The number of antelope in a certain herd increases every year at a constant rate. If there are 500 antelope in the herd today, how many years will it take for the number of antelope to double? (1) Ten years from now, there will be more than ten times the current number of antelope in the herd. (2) I...

I am also having trouble with this question, which was also mentioned here: http://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=2886&p=9883&hilit=If+the+box+pictured#p9883 : If the box pictured to the right is a cube, then the difference in length between line segme...

Anyone in the South Florida area? I'm hoping to take the test in April and need more motivation to study. My practice test score was a 690.

What error are you seeing? I didn't like any of the answers. I don't like the pronoun 'it'.

As shown in the figure above, a thin conveyor belt 15 feet long is drawn tightly around two circular wheels each 1 foot in diameter. What is the distance, in feet, between the centers of the two wheels. http://s149441696.onlinehome.us/gmat/6.gif I don't understand how to set up this ...

At a certain college there are twice as many english majors as history majors and three times as many english majors as mathematics majors. What is the ratio of the number of history majors to the number of mathematics majors? 6 to 1 3 to 2 2 to 3 1 to 5 1 to 6 I set the problem up (incorrectly): E=...

mxs2009 Wrote:Actually, everything is correct until the last part.

We know that 2h=3m, and we want to solve for h/m

h/m = 3/2. Thus, the ratio is 3:2

This makes perfect sense. Thanks!

Do I need to have the sequence formulas memorized

Sn=Kn+x
Sn=K(n-1)+K

Sn=xK^n - and the recursive

I am having trouble with these problems, so I came up with a way to memorize the formula. The instructors can post if there is anything wrong with my logic. This is the formula from Manhattan GMAT Number Properties Guide: x=QN+R x = Dividend Q = Quotient N = Divisor R = Remainder I changed the symbo...

Connie Paid a sales tax of 8 percent on her purchase. If the sales tax had been only 5%, she would have paid $12 less in sales tax on her purchase. What was the total amount that Connie paid for her purchase including sales tax? 368 380 400 420 432 I actually got this problem right by picking number...

I'm still confused as to why 'B' could not be the correct answer. It used the past perfect 'had been'.

Here is my understanding as to why the sum of the distinct factors of a perfect square will always be odd. Start with how many distinct factors are in perfect square. There will always be an odd number of distinct factors for a perfect square, because the factors will be 1, the number itself and the...

I wrote out all of the possible picks:

EEE
OOO
OEE
EOO
EOE
OEO
EEO
OOE

4 of the possible picks are even and 4 are odd, so 4/8 or 1/2

Hey - are you still around?

I took the test-730, but I want a 760. I learn best by teaching, so if you are interested send me a message.

Thank you!!! The $1,000 investment in the online prep class had an astounding ROI for me. =) UF is giving me a free ride - all tuition and fees! The prep books were really helpful and I wasn't sure the class would add anything or just repeat what I read in the books. Surprisingly the class offered t...