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Spinach factory!!
Near Chicago a newly built hydroponic spinach "factory," a completely controlled environment for growing spinach, produces on 1 acre of floor space what it takes 100 acres of fields to produce. Expenses, especially for electricity, are high, however, and the spinach produced costs about fo...
- by vivekvijayan
Sun Oct 05, 2014 6:32 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Spinach factory!!
- Replies: 3
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Spinach factory!!
Near Chicago a newly built hydroponic spinach "factory," a completely controlled environment for growing spinach, produces on 1 acre of floor space what it takes 100 acres of fields to produce. Expenses, especially for electricity, are high, however, and the spinach produced costs about fo...
- by vivekvijayan
Sun Oct 05, 2014 6:31 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Spinach factory!!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1057
No. of Blueberries?
Q. Danny has boxes colored either red or blue. In each blue box there is a fixed number of blueberries. In each red box there is a fixed number of strawberries. If Danny disposed of one blue box for one additional red box, the total number of berries (of both kinds) would increase by 25, and the dif...
- by vivekvijayan
Wed Oct 01, 2014 3:05 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: No. of Blueberries?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2027
Hi Rich,
I had a doubt. Doesn't C show that the students who took the notes were more motivated as they took the effort of writing those notes?
Vivek
- by vivekvijayan
Tue Sep 30, 2014 7:37 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Answer explanation please
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1586
Hi Mitch, I had a doubt. One of the premises says that the amount collected by the taxes on retail will be less than that from property taxes. So even if a new store is going to open, the total collection should still be less than the amount from property taxes. So in this type of question , when a ...
- by vivekvijayan
Mon Sep 22, 2014 6:31 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Anoca County schools
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3918
I feel B can be a probable answer. It provides a reason that would dissuade people from moving into the area even if the financial incentive is provided..... Pls let me know what ppl in the forum think about B
- by vivekvijayan
Mon Sep 22, 2014 5:16 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: special mortgage offers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2197
Capuchin Monkeys
Capuchin monkeys in Venezuela often rub a certain type of millipede into their fur. Secretions of these millipedes have been shown to contain two chemicals that are potent mosquito repellents, and mosquitoes carry parasites that debilitate the capuchins. The rubbing behavior is rare except during th...
- by vivekvijayan
Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:39 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Capuchin Monkeys
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1375
Hi Vivian
Option E says " The percentage of people suffering from hay fever who also have asthma is lower than 95 percent." The last part lower than 95%. Should the not be mentioning 95 % of what? I mean 95% of total population, or people have hay fever or asthama?
Thanks
Vivek
- by vivekvijayan
Fri Sep 19, 2014 2:44 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: 1997/1998- Is this even a valid GMAT question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3167
Percents/Numbers questions are kind of rare, but they DO occur. Usually they're designed to be difficult and confusing, so you're not alone! I think your time is best spent focusing on difficult Assumption/Strengthen/Weaken problems, but there's some official percents/number questions you can pract...
- by vivekvijayan
Fri Sep 19, 2014 2:40 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: 1997/1998- Is this even a valid GMAT question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3167
Hi chetan86, In this CR prompt, you have to be careful to answer the question that is ASKED. Here, we're asked for how the POLITICIAN challenges the Journalist. The Journalist: -Since 1994, during every year about 30 journalists are imprisoned -In 1994, only 6 journalists were imprisoned -The new g...
- by vivekvijayan
Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:52 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Journalist Vs Politician
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3064
Hi David and Rich,
Thank you for your opinion about the question. I too was not able to find the connection between hearing problem and literacy problem. This question is not typical of the kind of questions on Economist Tutor. This must be a one off.
Vivek
- by vivekvijayan
Thu Sep 18, 2014 1:59 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Economist Tutor CR Q Pls explain
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2013
- by vivekvijayan
Wed Sep 17, 2014 3:42 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Economist Tutor CR Q Pls explain
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2013
Economist Tutor CR Q Pls explain
Q. Franjel: It has been reported that 10% of our adult population is illiterate. This is clearly the outcome of a flawed educational system. Almosk: Technological progress has provided many solutions to assist people that are illiterate through audio. It is not the educational system, but these alte...
- by vivekvijayan
Tue Sep 16, 2014 9:18 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Economist Tutor CR Q Pls explain
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2013
How can B be the assumption. This is not a weakening Q. E sounds like the assumption here. Can somone pls clarify this.
- by vivekvijayan
Sat Sep 13, 2014 4:24 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Assumption question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2502
- by vivekvijayan
Sat Sep 06, 2014 1:50 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Pls explain this Question.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1476