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Well .... The conclusion as stated here "Govt. should not spend money on ..." is based on assumption that Social programs ==> Overspending. It does not help in maintaing order. So what is the obvious statement that says that opposite. Hence E is correct. Answer choice is A is attractive!! ...
- by dinesh19aug
Sun Aug 22, 2010 6:06 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Tax Revenue---order
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1618
Ans C: Reason: Let us assume that there were 100 customers with Broadcast cable and there were 20 people who were not paying the bills on time. So 20% were not paying on time. After the price was increased, 16 more people were struggling to pay the price so now 20 + 16 people were not paying the bil...
- by dinesh19aug
Sun Aug 22, 2010 5:51 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Good 1
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1810
A star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole after it passes through a red giant stage, depending on mass. (A) A star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole after it passes through a red giant stage, depending on mass. (B) After p...
- by dinesh19aug
Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:08 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: 1000 SC Q31
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5811
Whats wrong in option B, Can anybody tell me that ??? B is wrong, because it is modifying the wrong object. (B) After passing through a red giant stage , depending on its mass , a star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole. What is passing through a red giant satg...
- by dinesh19aug
Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:03 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: 1000 SC Q31
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5811
Developed by Pennsylvania's Palatine Germans about 1750, they made Conestoga wagons with high wheels capable of crossing rutted roads, muddy flats, and the nonroads of the prairie and they had a floor curved upward on either end so as to prevent cargo from shifting on steep grades. (A) they made Co...
- by dinesh19aug
Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:59 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Experts, please help!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5121
A good question on number properties
I got this question on knewton test. It is very good question. Here's the question, that I want to share:
3 + 3 + 3 + 2 X 3^2 + 2 X 3^3 + 2 X 3^4 + 2 X 3^5 + 2 X 3^6 + 2 X 3^7 =???
[spoiler]Answer is 3^8
Hint: Find the common terms 3+3+3 can be written as 3^2
Ans: 3^8[/spoiler]
- by dinesh19aug
Fri Aug 13, 2010 4:03 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: A good question on number properties
- Replies: 1
- Views: 865
Can somebody put more light on 'why A is wrong'. According to the National Pasta Association, per-capita consumption of pasta in the United States, which has already been approaching 19 pounds a year, will achieve 30 pounds a year by the twenty-first century. 'which' can refer to ', per-capita cons...
- by dinesh19aug
Fri Aug 13, 2010 6:23 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: 1000 Sc's question 53
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3750
Adding more to the discussion -
- "Which" should always refer to "animals or things" and never for people.
- Which should always reer to the noun immediately preceding it.
- by dinesh19aug
Thu Aug 12, 2010 7:18 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: 1000 Sc's question 53
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3750
Good question on number property ....
I got this question on knewton test. It is very good question. Here's the question, that I want to share:
3 + 3 + 3 + 2 × 3^2 + 2 × 3^3 + 2 × 3^4 + 2 × 3^5 + 2 × 3^6 + 2 × 3^7 =???
[spoiler]
Answer is 3^8
Hint: Find the common terms 3+3+3 can be written as 3^2[/spoiler]
- by dinesh19aug
Thu Aug 12, 2010 3:48 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Good question on number property ....
- Replies: 1
- Views: 821
IMO, the usage of "Who" in washington post is correct, because who here refers to "Any immigrant", which is singular.
- by dinesh19aug
Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:23 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: yet another 'who / whom / they / them' question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1104
Until Antoine Lavoisier proved otherwise in the eighteenth century, many scientists had believed that combustion released phlogiston, an imaginary substance whose properties were not fully understood. 1.many scientists had believed that combustion released phlogiston, an imaginary substance whose p...
- by dinesh19aug
Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:19 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: MGMAT SC
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1935
To find the distance between point a and point b in a coordinate plane you use this formula. Given two points (Xa, Ya), (Xb, Yb) [(Xa-Xb)^2+(Ya-Yb)^2] Hope that helps. Thanks, Jared Jared, This is not what I am looking for. I am looking for a formula to find the shortes distance between two LINES a...
- by dinesh19aug
Mon Aug 09, 2010 3:09 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: coordinate geometry formula: shortest distance between 2 lin
- Replies: 7
- Views: 16717
Until Antoine Lavoisier proved otherwise in the eighteenth century, many scientists had believed that combustion released phlogiston, an imaginary substance whose properties were not fully understood. 1.many scientists had believed that combustion released phlogiston, an imaginary substance whose p...
- by dinesh19aug
Mon Aug 09, 2010 2:53 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: MGMAT SC
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1935
whats wrong with A? As an actress and, more importantly, as a teacher of acting, Stella Adler was one of the most influential artists in the American theater, who trained several generations of actors including Marlon Brando and Robert de Niro. A. Same as above B. Stella Adler, one of the most infl...
- by dinesh19aug
Mon Aug 09, 2010 2:39 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: As an actress...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 17686
Proponents of artificial intelligence say they will be able to make computers that can understand english and other languages , recognize objects and reason as an expert does-computers that will be used to diagnose equipment breakdowns, deciding whether to authorize a loan, or other purposes such a...
- by dinesh19aug
Mon Aug 09, 2010 2:31 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: compouters
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1867