by StaceyKoprince Tue May 01, 2007 1:43 am
Ah, I see. This is why you won't see challenge problems on the real test - these are harder than the real test. In the real world, I agree that it is ambiguous. On this question, the author expects you to translate the math literally - difference between boy and girls is boy - girl.
On the real test, they'd say something like "the positive difference" to make it clear. I think I mentioned this in another post, but challenge problems are not necessarily the best study tool - these are harder than what you'd see on the real test and, as such, not always terribly indicative of the way in which you need to solve problems on the real thing. They're fun if you want to challenge yourself, but your time is better spent on the real practice problems (either OG or the ones we write specifically to mimic the real test).
Stacey Koprince
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ManhattanPrep