We invite you to test your GMAT knowledge for a chance to win! Each week, we will post a new Challenge Problem for you to attempt. If you submit the correct answer, you will be entered into that week’s drawing for a free Manhattan GMAT Prep item. Tell your friends to get out their scrap paper and start solving!

Here is this week’s problem:

A sheet of paper ABDE is a 12-by-18-inch rectangle, as shown in Figure 1. The sheet is then folded along the segment CF so that points A and D coincide after the paper is folded, as shown in Figure 2 (The shaded area represents a portion of the back side of the paper, not visible in Figure 1). What is the area, in square inches, of the shaded triangle shown?

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Here are the free GMAT events we’re holding this week. All times are local unless otherwise specified.

10/21/13– Philidelphia, PA – Free Trial Class- 6:30PM- 9:30PM

10/22/13– New York, NY- Essay Writing Workshop presented by mbaMission– 7:00PM- 8:30PM

10/22/13– Boston, MA- Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

10/22/13–  Chicago, IL –Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

10/23/13– Irvine, CA-Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

10/23/13– Online- Essay Writing Workshop presented by mbaMission– 8:00PM- 9:30PM (EDT)

10/24/13– Online- Free Trial Class– 8:00PM- 11:00PM (EDT)

10/24/13– New York, NY – Free Trial Class-  6:30PM- 9:30PM

10/25/13– San Francisco- Assessing Your MBA Profile presented by mbaMission – 6:00PM- 7:30PM

10/27/13– Santa Clara, CA – Free Trial Class-  5:30PM- 8:30PM

10/27/13– Online – Free Trial Class-  5:30AM- 8:30PM (EDT)

Looking for more free events? Check out our Free Events Listings Page.

We invite you to test your GMAT knowledge for a chance to win! Each week, we will post a new Challenge Problem for you to attempt. If you submit the correct answer, you will be entered into that week’s drawing for a free Manhattan GMAT Prep item. Tell your friends to get out their scrap paper and start solving!

Here is this week’s problem:

If a, c, d, x, and y are positive integers such that ay < x and  is the lowest-terms representation of the fraction , then c is how much greater than d? (If  is an integer, let d = 1.)

(1)  is an odd integer.

(2) a = 4

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Here are the free GMAT events we’re holding this week. All times are local unless otherwise specified.

10/14/13– San Diego, CA – Free Trial Class- 6:30PM- 9:30PM

10/14/13– Glendale, CA- Free Trial Class- 6:30PM- 9:30PM

10/14/13– Arlington, VA- Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

10/15/13–  Chicago, IL – Essay Writing Workshop presented by mbaMission– 7:00PM- 8:30PM

10/15/13– Online-Live Online GMAT Preview– 9:00PM- 10:30PM (EDT)

10/16/13– Bellaire, TX- Free Trial Class-  6:30PM- 9:30PM

10/16/13– Toronto, ON – Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

10/16/13– Online – Free Trial Class-  9:00PM- 12:00AM (EDT)

10/17/13– San Francisco- Free Trial Class – 6:30PM- 9:30PM

10/17/13– Online – Free Trial Class-  8:00PM- 11:00PM (EDT)
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We invite you to test your GMAT knowledge for a chance to win! Each week, we will post a new Challenge Problem for you to attempt. If you submit the correct answer, you will be entered into that week’s drawing for a free Manhattan GMAT Prep item. Tell your friends to get out their scrap paper and start solving!

Here is this week’s problem:

The positive number a is q percent greater than the positive number b, which is p percent less than a itself.  If a is increased by p percent, and the result is then decreased by q percent to produce a positive number c, which of the following could be true?

I.    c > a
II.   c = a
III.  c < a

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Here are the free GMAT events we’re holding this week. All times are local unless otherwise specified.

10/7/13– Online – Free Trial Class- 8:00PM- 11:00PM (EDT)

10/7/13– Los Angeles, CA- Free Trial Class- 6:30PM- 9:30PM

10/7/13– Irvine, CA- Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

10/7/13–  Online – Writing a Standout HBS Application Essay presented by mbaMission– 5:00PM- 6:30PM (EDT)

10/7/13– Seattle, WA –Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM (EDT)

10/8/13– West Hollywood, CA- Free Trial Class-  6:30PM- 9:30PM

10/8/13– New York, NY- MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed presented by mbaMission– 7:00PM- 8:30PM

10/8/13– San Francisco, CA – Free Trial Class-  6:30PM- 9:30PM

10/9/13– Chicago, IL-Free Trial Class – 6:30PM- 9:30PM

10/9/13– Palo Alto, CA – Free Trial Class-  6:30PM- 9:30PM

10/9/13– London – Free Trial Class-  6:30PM- 9:30PM

10/10/13– Online -Choosing the Right B-School presented by mbaMission- 9:00AM-10:30AM

10/12/13– Santa Monica, CA – Free Trial Class-  10:00AM- 1:00PM

10/12/13– New York, NY – Free Trial Class-  10:00AM- 1:00PM

10/13/13– Atlanta, GA – Free Trial Class-  5:30PM- 8:30PM

10/13/13– San Francisco, CA – Free Trial Class-  5:30PM- 8:30PM

Looking for more free events? Check out our Free Events Listings Page.

We invite you to test your GMAT knowledge for a chance to win! Each week, we will post a new Challenge Problem for you to attempt. If you submit the correct answer, you will be entered into that week’s drawing for a free Manhattan GMAT Prep item. Tell your friends to get out their scrap paper and start solving!
Here is this week’s problem:

For how many different pairs of positive integers (a, b) can the fraction  be written as the sum ?

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Here are the free GMAT events we’re holding this week. All times are local unless otherwise specified.

9/30/13– Chicago, IL – Free Trial Class- 6:30PM- 9:30PM

10/1/13– Princeton, NJ-Free Trial Class- 6:30PM- 9:30PM

10/313– Austin, TX- Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

10/5/13–  Online – Free Trial Class- 2:00PM- 5:00PM (EDT)

10/5/13– Online –Live Online GMAT Preview– 2:00PM- 3:30PM (EDT)

10/5/13– Arlington, VA- Free Trial Class- 10:00AM- 1:00PM

10/6/13– Durham, NC- Free Trial Class– 5:30PM- 8:30PM

10/6/13– Washington, DC – Essay Writing Workshop presented by mbaMission-  9:00PM- 12:00AM (EDT)

10/6/13– Chicago, IL-Free Trial Class – 10:00AM- 1:00PM

Looking for more free events? Check out our Free Events Listings Page.

Here are the free GMAT events we’re holding this week. All times are local unless otherwise specified.

9/23/13– Bellaire, TX – Free Trial Class- 6:30PM- 9:30PM

9/23/13– Denver, CO- Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

9/2413– Online- MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed presented by mbaMission– 4:00PM- 5:30PM (EDT)

9/24/13–  London – Free Trial Class- 6:30PM- 9:30PM

9/24/13– San Antonio, TX – Free Trial Class- 6:30PM- 9:30PM

9/24/13– Washington, DC- Free Trial Class– 6:30PM- 9:30PM

9/25/13– Santa Monica, CA- Free Trial Class- 6:30PM- 9:30PM
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We invite you to test your GMAT knowledge for a chance to win! Each week, we will post a new Challenge Problem for you to attempt. If you submit the correct answer, you will be entered into that week’s drawing for a free Manhattan GMAT Prep item. Tell your friends to get out their scrap paper and start solving!
Here is this week’s problem:

If a and b are different nonzero integers, what is the value of b ?

(1) a^b = ab

(2) a^b – a^{b – 1} = 2

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