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Thanks all for your valuable insights.. I guess there is no universal approach to tackle GMAT level CRs. One other question. I am going through the OG CRs , and I have observed that the CRs from Q59 onwards are really tough and tricky. That is why I want to keep them for the last 2 weeks of my prepa...
- by Subhadeep2010
Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:56 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Conflicting CR Strategies from MGMAT and Powerscore
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I agree to your point. However , the reason I am in a doubt is because from my experience , the Manhattan method ( reading question first , then stimulus ) works nicely with lower level questions , while it fails for higher level ( 700+) questions. I am trying a couple of hard questions using the Po...
- by Subhadeep2010
Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:25 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Conflicting CR Strategies from MGMAT and Powerscore
- Replies: 9
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Conflicting CR Strategies from MGMAT and Powerscore
Hi , I am facing an unusual dilemma in attacking the CR problems. I have been following the Manhattan GMAT tips ( especially Stacey's tips ) of reading the question first , then reading the stimulus. So far in 1 MGMAT and 1 Knewton test , I haven't committed too many CR mistakes ( 2-3 ) , but I am t...
- by Subhadeep2010
Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:28 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Conflicting CR Strategies from MGMAT and Powerscore
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3229
Simplest way to calculate is the way Brent mentioned i.e 6!/2 ( considering the 2 symmetrical scenarios : Frankie is ahead of Joey , Frankie is behind Joey ). For those , who are not convinced with this methodology , there is another way. Let's individually take the scenarios for Joey's postion :- J...
- by Subhadeep2010
Mon Nov 15, 2010 7:20 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Counting - Six mobsters
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Answer is 76 . 9C3 - (3C3 * 4 ) - 4C3 9C3 => To select all possibles combinations that can form triangles .Then subtract the 4 possibilties where all the 3 points are selected from a line ( with 3 points ) . Similarly subtract the possibility of selecting 3 points from the diagonal line ( with 4 poi...
- by Subhadeep2010
Wed Nov 03, 2010 5:18 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: How many triangles on the coordinate plane
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