thax a lot for the useful experience

http://s15.postimage.org/4wsy71fcn/SPHERE.jpg why are we taking the longest diagonal? and subtracting the radius from it sounds awkward.they two go separate ways if we refer to the attached figure.shouldnt BX be the shortest distance? if we take surface diagonal and subtract diamete...

oh.its a sphere.
i thought it was a cylinder.

Source : MGMAT SC Guide Page 129 . 4th Edition. MGMAT says : I walk faster than Brian. Meaning : I walk faster than Brian [walks] . MGMAT says : I walk as fast now as when I was younger. Meaning : I walk as fast now as [I walked] when I was younger. As far as I know, we can omit words only if they a...

http://postimage.org/image/lvzfb8xbl/

In the rectangle shown above, AD=6, AB=8. What is the
probability that PD<45^1/2?
a) 1/8
b) 2/8
c) 3/8
d) 1/4
e) 3/7

Jamie,
I got this question from the following pdf
http://www.scribd.com/doc/105674344/125-Awesome-Quant-Questions
The que. no. 10 in this pdf is the one.
I know its not from any renowned GMAT prep material, but a good question nevertheless.

I agree that the problem is not clearly written. But could not help wondering about it. Anyway thanks a lot for the reply. I have a doubt. According to your suggested solution, we got a range 0 to 3. So I guess we are assuming that AP can only be integers 1,2 or 3 and not 1.5, 2.4, 2.7 and so on. Sh...

got it.
thanks a lot Ron.

I face confusions while attempting this type of question in RC The passage is primarily concerned with : A) evaluating the arguments of various groups B) presenting different views C) contrasting different views D) tracing the progress of the development of some technology. E) proposing solutions to...

ok. for example, heres a passage from one of manhattan tests: Despite its 1989 designation as a threatened species, the desert tortoise has declined in numbers by ninety percent since the 1980s. Although federal protection made it illegal to harm desert tortoises or remove them from the southwestern...

Thanks Ron. so if there are statements like: "Experts recommend that reducing industrial emissions can help to solve the environmental concerns. But this is not a practical solution and may just hav to stay in queue unless technological advancements are made in concerned industries" Here t...

digging this from grave and replying just to thank for the awesome explanations and discussions.

The current proposal to give college students a broader choice in planning their own courses of study should be abandoned. The students who are supporting the proposal will never be satisfied, no matter what requirements are established. Some of these students have reached their third year without d...

i took this from a random source online. Posted this coz it was bothering me for long. :-)
the gmat problems are not this unclear.

If the original price of an item in a retail store is marked up by m percent and the resulting price is then discounted by d percent, where m and d are integers between 0 and 100, is the item’s final price (after both changes) greater than its original price?

(1) m > d + 10

(2) m = 1.5d