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by tabishsangrar
Tue Dec 18, 2012 5:11 am
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT CAT Math
Topic: NP: Combinatorics Ch 3, Q5 page 53, 5th Edition
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Re: NP: Combinatorics Ch 3, Q5 page 53, 5th Edition

Thanks aliag916 and Tim. I went through the same confusion and it got resolved after reading this post. So Tim, since the order is not important, we can use 10C5 right? Coz that's what I've used and it comes up to be same as aliag916's answer. Just needed confirmation on the use of 10C5 here. Cheers...
by tabishsangrar
Mon Sep 16, 2013 3:38 pm
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT Non-CAT Math
Topic: Algebra Ch8 Problem Set#6
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Algebra Ch8 Problem Set#6

If x=(9b-3ab)/((3/a)-(a/3)) , what is x (1) 9ab/(3+a) = 18/5 (2) b = 1 Shoudn't the answer be (E) here. Acc. to the explanation, you simplify the main expression to get: 9ab(3-a)/((3-a)(3+a)) and then you cancel (3-a) !! But can we really cancel (3-a)? We don't know if "a" is not equal to ...