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GMAT Question of the Day
October 09, 2009
Every weekday, GMAT Hacks publishes a realistic GMAT practice question. In general, you'll see Quant problems on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and Verbal questions on Tuesday and Thursday. You'll always be able to find them at www.gmatdaily.com.
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Today's Practice GMAT Question:
| The dimensions of a rectangular solid are 4 inches, 5 inches, and 8 inches. If a cube, a side of which is equal to one of the dimensions of the rectangular solid, is placed entirely within the rectangular solid, what the ratio of the volume of the cube to the volume within the rectangular solid that is not occupied by the cube? | |
| (A) | 2:3 |
| (B) | 2:5 |
| (C) | 5:16 |
| (D) | 25:7 |
| (E) | 32:25 |
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Need more work in this area? Check out the Geometry: Challenge set of (100) practice problems.There is also a full chapter covering Solids in Total GMAT Math. It includes additional practice problems, as well.
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About the author: Jeff Sackmann is a GMAT tutor based in New York City. He has created many resources for GMAT preparation, including the popular Total GMAT Math and Total GMAT Verbal, as well as 1,800 practice GMAT math questions.
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