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GRE Math Challenge #23-{a, b} represents the remainder
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Updated on: 17 Feb 2020, 04:24
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\({a, b}\) represents the remainder when a is divided by b
A)The quantity in Column A is greater
B)The quantity in Column B is greater
C)Both are Equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
\({10^3, 3}\) |
\({10^5, 5}\) |
A)The quantity in Column A is greater
B)The quantity in Column B is greater
C)Both are Equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given
Re: GRE Math Challenge #23-{a, b} represents the remainder
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08 Mar 2018, 00:37
08 Mar 2018, 00:37
sandy wrote:
{a, b} represents the remainder when a is divided by b
Quantity A: {10^3, 3}
Quantity B: {10^5, 5}
A)The quantity in Column A is greater
B)The quantity in Column B is greater
C)Both are Equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given
Quantity A: {10^3, 3}
Quantity B: {10^5, 5}
A)The quantity in Column A is greater
B)The quantity in Column B is greater
C)Both are Equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given
One more quick way to deal with the problem
since we know that 10 would be divisible by 5 while can't be divided by 3.
Thus, we can know that Quant A would be > QuantB.
since for QuantA, the remainder would be bigger than 0.
