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-------------- Securitygeek, what do you think about Akshayxyz's post? I think he's got a valid point. Cheers!

Any particular reason to assume that? Any number with a 0 at the extreme left doesnt make any difference to the number. Thanks, GN.

Is it legit to assume that a 0 at the beginning of the safe code makes sense, or should we eliminate this case?

Thanks to Jason and trymore for pointing out the error in my approach.

Sorry, but I didnt quite get this. How did you get 4+2+2? Cheers, GN

Thanks, just wanted to be reassured. I knew it was crazy, but wanted to know if I should be expecting surprises like this during the test.

One more Q on similar grounds..... I am interested to know if the same would hold good for a Yes/No DS question. Lets say the q is as follows: Is x+9>y? stmt 1. x9 stmt 2. x>0, y Info given in stmt 1 works out to Yes, x > 10 always and thereby sufficient. Info given in stmt 2 works out to No, x [This is a bad example, but the point is that each of the two statements are sufficient yet, have contrasting statements.] Is the answer D in such a DS question?

Sharonmo, good question. I was solving it the same way and got it wrong, but came to this forum to see if an explanation existed for your approach. Restating it, here's how I went about it: (I did it on 2 separate accoasions 2 weeks apart, and got it wrong both times. So, I am determinded to nail it down.) 1. Ways in which you can get xy to be even = E * E, E * O or O * E. First, looking at set x, 2 Even #s * any # from y = Even. That makes it 2*3 = 6 cases. Then looking at set y, 1 even # * any # from x = Even. That makes it 1*4 = 4 cases. Even * even from either set is already covered in the 2 equations above. (Am I wrong?) That makes it a total of 10 cases, out of 12. Therefore the P() = 10/12 = 5/6. Please let me know what I am doing wrong conceptually, so I can nail such problems in the future. TIA.

Good catch 800Bob.

Thanks 800Bob. Will keep that in mind and post again if I find a problem which I can use as an example for my case.

Pls bear with this very basic DS Question. In any DS problem, for © to be the answer, do both statements have to result in the same exact answer, or is it enough for each of the statements to lead to a definite conclusive answer, but different from each other. (This way, each statement is sufficient by itself and doesn’t violate the directions or the answer choices of the DS problem as well, although Kaplan insists that answers from both statements have to be equal for the answer to be choice ©). A very simple example: What is the value of X? Stmt 1: X=5. Stmt 2: X=10 Is this a valid DS problem at all, or is Kaplan wrong? Thanks.

Thanks Arjmen.

Ankost, Can you elaborate on how you got to this equation? "600*25+300x=540*25". Here’s my logic: In the whole 30 day tenure, the only deposit that was made was $300. Before that the average balance was $600. If the Avg balance considering days upto the 25th of the billing cycle (my key assumption being that “The average daily balance through the 25th day of the billing cycle was $540” implies that the average is calculated from the 1st to the 25th) was $540, then the $300 should have been credited somewhere within that 25 days. Assuming it was credited on day x (which is less than 25 since average = $540, What do you guys think?

Did you get an answer for your question? Your approach seems right as well. Also, btw, were you able to get your hands on a "FULL review of absolute values, and their use in inequalities. " Please share anything that you may have. This is a problem area for many of us. Cheers,

Good piece of information gathered! Thanks! Am reading up more from people who have already bought it and posted their reviews! Thanks again!

WOW! What a score! Congratulations and I hope you're around for a while!

That's a #$%@ fantabulous score! Congratulations! and good luck for your apping process! Hope to listen to a lot of what you have to say about the test! Cheers, :tup: [clap] :grad: