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Example Question #1 : Operations
Choose the answer which best solves the following equation:
When multiplying integers, if both of the signs of the integers are the same (positive, or negative) then your result will be positive:
First multiply the ones digit of both numbers together. If the product is greater than ten remember to carry the one to the tens place.
Next multiply the ones digit of the smaller number with the tens digit of the larger number and add the number that was carried over.
Combine these two together to get:
Example Question #121 : Integers
Of a group of 335 graduating high school atheletes, 106 played basketball, 137 ran track and field, and 51 participated in swimming. What is the maximum number of students that did both track and field and swimming upon graduation?
55
335
157
106
51
51
Simply recognize that logically, the participation of either sport is non-exclusive, that is, just because people took track and field does not necessarily mean they did not take swimming as well. As such, those 51 who took swimming could have all potentially done track and field, which means all 51 students.
Example Question #1 : Operations
Of 300 students, 120 are enrolled in math club, 150 are enrolled in chess club, and 100 are enrolled in both. How many students are not members of either club?
There are 120 students in the math club and 150 students in the chess club, for a total membership of 270. However, 100 students are in both clubs, which means they are counted twice. You simply subtract 100 from 270, which will give you a total of 170 different students participating in both clubs. This means that the remaining 130 students do not participate in either club.
Example Question #773 : Gre Quantitative Reasoning
Choose the answer which best solves the following equation:
When adding integers, one needs to pay close attention to the sign. When you add a negative integer, it's the same thing as subtracting that integer. Therefore:
Example Question #774 : Gre Quantitative Reasoning
Choose the answer below which best solves the following equation:
The sum of any two negative numbers will be negative. Remember, also, that adding a negative number is like subtracting it. Therefore:
Example Question #2 : Operations
Apples are sold by whole bushels. You cannot purchase part of a bushel. There are 126 apples in a bushel.
Sam is a caterer who needs to bake 300 pies to sell at the county fair. If it takes 4 apples to make a pie, how many bushels must Sam order to ensure he has enough apples for his pies?
9.5
10
11
9
12
10
Because Sam needs to make 300 pies, and each pie needs 4 apples, the number of apples he needs is
300 x 4 = 1200.
To determine how many bushels Sam needs, divide the total number of apples by the number of apples sold in a bushel.
1200 / 126 = 9.524
Because apples are sold by the whole bushel, Sam cannot order part of a bushel. In order to make sure he has sufficient apples, he will need to order 10 bushels.
Example Question #1 : How To Divide Integers
Which of the following integers is divisible by ?
In order to find a number divisible by 6, you must find a number divisible by both of its factors — 2 and 3. Only even numbers are divisible by 2, so 81 is eliminated. In order to be divisible by 3, the sum of the digits has to be divisible by 3.
The sum of the digits of 316 is 3 + 1 + 6 = 10.
For 240, the sum is 2 + 4 = 6.
For 118, the sum is 1 + 1 + 8 = 10.
Only 6 is divisible by 3.
Example Question #2 : How To Divide Integers
Which of the following rules makes the expression an integer?
divided by
has a remainder of
is a multiple of
All of these rules make an integer.
divided by
has a remainder of
None of these rules makes an integer.
divided by
has a remainder of
4 is already an integer, so we need to make sure x/10 is an integer too.
Multiples of 5 won't work. For example, 5 is a multiple of 5 but 5/10 isn't an integer. Similarly, if x/10 leaves a remainder of 5, x/10 isn't an integer. For example, 15/10 leaves a remainder of 5 and isn't an integer.
If x/10 has no remainder, then it must be an integer. For example, 10/10 and 20/10 both leave no remainders and simplify to the integers 1 and 2, respectively.
Example Question #784 : Gre Quantitative Reasoning
The remainder of is
.
Quantity A:
Quantity B:
The two quantities are equal.
Quantity A is larger.
The relationship between the two quantities cannot be determined.
Quantity B is larger.
The relationship between the two quantities cannot be determined.
If the remainder of is
, we know that
could be:
Since this generates an entire list of values, we cannot know which quantity is larger.
Do not be tricked by the question, which is trying to get you to say that they are equal!
Example Question #3 : How To Divide Integers
The remainder of is
.
The remainder of is
.
Which of the following is a potential value for ?
Begin by writing out a few possible values for and
.
Since the remainder of is
, we can list:
Since the remainder of is
, we can list:
Since (which is
) is your smallest possible value, you know that
and
are not options. You cannot derive either
or
from the values given.
Therefore, the only option that is left is , which is equal to
.
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