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DS -Basic Concepts & Approach

The document outlines various data sufficiency questions that require determining the necessary information to answer specific mathematical queries. Each question presents statements that can either provide sufficient data or not, regarding topics such as prime numbers, averages, and geometric properties. The format includes multiple-choice statements to evaluate the sufficiency of the information given for each question.
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DS -Basic Concepts & Approach

The document outlines various data sufficiency questions that require determining the necessary information to answer specific mathematical queries. Each question presents statements that can either provide sufficient data or not, regarding topics such as prime numbers, averages, and geometric properties. The format includes multiple-choice statements to evaluate the sufficiency of the information given for each question.
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DATA SUFFICIENCY (approach)

6. An integer greater than 1 is prime if it is


1. Is p > q? divisible only by itself and 1. Is n prime?

(1) 0 < p < 0.5 (1) n is between 1 and 4

(2) 0.4 < q < 1 (2) n^2 - 5n + 6 = 0

7. What is the value of x?


2. Is 500 the average (arithmetic mean)
score on the GMAT? 1) x is the HCF of 336 and 448

(1) Half of the people who take the GMAT 2) x is the LCM of 28 and 36
score above 500 and half of the people
score below 500.

(2) The highest GMAT score is 800


and the lowest score is 200. 8. What is the value of x?

1) x = √4

3. If p is a positive integer, is p even? 2) x is positive

(1) p divided by 3 leaves a remainder of 1.

(2) p divided by 4 leaves a remainder of 1. 9. What is the value of x?

1) x^2 – x - 6 = 0

4. If Scott is 5 years older than Kathy, how 2) X^2 – 7x + 12 = 0


old is Scott?

(1) Seven years ago, Scott was 3 times


as old as Kathy was at that time. 10. What is the ratio of the volume of
the cylinder to that of the sphere of the
(2) Kathy and Scott were born on the same radius r? (Volume of sphere = 4/3 πr3)
same day of the month.
1) h^2 = 4 r^2

2) h + r = 10
5. How many minutes are there in time
period T?

(1) Time period T extends from 12:00 11. What is the area of right triangle ABC?
midnight to 12:00 noon.
1) AB = 6
(2) Time period T is 2 hours and 180
seconds long. 2) BC = 8
12. If x ≠ -1 and y ≠ ±1, then
what is the value of

(xy)^2 –x^2___
(x+1) (y^2 – 1)

(1) x = 5

(2) y = 4

14. Marta bought few pencils and erasers


with each pencil costing 21 cents and
each eraser costing 23 cents. How many
pencils did she buy?

1) The total cost was $ 1.3

2) She bought twice as many Pencils as


erasers.

15. Is perimeter of rectangle ABCD


Less than 100?

1) Area is 6

2) Length of the diagonal is greater


than 13

16. What is the area of the triangle


Inscribed the circle of radius 4?

1) The triangle is equilateral

2) The diameter of the circle is one of


The sides of the triangle

17. How many distinct factors does n have?

1) n has the same no of factors as 240

2) the sum of any 2 factors of n is odd

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