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Can you please help me with
If r and s are positive integers, is r/s a terminating decimal?
Statement 1: r is a factor of 100
Statement 2: s is a factor of 500
You bet!
You bet!
I have provided a full solution here (2nd post): http://www.beatthegmat.com/if-r-and-s-are-positive-integers-is-r-s-a-ter...
Cheers,
Brent
Hi Brent
I couldn't understand where are thos r=1, s=4 or r=1 s=3 coming from. Couldn't get the relation, can you help about that?
Link: http://www.beatthegmat
Link: http://www.beatthegmat.com/if-r-and-s-are-positive-integers-is-r-s-a-ter...
Once I decided to test some values, I needed to come up with values that satisfy the given conditions.
For statement 1, this means that r must be a factor (aka divisor) of 100. For the s-value, there are no conditions in statement 1, but the given information tells us that s is a positive integer.
NOTE: When we test value like this, our goal is to determine whether there are certain values that will provide different answers to the target question (which means the statement is not sufficient.
So, I recognized that the values r = 1 and s = 4 yield a terminating decimal, and the values r = 1 and s = 3 yield a NON-terminating decimal.
For more on testing values, see this article: http://www.gmatprepnow.com/articles/data-sufficiency-when-plug-values
Cheers,
Brent
Hi Brent,
this question has the following statements on gmat club:
1) 1/r is a terminating decimal
2) 1/s is a terminating decimal
but it has the following statements on beat the gmat.
1) r is a factor of 100
2) s is a factor of 500
I was reviewing your answer on gmat club site but the statements in the answer are not the same as the original question. could you please let me know whether these statements relate or something else.
Thanks
Thanks for the heads up!
Thanks for the heads up!
There are actually two different questions at play here:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/if-r-s-are-positive-integers-is-r-s-a-termina...
And
https://gmatclub.com/forum/if-r-and-s-are-positive-integers-is-r-s-a-ter...
I must have assumed they were the same question and simply inserted my solution to one question to the other question.
I've now fixed the situation.
Is there a set of slides
I can take a screenshot, or take a note. But if a collections of slides of 'suggested items to memorize' is available, that would be wonderful.
Thanks.
In most cases, I think it's
In most cases, I think it's best that students take their own notes. The process of summarizing and condensing information is a tremendous learning activity and will help reinforce the concepts you've learned.
With that said, you can download my math flash cards here: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/content/free-content
Cheers,
Brent
I just downloaded the Math
I assume the Math flash cards cover everything in all the Math videos? Thanks!
Yes, pretty much all of the
Yes, pretty much all of the key concepts are covered in the flashcards.
Perfect. The Math flashcards
Hi Brent,
Could you please explain me why statenent 2 is insufficient? https://gmatclub.com/forum/if-a-and-b-are-positive-integers-is-a-b-207838.html
If a and b are positive integers, is a/b = 5/8 ?
(1) 1/2 < a/b < 2/3
(2) b = 8
Statement 2 I percieved as if b=8 then a/8=5/8 > a=5 so sufficient. Where I am wrong?
Question link: https:/
Question link: https://gmatclub.com/forum/if-a-and-b-are-positive-integers-is-a-b-20783...
This is a common error.
Our goal here is to determine whether or not a/b = 5/8.
That is, without any extra information, it could be the case that a/b = 5/8 or it could be the case that a/b ≠ 5/8.
While analyzing statement 2, you're assuming that the equation, a/b = 5/8, is true, when we don't yet know that (in fact, that's the goal of this question).
With statement 2, all we can be certain of is that b = 5.
So it COULD be the case that a = 1, in which case the answer to the target question is "NO, a/b does not equal 5/8"
Or it COULD be the case that a = 5, in which case the answer to the target question is "YES, a/b equals 5/8"
Does that help?
Hello, quick question.. how
I'm not sure where I made
I'm not sure where I made that conversion, but here's how I'd typically do that:
1.15 = 115/100
= 23/20 (after dividing numerator and denominator by 5)
Here's another way...
1.15 = 115/100
= 230/200 (after multiplying numerator and denominator by 2)
= 23/20 (after dividing numerator and denominator by 10)