000, 10100 and 11000.
Similarly, between 100,000 and 1000,000, that is 105 and 106, we have 6
numbers, 100001, 100010, 100100, 200,0000 and 110,000.
Similarly, between 1000,000 and 10,000,000 that is 106 and 107, we have 7
numbers, 1,000,001, 100,0010, 1000,100, 1001,000, 101,0000,
2,000,000, and 11,000,000.
Therefore, between 106 and 107, one will have 7 integers whose sum will be
equal to 2.
Solution:
Let there be 1 litre of the solution after mixing 20% methyl alcohol and
50% methyl alcohol.
If the concentration of methyl alcohol in it is 40%, then 0.4 litres of the
resultant mixture is methyl alcohol.
Let x litres of the solution containing 20% methyl alcohol be mixed with (1
- x) litres of the solution containing 50% methyl alcohol to get 1 litre of
the solution containing 40% methyl alcohol.
X litres of 20% methyl alcohol solution will contain 20% of x = 0.2x litres
of methyl alcohol in it.
(1 - x) litres of 50% methyl alcohol solution will contain 50% of (1- x) =
0.5(1 - x) litres of methyl alcohol.
The sum of these quantities of methyl alcohols added up to the total of
0.4 litres in the resultant mixture.
Therefore, 0.2x + 0.5(1 - x) = 0.4 litres
0.2x + 0.5 - 0.5x = 0.4
0.5 - 0.4 = 0.5x - 0.2x
x= litres
And 1 - x = 1 - litres.
them.As A takes 6 days to complete the job, if A works alone, A will be able to complete th
of the work in a day.Similarly, B will complete and C will complete of the work.So,
the ratio of the work done by A : B : C when they work together will be equal to
Multiplying the numerator of all 3 fractions by 24, the LCM of 6, 8 and 12 will not change the
The difference between the value of a number increased by 12.5% and the value
of the original number decreased by 25% is 30. What is the original number?
(A)60(B)80(C)40(D)120(E)160
Solution:
Let the original number be x.
Let A be the value obtained when x is increased by 12.5%.
Therefore, A = x + 12.5% of x
Let B be the value obtained when x is decreased by 25%.
Therefore, B = x - 25% of x.
The question states that A - B = 30
i.e., x + 12.5% of x - (x - 25% of x) = 30
x + 12.5% of x - x + 25% of x = 30
37.5% of x = 30
x= = 80
Correct Answer (B) Choice (80)
In an election contested by two parties, Party D secured 12% of the total votes
more than Party R. If party R got 132,000 votes, by how many votes did it lose the
election?
A)240 000 (B)300,000( C)168,000 (D)36,000(E)24,000
Explanatory Answer
Let the percentage of the total votes secured by Party D be x%
Then the percentage of total votes secured by Party R = (x – 12)%
As there are only two parties contesting in the election, the sum total of the votes secured
by the two parties should total up to 100%
i.e., x + x – 12 = 100
2x – 12 = 100
or 2x = 112 or x = 56%.
If Party D got 56% of the votes, then Party got (56 – 12) = 44% of the total votes.
i.e., = 132,000
ð T= = 300,000 votes.
The margin by which Party R lost the election = 12% of the total votes
= 12% of 300,000 = 36,000.
If the ratio of the sum of the first 6 terms of a G.P. to the sum of the first 3
terms of the G.P. is 9, what is the common ratio of the G.P?
Solution:
Therefore, the sum of the first 6 terms of the G.P will be equal to
i.e.
=>
=> r3 + 1 = 9
=> r3 = 8
=> r = 2 Correct Choice (C) Answer (2)
In the above question, we need or k should not be equal 9 for the pair
of equations to have a unique solution.
In other words, when k=9, the system of equation will not have any solution
as the two lines represented by the equations will be parallel lines. Correct
Choice (B) Answer (9)
3 4 x = 12
K 12 y 30
3*12-4k=0
36 = 4k or k=9
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In a certain game, a large container is filled with red, yellow, green, and blue beads worth,
respectively, 7, 5, 3, and 2 points each. A number of beads are then removed from the container.
If the product of the point values of the removed beads is 147,000, how many red beads were
removed?
So 7x7x3 = 147.
Now we need to get 147 to equal 147,000. We do this by multiplying 147 x 1000.
To get 1000, multiply (5x2)x(5x2)x(5x2).
So there are: 2R 1G 3Y 3B
I think the easiest way of thinking about it is factor out seven as many times as you can (each time you
factor out a seven you're counting a red ball). 147000/7=21000, 21000/7=3000, and it's pretty easy to
see (or check) that 3000 is some multiple of 2,3, and 5.
If the sequence x1, x2, x3, ... xn, ... is such that x1 = 3 and xn+1 = 2xn - 1 for n = 1, then x20 - x19
equals which of the following?
A. 2^19 B. 2^20 C. 2^21 D. (2^20) - 1 E. (2^21) - 1
...
So, and .
Answer: A.
37. The probability that a certain coin will fall heads up is 50%. What is the probability that it
falls heads up on three of six tosses?
(A)41 /26 (B)35/26 (C)1/26 (D)21 25 (E)5 24
How many even, three digit integers greater than 700 with distinct, non-
zero digits are there?
(A) 729 (B) 243 (C) 108 (D) 88 (E) 77
The best way to approach it is to split up the problem, and treat the 700's,
800's and 900's separately. To find the number of numbers beginning with a 7
that fit our criteria, we have 7 choices for our tens digit (excluding 7, because
no repeats are allowed, 0, and whichever even number is used as the units
digit) and 4 choices (all non-zero, even digits) for our ones digit, giving a total
of 28 choices. The 900's work exactly the same way, because its an odd
hundreds digit as well. For the 800's, we have 7 choices for the tens and only
3 for the ones (8 is no longer a choice for the ones column). That leaves us
with at total of 21 legal numbers beginning with an 8. Add 28 + 28 + 21 = 77,
so the correct answer is (E).
There is always a pattern--all you have to do is find it. First of all, you can
cross off answers (A), (C), and (E). For (A) or (E) to be correct, 332 would have
to be divisible by 4, but it can't be (do you see why?). And for (C) to be
correct, 332 would have to be even, but it won't be (again, can you explain
why?). Now cycle through the first few exponents of 3 to find the pattern: 30
has a remainder of 1, 31 has a remainder of 3, 32 has a remainder of 1, and 33
has a remainder of 3. So the pattern that emerges is that all even exponents
of 3 have a remainder of 1 when divided by 4, and all odd exponents have a
remainder of 3. Since 32 is even, the correct answer is (B).
21. Chef Gundy is creating a new dessert that will be made from 3 ingredients. If he has 8 cookies
and one flavor of sorbet to choose from, what fraction of the possible arrangements will contain the
sorbet?
let the larger part be a .. the smaller part be b .. so the number is a+b....
.. according to the given condition (a+b)/a= a/b .... subtracting 1 from both
the sides of the equation..
x=y+z
and y > z. Because the question tells us that the ratio of x to y is equal to the ratio of y to z, we have the following:
(y+z)/y = y/z
so
1 + z/y = y/z
If we let r = y/z (notice that r is what the question is asking for), this becomes:
1 + 1/r = r
0 = r^2 - r- 1
You can use the quadratic formula (ruling out the negative solution, since r must be positive) to find that r = (1 + sqrt(5))/2.
I, III and VI
Rearranging the given expression as follows:
(a2 + 9b2 − 6ab + (b2 + c2 − 2bc) = 0
Thus, (a − 3b)2 + (b − c)2 = 0
Since the square of a quantity is always non-negative, the only possibility is that a = 3b and b =
c.
A watch costs $100. Anakin bought the watch at a discount of x%. He then
sold the watch to Luke at a discount of y%. How many dollars did Luke pay
Anakin for the watch?
Ο 100 − (x + y)
Ο 100 − (x + y + (xy/100))
Ο 100 − (x + y − (xy/100))
Ο 100 − (x − y + (xy/100))
Ο 100 − (x − y − (xy/100))
A train travels at the rate of 10 miles/hr for the first hour of a trip, at 20 miles/hr for the
second hour, at 30 miles/hr for the third hour and so on. How many hours will it take the
train to complete a 450-mile journey? Assume that the train makes no intermediate stops.
Ο 8 Ο 8.5 Ο 9 Ο 9.5 Ο 10
Answer
9
The speeds at which the train travels in successive hours are the terms of the arithmetic
progression 10, 20, 30,... To find the time (say, t hours) taken by the train to complete the 450-
mile journey, the sum of this sequence to the appropriate term is considered as follows.
Time x Speed = Distance = 450 miles.
1 hour x (10 + 20 + 30 + ... to t terms) = 450
Dividing by 10, one obtains 1 + 2 + 3 + ... + t = 45
Now, 1 + 2 + 3 + ... + t = t (t + 1)/2 (a well-known result worth remembering).
So, t (t + 1) = 90 giving t = 9.
Hans Solo, a navy admiral, has to choose 3 ships out of his fleet of 8 destroyer ships. In how
many ways can this be achieved, assuming that he is not biased toward choosing any
particular ship?
Ο 24 Ο 48 Ο 56 Ο 120 Ο 336
Answer
56
This problem requires calculation of the number of ways in which 8 different objects can be
combined into groups of 3.
The number of ways in which r objects can be chosen from n objects is given by the expression:
n
Cr = n! / (r!(n − r)!), where ! stands for the factorial notation.
Since n = 8 and r = 3, the required number of ways is 8! / (3! 5!) = 8 x 7 x 6 / (3 x 2 x 1) = 56.
Note that 8! = 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1; 3! = 3 x 2 x 1; and 5! = 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1.
Joshua can paint a car in 40 minutes while Ariel can do the same job in 60 minutes. If they
both work together, how long will they take to finish the job?
Ο 16 minutes Ο 18 minutes Ο 24 minutes Ο 30 minutes Ο 32 minutes
Answer
24 minutes
To solve such problems, consider the rate at which a person or group does a particular job.
Joshua does the job at the rate of (1/40)th of the job per minute.
Ariel does the job at the rate of (1/60)th of the job per minute.
When working together, their rates can be added. So, (1/40) + (1/60) = (3/120) + (2/120) =
5/120.
Joshua and Ariel together do the job at the rate of (5/120)th of the job per minute.
Thus, time taken to complete the job working together = 120/5 = 24 minutes.
The price of a pair of baseball gloves is increased by 15%. The next month, its price is
further increased by 40%. This double increase in the price of the pair of baseball gloves
would be equivalent to a single increase of
Ο 25% Ο 49% Ο 51% Ο 55% Ο 61%
Answer
Taking the original price of the pair of baseball gloves as $100
($100 is chosen because it is easier to convert into a percentage later),
New price after first increase = $115, i.e., 1.15 x 100
New price after second increase = $161, i.e., 1.4 x 115
∴ Increase in price = $61 and so the increase is 61%
A motor-boat can travel upstream at a speed of 10 miles per hour and downstream at a
speed of 14 miles per hour. If the boat travels at a constant speed, what is the speed at
which the stream is flowing?
Ο 1 mile per hour Ο 2 miles per hour Ο 3 miles per hour Ο 4 miles per hour
Ο None of these
Answer
Let v be the speed at which the boat is moving (relative to the ground) and u be the speed at
which the stream is flowing (also relative to the ground).
When the boat travels upstream, its speed (relative to the ground) is reduced because the stream
opposes the motion of the boat. So, the speed of the boat is v − u = 10.
On the other hand, when the boat travels downstream, its speed (also relative to the ground)
increases and is equal to v + u = 14.
Subtracting v − u = 10 from v + u = 14 gives 2u = 4 or u = 12 miles per hour. So the ans: 2 miles
per hour.
x and y are two distinct positive integers divisible by 5. Which of the following is necessarily
divisible by 10?
Ο x + y Ο x − y Ο xy Ο 2xy Ο x2 + y2
Answer
2xy is necessarily divisible by 10 because its factors are 2 and 5.
The other quantities are not necessarily divisible by 10 as shown by the examples below.
If x = 15 and y = 10, then x + y = 25.
If x = 15 and y = 10, then x − y = 5.
If x = 15 and y = 5, then xy = 75.
If x = 15 and y = 10, then x2 + y2 = 225 + 100 = 325. So, ans : 2xy
A number x is chosen at random from the set of integers that satisfy |x| < 9.
What is the probability that (4 / x) > x?
Ο 1 / 5 Ο 1 / 8 Ο 7 / 8 Ο 2 / 17 Ο 7 / 17
Answer
7 / 17
The values of x that satisfy |x| < 9 are −9 < x < 9.
There are 17 integers (−8, −7, ..., −1, 0, 1, ..., 7, 8) in this interval.
If both sides of (4 / x) > x are multiplied by a positive value of x, then x2 < 4.
The only (positive) integer that satisfies −2 < x < 2 is 1.
If both sides of (4 / x) > x are multiplied by a negative value of x, then x2 > 4.
The six integers that satisfy x < −2 are −8, −7, −6, −5, −4 and −3.
Since only 7 out of 17 integers satisfy (4 / x) > x, the probability is 7 / 17.
The smallest number, which when decreased by 3 is divisible by 14, 18 and 30 is
Ο 633 Ο 663 Ο 693 Ο 723 Ο 753
Answer
633
14 = 2 x 7; 18 = 2 x 3 x 3; 30 = 2 x 3 x 5.
So, Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 14, 18 and 30 = 2 x 3 x 3 x 5 x 7 = 630.
Required number = 630 + 3 = 633.
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How many different integers can be expressed as the sum of two different
integers from the set {-3, -2, 1, 4, 5, 9, 10}?
Now for each number in the table, see if you can express it as the sum of two
different numbers from the set.
The numbers in yellow can be formed from adding two different numbers in the
original set. There are 17 possibilities, so the answer is E.
The positive integer m has half the number of distinct prime factors as the
integer m+1 has. Which of the following could be the value of m?
(A) 24 (B) 29 (C) 64 (D) 69 (E) none of the above
For each of the answer choices A-D, we will count the number of distinct prime
factors of m and m+1. If m has exactly one half the number of distinct prime factors
as m+1 has, we will have the correct answer choice. Otherwise, the correct answer
will be E.
(A) m = 24, m+1 = 25
24 has two distinct prime factors, 2 and 3. 25 has only one prime factor, 5. A is
incorrect.
(B) m = 29, m+1 = 30
29 has one prime factor, 29. 30 has three distinct prime factors, 2, 3, and 5. B is
incorrect.
(C) m = 64, m+1 = 65
64 has one prime factor, 2. 65 has two prime factors, 5 and 13. C is correct.
(D) D is incorrect because 69 has two prime factors, 3 and 23, and 70 has three
prime factors, 2, 5, and 7.
If y is a positive integer and y³ - y = 210, what is the value of 2y/(y-3)?
(A) 5 (B) 4 (C) 7/2 (D) 5/2 (E) 2
The equation y³ - y = 210 can be simplified on the left hand side by first factoring
out the y:
y(y² - 1) = 210. Then, if you notice another factorization, you will arrive at (y-1)(y)
(y+1) = 210.
This shows that 210 can be expressed as the product of 3 consecutive integers,
so with a little guessing and checking, you can figure out which integers work. It
turns out that (5)(6)(7) = 210, so y = 6.
And this chart shows the the highest power of 3 that will go into 18!.
Since the highest power of 2 that divides 18! is 16, and the highest power of 3 that
divides 18! is 8, then the highest power of 2x3 = 6 that can divide 18! is 8. (We
must take the lower number.) So the answer is C.
If y is an integer and y³ - 4y = 48, what is y² + 4?
(A) 29 (B) 24 (C) 20 (D) 16 (E) 13
Let's start by factoring the left side of y³ - 4y = 48. We have y³ - 4y = y(y² - 4)
= y(y-2)(y+2). If we rearrange terms a little, it is (y-2)y(y+2) = 48
Notice that y-2, y, and y+2 must be either three consecutive even integers,
or three consecutive odd integers. Since the product, 48, is even, these must be
three consecutive even integers. So we need to find three consecutive even
integers whose product is 48. If you experiment a little, you should come up with
2∙4∙6 = 48, and therefore, y = 4.
4² + 4 = 20, so the correct answer is C.
(Col A) (Column B)
(Col A) (Col B)
x^2 - x^3 x - x^2
1>x>0
Notice that the center information tells us that x, x^2, and x^3 are tiny numbers in
this order: x > x^2 > x^3. That's because when you raise a small positive fraction
or decimal to a positive integer power, you get an even smaller fraction or decimal.
Now since x is positive, we can divide both columns by x and compare instead "x -
x^2" in Col A, and "1 - x" in Col B. Remember, you can multiply and divide both
columns by a variable only if the variable is restricted to positive values.
But that's not all we can factor out! Look that Col A can be factored into x(1 - x). We
can see that 1 - x is also a positive number according to the center information, so
we can divide both columns by 1 - x. Finally, we compare instead "x" in Col A ,and
"1" in Col B.
Thus, the answer is B.
An alternative way to do this problem is to replace x with allowable numbers. Let's
use numbers that are easy to work with, like x = .1. Then Col A becomes .01 - .001
= .0099, and Col B becomes .1 - .01 = .099. So Col B is larger.
Which of the following is true?
(A) 3^10 > 2^15 > 5^6 (B) 2^15 > 5^6 > 3^10 (C) 5^6 > 3^10 > 2^15
(D) 5^6 > 2^15 > 3^10 (E) 3^10 > 5^6 > 2^15
We need to put the numbers 2^15, 3^10, and 5^6 in order. Let's compare them
pairwise, starting with 2^15 and 3^10.
If we raise 2^15 and 3^10 to the 1/5 power, we get
(2^15)^(1/5) = 2^3
(3^10)^(1/5) = 3^2.
Since 3^2 = 9 and 2^3 = 8, it implies that 3^10 > 2^15. So we can cross off
choices B and D.
Now let's compare 5^6 and 2^15. If we raise both of these numbers to the 1/3
power, we get
(5^6)^(1/3) = 5^2 (2^15)^(1/3) = 2^5.
Since 5^2 = 25 and 2^5 = 32, it implies that 2^15 > 5^6. So we can cross off C
and E.
The only choice that remains is A, so this is the correct order.
(Col A)
The number of integers between 1 and 2000 (inclusive) that are both perfect
squares and perfect cubes.
(Col B)
The number of even integers between 1 and 2000 (inclusive) that are perfect 4th
powers.
To analyze column A, we first note that any number that is both a perfect square
and a perfect cube, must also be a perfect 6th power. This is because x^6 = (x²)³ =
(x³)². Thus, we need to count the perfect 6th powers between 1 and 2000. 1^6 =
1, 2^6 = 64, and 3^6 = 27x27 = 729. So far that's three. If we try 4^6, we'll get
64x64, but 64x64 > 60x60 = 3600. That means 1, 64, and 729 are the only
numbers between 1 and 2000 that are both perfect squares and perfect cubes.
To analyze column B, we need to look at the 4th powers of even numbers. 2^4 =
16, 4^4 = 256, and 6^4 = 36 x 36 = 1296. So far that's three. If we try 8^4, we'll
get 8x8x8x8 = 64x64, but we know that's too big. Thus, 16, 256, and 1296 are the
only even 4th powers between 1 and 2000. Since both columns are equal to 3, the
answer is C.
a and b are distinct prime numbers, and the legs of a right triangle are
a*sqrt(b) and b*sqrt(a). If c is the hypotenuse of the right triangle, which
of the following must be true?
Let's evaluate (i) since it occurs in three answer choices. Since we are dealing with
a right triangle, we have [a*sqrt(b)]2 + [b*sqrt(a)]2 = c2. This simplifies to a2b + b2a
= c2. The left hand side can be factored into (ab)(a+b), which implies that c2 is
composite. So (i) is true and we can eliminate B and E.
Let's check (ii) now. If c2 = (ab)(a+b), and both a and b are prime, then we can
deduce that c2 is not a perfect square, and thus c is not an integer.
To explain this more fully, notice that (ab)(a+b) = (a)(b)(a+b). We know that
neither a nor b are perfect squares, and neither a nor b divides evenly into a+b.
Then it is impossible for (ab)(a+b) to be a perfect square. Thus, (ii) is true and we
can eliminate A and D. So the correct answer is C.
Suppose a=3 and b=5 then A=3*√5 B=5*√3 C2= A2+B2
A cake recipe requires 3 eggs and 0.5 cups of milk. Up to one egg per cake can be
replaced with 0.25 cups of milk. If Jessie has 21 eggs an 5 cups of milk, What is the
maximum number of cakes she can make, assuming there are no bounds on the
other ingredients?
(A) 10 (B) 9 (C) 8 (D) 7 (E) 6
Jessie can make both 3-egg cakes and 2-egg cakes. A 3-egg cake requires 3 eggs
and 0.5 cups of milk; a 2-egg cake requires and 0.75 cups of milk. We can
determine the maximum number of cakes she can make by systematically counting
the different combinations, however, this will be too time-consuming for the GMAT
and GRE. A more efficient way is to solve it algebraically. Let's say A is the number
of 3-egg cakes, and B is the number of 2-egg cakes.
The total number of cakes is A + B; this is quantity for which we want to find an
upper bound.
Notice if we add the two inequalities, we get 5A + 5B ≤ 41, or A + B ≤ 8.2. So the
total number of cakes is no more than 8, answer choice C. (In full detail, she can
make five 3-egg cakes, and three 2-egg cakes.)
Theater A can hold 320 more people than Theater B. On the opening day
of a play, Theater A sold twice as many tickets as Theater B. Theater A
sold 90% of its seats, and Theater B sold 75%. What is the ratio of unsold
seats in Theater A to unsold seats in Theater B?
(A) ¼ (B) ½ (C) 2/3 (D) 5/6 (E) not enough information given
Let A and B be the capacities of Theaters A and B respectively. One equation we
can derive is A = 320 + B.
Also, if 90% of A's capacity is twice as much as 75% of B's capacity, then we have
.9A = 2(.75B)
.9A = 1.5B
A = (1.5/.9)B
A = (5/3)B
Combining these two equations gives us (5/3) B = 320 + B. Solving for B, we get
(5/3)B = 320 + B
(5/3)B - B = 320
(5/3 - 1)B = 320
(2/3)B = 320
B = 320(3/2)
B = 480.
Substituting this value into one of the equations gives us A = 800.
If Theater A sold 90% of its 800 seats, then there were 80 unsold seats. And if
Theater B sold 75% of its 480 seats, then there were 120 unsold seats. So the ratio
is 80/120 = 2/3, answer choice C.
(A) 256 (B) 250 (C) 225 (D) 200 (E) 196
For any business, total profit equals total selling price minus total cost of
production. The selling price for q items is 7q, and the cost of production is given by
the expression 500 + 2q + 5sqrt(q). Thus, we can set up the equation
It looks bad, but it's not that bad! There are several ways to find the solution. Notice
that answer choices A, C, and E are square numbers. That means we can plug them
into the equation and test them. If we start with C, we get 225 - 15 - 240 = -20.
So C is too small.
If we try A, we get
256 - 16 - 240 = 0 So A is the correct answer.
Boat X can cross the lake in 40 minutes, and Boat Y can cross in 30 minutes. Both
boats start at opposite ends of the lake and travel toward each other, except Boat Y
stalls and starts 20 minutes after Boat X starts moving. When they pass each other
on the lake, what is the ratio of the distance that Boat X has traveled to the
distance that Boat Y has traveled?
(A) 7:3 (B) 5:3 (C) 5:2 (D) 4:3 (E) 2:1
For simplicity, let's approach this problem by picking a number for the distance
across lake. Since the relative speeds of the two boats do not depend on the lake's
width, their relative traveling distances will not depend on the distance of the lake
either. Let's choose 14 miles as the lake's distance across. And thus the rate for X is
14/40 miles per minute, and the rate for Y is 14/30 miles per minute.
Since X can traverse the entire distance in 40 minutes, then it can travel half the
distance in 20 minutes. So by the time Y starts moving, X has already traveled 7
miles. The boats will pass each other somewhere in the next 7 miles.
Call dy the distance traveled by Y when the boats meet, dx the distance traveled by
X, and ry and rx their respective rates. Then we have
Since they take the same amount of time to meet when traveling those 7 miles, we
can see that dy/dx = ry/rx.
This means the Y travels 4 miles, and X travels a total of 7 + 3 = 10 miles when the
boats meet. Since 10:4 = 5:2, the correct answer is C.
A concert hall has a seating capacity of 1000 seats, which are either on
the balcony, mezzanine, or main floor. There are twice as many main floor
as balcony seats. For a particular sold-out show, the seat prices were $7
bal., $12 mezz., and $20 floor. The revenue from mezzanine seats was
twice the revenue from balcony seats. How many balcony seats are there?
(A) 200 (B) 240 (C) 250 (D) 280 (E) 300
There are 3 unknown quantities in the problem, the number of balcony, mezzanine,
and main floor seats. We can call them B, M, and F. To find the value of B, we need
to find equations that relate the three variables.
We know
B + M + F = 1000 (since the capacity is 1000)
2B = F (since there are twice as many F seats as B seats)
2(7B) = 12M (since the M revenue is twice the B revenue)
Substituting the second equation into the first, we get
B + M + 2B = 1000
3B + M = 1000
M = 1000 - 3B
(A) 36% (B) 40% (C) 45% (D) 56% (E) 63%
Let's pick numbers for the spending limits of the three credit cards. Since (5)(4)(3)
= 60, let's say the gold card has a limit of 360, the silver card a limit of 180, and the
bronze card a limit of 120. Those numbers will work nicely with fractions like 1/3,
1/4, and 1/5.
The balance on the bronze card is (1/3)120 = 40. The balance on the silver card is
(1/4)180 = 45. And the balance on the gold card is (1/5)360 = 72. If we transfer all
those balances to the gold card, the gold card will have a balance of 40 + 45 + 72
= 157. The unspent limit will be 360 - 157 = 203.
The fraction of the limit that is unspent is 203/360. Notice that 203/360 is
slightly greater than 200/360 = 5/9, and 5/9 = 55.5%. So the right answer
must be close to 55.5%, which makes choice D correct. A dirty sock
contains 15 marbles, and each marble is either red or blue. Cecile
calculates that the probability of drawing two red marbles is exactly 1/5.
How many blue marbles are in the sock?
This is a tricky probability question. Normally, you are given the number of items
and asked to compute the probability. In this problem, you are given a probability
and asked to find the number of items.
Worst case scenario, you have no idea how to do this problem on the GMAT or GRE.
If you are going to guess randomly, the first choice you should eliminate is E, 12
blue marbles. This answer is too simplistic to be correct on this problem. 12 blue
marbles and 3 red marbles would work only if the probability of drawing one red
marble is 1/5, because 3/15 =1/5.
Another thing you can do if you get stuck: pick an answer choice and work
backward to see if it is correct. Example, pretend there are 10 blue marbles and 5
red marbles (choice C). If there are 5 red marbles in the sock, then the probability of
drawing one red and then another red is (5/15)(4/14) = (1/3)(2/7) = 2/21. This is
less than 1/5, so you know that there must be more red marbles and fewer blue
marbles.
All this preamble is to show you that there are several ways to approach GMAT and
GRE math problems.
Let's solve this problem directly and say there are x red marbles. The probability of
drawing two red marbles is [x/15][(x-1)/14] = (x²-x)/(15∙14).
Now solve (x²-x)/(15∙14) = 1/5. When you simplify, you'll get x² - x - 42 = 0, or (x-7)
(x+6) = 0, so x = 7 red marbles. Therefore the correct answer is A, 8 blue
marbles.
Seven children decide to play "game show," a game in which they select one person
to be the host and divide the remaining children into two groups of three. The twins
Jeff and Josh dislike each other and won't play on the same team. With that
restriction, how many ways are there for the kids to distribute themselves?
Now let's see how many distributions there are if neither Jeff nor Josh is the host.
There are 5 ways to pick one kid to be the host and then place Jeff and Josh on
different teams. There are now 4 kids left and (4 ch 2) = 6 ways to pick the
remaining team members for Jeff. So there are 5x6 = 30 ways of arranging the
teams if one of the nice kids is the host.
Lastly, since there are two arrangements with one of the twins as host and 30
arrangements with the twins on teams, there are 10 + 10 + 30 = 50 total ways to
distribute the children. So D it is.
Alice drove 80 miles for two hours on the first leg of her trip, and then 70
miles for one hour on the second leg. Ben drove 150 miles for two and a
half hours. Keeping Alice's drive time of 3 hours constant, how many miles
per hour faster should Alice have driven during the first leg of her trip in
order for her average speed to match Ben's average speed?
With 2 minutes per question on the GMAT and only 1.5 minutes per on the GRE, you
have to consider if it's worth spending the time to set this one up as an algebra
problem, or just plug and chug. Let's try the latter option. But first, let's calculate
Alice's and Ben's average speeds. Alice drove a total of 150 miles in 3 hours, so her
average speed is 50mph. Ben drove 150 in 2.5 hours, his avg is 60mph. And how
fast was Alice driving on the first leg? 80/2=40, so 40mph.
If we plug in numbers, we want to pick easy ones, so let's ignore 16 2/3. Let's try
20. Supposing that Alice drove 20 mph faster on the first leg, she would have been
going 60. But her speed on the second leg was 70, so already we know that's too
much to make her average speed equal to Ben's. We need a number less than 20...
If we pick 15, then Alice drives 55mph for two hours on the first leg. How many
miles does that equal? 55x2=110, so 110 miles. (It's OK that we changed Alice's
mileage, we only need to keep her total drive time constant.) Add to that the next
70 miles and we get Alice's total mileage is 180 miles. Divide that by 3 hours and
we get 60mph. Exactly Ben's average speed. The answer is C.
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Relevant formulas: Average speed = Total Distance/Total Time, speed x time =
distance.
A bracelet is made of 8 beads, 5 yellow and 3 green. The yellow beads are
indistinguishable from one another, and so are the greens. Considering that
many arrangements of beads can be transformed into another by rotations
and flips, how many fundamentally distinct arrangements of beads are
there?
(A) 5 (B) 8 (C) 24 (D) 28 (E) 56
The GRE and GMAT wouldn't be very effective tests if they required you to know
facts that only particular majors would know, so that means there must be an easier
way to work out this particular problem. Let's try to find it.
The choices left are 8 and 5. Since those numbers are small, we should try drawing
the arrangements. It turns out that there are only 5 distinct arrangements of 3
green and 5 yellow beads.
Alternatively, substitute the following values for n in the choices given, to form integers:
If n = 9 (4 + 5 x 1), then n / 9 = 1 (an integer)
If n = 14 (4 + 5 x 2), then n / 14 = 1 (an integer)
If n = 19 (4 + 5 x 3), then n / 19 = 1 (an integer)
If n = 24 (4 + 5 x 4), then n / 24 = 1 (an integer)
13. In how many different ways can the digits 2, 2, 7 and 9 be arranged, so that there is at least
one 2 between 7 and 9 always?
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d)9 (e) 12
There are three possibilities (2, 7, 9) for the first digit.
If the first digit is 2, there are two arrangements: 2729 and 2927.
If the first digit is 7, there are two arrangements: 7292 and 7229.
If the first digit is 9, there are two arrangements: 9272 and 9227.
∴ There are 6 arrangements possible.
For any integer n greater than 0, n! denotes the product of all the integers from 1 to n,
inclusive. How many multiples of 3 are there between 6! − 6 and 6! + 6, inclusive ?
(a) One (b)Two (c) Three (d) Four (e) Five
6! = 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 x 6 = 720.
Since 714, 717, 720, 723 and 726 are divisible by 3, there are 5 multiples of 3 between 714 and
726. Note a number is divisible by 3 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 3.
A snail crawls at the rate of y inches per hour. How many minutes will it take the snail to
crawl a distance of x inches ?
(a) x / y (b) y / x (c) 60x / y (d)60y / x (e) y / (60x)
60x / y
Speed = Distance / Time
Time = Distance / Speed = x / y hr = 60x / y minutes.
When Victor removes 1/3 of the alcohol and replaces it with water, the
concentration is diluted to 2/3 of its original strength.
Then, when Sofia removes 1/4 of the liquid and replaces it with water, the solution
is further diluted by a factor of 3/4. So the final concentration is (3/4)(2/3) = 2/4 =
1/2.
At the end of the process, the bucket is half alcohol and half water, i.e., equal parts
alcohol and water. So the ratio is 1:1. The correct answer is A.
The surface area of a cube increases by 300%. By what percent does its volume
increase? (GMAT/GRE)
(A) 520% (B) 600%(C) 625%(D) 700%(E) 732%
Let's say the side length of the cube is originally 1. Before its surface area
increases, its surface area is 6(1)² = 6, and its volume is 1³ = 1. When the surface
area increases by 300%, it becomes 6 + 3(6) = 24.
The surface area of a cube with side length s is 6s², so if 6s² = 24, then s = 2 is the
new side length. The new volume is 2³ = 8. This is an increase of 700% over the
original volume, so the correct answer is D.
An equilateral triangle and a regular hexagon both have a perimeter of 12. What is
the ratio of the area of the hexagon to the area of the triangle?
(A) (3/2)sqrt(3) (B) (2/3)sqrt(3) (C) sqrt(3) (D) 2 (E) 3/2
Each side of the hexagon has length 2, and each side of the triangle has length 4
since they are regular polygons. Here is a sketch drawn to scale
We could do this problem the
normal way by finding their areas and computing the ratio. To find the area of the
hexagon, you would need to break it up into equilateral triangles. This could be time
consuming if you don't remember the properties of equilateral triangles. Luckily,
there is an easier way that only requires the ability to count.
Notice that you can partition each polygon into smaller equilateral triangles with
side lengths of 2.
In the figure above, AB has length 60 and AD has length 30. What is the ratio of the
area of shaded region to the area of triangle ABC?
(A) 1:3 (B) 1:sqrt(3) (C) 1:4 (D) 1:6 (E) not enough information
The answer is C; the shaded region takes up 1/4 of the area of the whole triangle.
The picture below will help you see why:
Because D is half way between A and B, the two blue triangles at the bottom have
the same dimensions, and therefore, the same area. The light blue and yellow
triangles also have equal area because they have the same dimensions. And finally,
the yellow and pink triangles have the same dimensions and area. Thus, the large
triangle can be divided into 4 equal triangles. That means the original shaded
triangle has 1/4 the area of the big triangle.
270 lbs of corn will feed 45 chickens for 30 days. For how many days can
75 chickens be fed with 300 lbs of corn?
(A) 30 (B) 27 (C) 25 (D) 24 (E) 20
We can start this GRE math problem by figuring out how much corn one chicken can
eat in one day. If we know that 45 chickens can eat 270 lbs of corn in 30 days, then
in one day, 45 chicken will eat 270/30 = 9 lbs of corn. And then one chicken will eat
9/45 = 1/5 of a pound of corn in one day.
If we have 75 chickens, and each of them eats 1/5 lb of corn per day, then
altogether they eat 15 lbs in one day. So 300 lbs of feed will last 300/15 = 20 days.
So the correct answer is E.
At Zach's store, the prices per pound of peanuts, raisins, almonds, and chocolate
chips are $.30, $1.40, $.90, and $1.30 respectively. Zach is going to make trail mix
that is (by weight) 40% peanuts, 30% raisins, 20% almonds, and 10% chocolate.
How much should he charge per pound of trail mix?
(A) $.63 (B) $.72 (C) $.85 (D) $.96 (E) $1.05
This GRE problem is about computing a weighted average. To avoid any confusion
with multiplying decimals, let's make the problem easier by finding the cost of 10
pounds of Zach's trail mix.
From the number line, we can see that the class average is closer to the average of
the girls, which means there must be more girls in the class than boys to skew the
average in their direction.
If the number line picture is not convincing, you can prove it algebraically. Let B =
# of boys and G = # of girls. Then the class average is (90B + 81G)/(B + G).
If we set this equal to 84, we get (90B + 81G)/(B + G) = 84, or 90B + 81G = 84B +
84G, which can be simplified to 6B = 3G if we put like terms together.
6B = 3G further simplifies to 2B = G, which means that there are actually twice as
many girls as boys in the class. So the answer is that column B is larger.
If x and y are integers such that 12 ≤ x ≤ 30 and 12 ≤ y ≤ 30, then how many pairs
of x and y are there such that the ratio of (5 + x) to (7 + y) equals the ratio of x to
y?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) not enough information
The question essentially asks how many solutions are there to the equation (5 + x)/
(7 + y) = x/y where x and y are between 12 and 30. If we simplify the expression by
cross multiplying, we get (5 + x)y = (7 + y)x, or 5y + xy = 7x + xy. If we subtract
xy from both sides, we get 5y = 7x, or x/y = 5/7.
There are exactly two pairs of x and y that satisfy the conditions of the question: x
= 15 & y = 21, and x = 20 & y = 28. Therefore, the answer is B.
Generally, on the GMAT and GRE math section, the answer "not enough
information" is wrong in a multiple choice question. Not always, but if you have to
guess, your chances are better if you eliminate that one.
I would agree with your choice (One). Reasoning: the -33 rating would not be possible
without at least one rating of -2. Even if each respondent indicated -1, this would only total
-30. The trick is to consider the -26 as well. Could this be achieved without a -2? Yes. You'd
have to have a breakdown like this:
twenty-six "-1" ratings, followed by either:
four "0" ratings
or two "-1" and two "+1" ratings
If a sandbox in the shape of a right triangle has a hypotenuse of h feet, an area of a square feet,
and one leg of length x feet, which of the following must be true?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
We could solve this question using algebra, but since the algebra is relatively complicated, and since
there are variables in both the answer choices and the question prompt, it is a great candidate for the
The easiest right triangle to work with is a 3-4-5 right triangle. In this case, the hypotenuse is 5, so h
since the triangle has legs of two different lengths, we could choose x = 4 or x = 3. We will choose x
Now that we have chosen values for the variables, we plug those values into the answer choices in
order to identify the equation that must be true. Before we start, notice that answer choices B and E
have only addition (no subtraction). We know that each expression in is positive, and
we know that there is no way that three positive quantities can sum to zero, so there is no way the
equation in B can be true. The same goes for the expression in answer choice E.
We can also solve the problem algebraically. Let y be the length of the second leg of the triangle.
Then, we can use the Pythagorean Theorem to write x2 + y2 = h2, and we can use the formula for area
of a triangle to write . In order to arrive at a statement that does not have the variable y in
it, we solve for y in the second equation and then substitute that value of y into the first equation.
diameter 4, what is the probability that the length of chord AB will be at least ?
How many positive integers less than 10,000 are such that the product of their digits is 210?
(A) 24 (B) 30 (C) 48 (D) 54 (E) 72
210 can be splitted into 5,6,7; 1,5,6,7; 2,3,5,7
210=2*3*5*7 prime factors
Case-I: 4 digit number with 2,3,5,7
4!=24 different possibilities
Case-II:3 digit number with 5, 6 (2*3),7 that the product is 210
3!=6 different possibilities: 567, 576 ; 657,675 ;756,765
Case-III: the digits are 1,6,5,7
4! =24 different possibilities
Note: 1 is the digit that have no effect with the multiplication of numbers 5,6,7 but there exist
effect on the combination of 4 digit possibilities that product is 210.
The total possibilities= 24+6+24=54
The harmonic mean of two numbers x and y, symbolized as h(x, y), is defined as 2 divided
by the sum of the reciprocals of x and y, whereas the geometric mean g(x, y) is defined as
the square root of the product of x and y (when this square root exists), and the arithmetic
mean m(x, y) is defined as (x + y)/2. For which of the following pairs of values for x and y is
g(x, y) equal to the arithmetic mean of h(x, y) and m(x, y)?
(A ) x = -2, y = -1 (B) x = -1, y = 2 (C) x = 2, y = 8 (D) x = 8, y = 8 (E) x = 8, y = 64
We should be organized as we try to make sense of all the given definitions. First, translate the
definitions into algebraic symbols:
I have been trying to solve the question with the digits not being repeated. This is how it goes:
Case 1: One Digit Number: 4 ways
Case 2: Two Digits Numbers: 4*3 = 12 ways
Case 3: Three Digits Numbers: 3*3*2 = 18 ways
Therefore, total number of ways = 4+12+18= 34.
Am I correct? I think I am and therefore I was wondering how the answer could be 60 when the digits
are not repeated.
So the remainder repeats the pattern of 3 cycle: 2-4-1. So the remainder of divided by 7 would
How many odd three-digit integers greater than 800 are there such that all their digits are
different?
40 60 72 81 104
Three grades of milk are 1 percent, 2 percent, and 3 percent by volume. If x gallons of the 1
percent grade, y gallons of the 2 percent grade, and z gallons of the 3 percent are mixed to give
x+y+z gallons of the 1.5 percent grade, what is x in terms of y and z?
At a play , 5% of the patrons are late and seated immediately , but 30% of the patrons who are late
are not seated until the end of Act 1. approx what percent of the patrons are late?
Total patrons= X
Late patrons= L
Seated imm = 0.05X
Seated after Act1 = 0.3L
So 0.05X+0.3L=L
L/X = 5/0.7 = 7%
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