GMAT Problem Solving Question | Algebraic Inequalities A 650 level GMAT Practice question. A GMAT sample question in algebraic inequalities - problem solving Question In a test comprising 50 questions, a student attempts all questions. For every correct answer the student is awarded 1 mark. She will get negative marks for incorrect answers as per the following rule.1. 0.25 … [Read more...] about GMAT Practice | Problem Solving | Equations
GMAT Problem Solving
Number Properties Problem Solving : Factors
Here is an interesting GMAT number property problem solving question. Concept tested : number of factors.Integer x has n factors; 3x has 3 factors; Which of the following values can n take? I. 1 II. 2 III. 3 A. I only B. II only C. I or II D. II or III E. I or III … [Read more...] about Number Properties Problem Solving : Factors
GMAT Problem Solving : Descriptive Statistics
Here is a simple descriptive statistics question. Question When a student Joe, weighing 41 kg, joins a group of students whose average weight is 30 kg, the average weight goes up by 1 kg. Subsequently, if two students, excluding Joe, leave the group the average weight comes back to 30 kg. What is the difference between the average weight of the two students who left and the … [Read more...] about GMAT Problem Solving : Descriptive Statistics
Linear Equations : Common Multiples
QuestionA shop sells two variants of chocolates - one that costs $3 and the other that costs $5. If the shop sold $108 chocolates on a given day, how many different combinations of (number of $3 sold, number of $5 sold) exist?A. 6B. 7C. 15D. 8E. 12Correct Answer : Choice D. 8Explanatory AnswerLet the shop sell x numbers of the $3variant and y numbers of the $5 variant.So, 3x + … [Read more...] about Linear Equations : Common Multiples
Number Properties : LCM, HCF
This question is a relatively easy question on LCM and HCF of two numbers. QuestionIf the product of two positive integers is 144, which of the following could be the LCM and HCF of the two numbers?I. LCM : 24; HCF : 6II. LCM : 18; HCF : 8 III. LCM : 16; HCF : 9A. I onlyB. II and III only C. I and II onlyD. I and III only E. I, II and IIICorrect Answer : Choice … [Read more...] about Number Properties : LCM, HCF