GMAT Challenge Question

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

This week’s GMAT challenge from PrepForTests.com is a problem solving question.

Circular pond with a 3 foot wide path around it.

The figure above shows a circular pond with it's center at O, surrounded by a circular path that is 3 feet wide. If the area of the path is mathematical expression square feet then what is the radius of the pond in feet?

  1. 8
  2. 9
  3. 10
  4. 11
  5. 12

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GMAT Challenge Question

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

This week’s GMAT challenge from PrepForTests.com is a data sufficiency question.

Work out which of the statements 1 and 2 are required to answer the question.

Two concentric circles

A circular archery target contains a circular bull’s eye, shaded grey in the diagram above. If an arrow is equally likely to hit any point on the archery target what is the probability that the point at which it hits the target is within the bulls eye?

  1. The archery target has a radius of 75cm
  2. The radius of the bull’s eye is one fifth the radius of the archery target
  1. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient
  2. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient
  3. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient
  4. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient
  5. Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient

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GMAT Challenge Question

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

This week’s GMAT challenge from PrepForTests.com is a problem solving question.

If mathematical expression, what is the value of mathematical expression in terms of mathematical expression?

  1. mathematical expression
  2. mathematical expression
  3. mathematical expression
  4. mathematical expression
  5. mathematical expression

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GMAT Challenge Question

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

This week’s GMAT challenge from PrepForTests.com is a problem solving question.

An electric pump can fill a tank in 3 hours. Because of a leak in the tank it is taking 3.5 hours
to fill the tank. How many hours will it take for the leak can drain all the water of the tank when it is
full?

  1. 19
  2. 20
  3. 21
  4. 22
  5. 23

Have a go at answering this and then review your answer.