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SC doubt
Hi Can anyone pl help solve below: A recent and popular self-help book wryly notes that if adolescence was not so painful , it would have a droll comedic aspect, at least in retrospect. A) was not so painful, it B) was not so painful, they C) were not so painful, they D) were not so painful, it E) w...
- by Nijo
Tue Jul 08, 2014 6:15 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC doubt
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1891
Thank you very much, I understood the error I was making. When Pete works at twice of Maria's rate, P=1/2M NOT 2M
- by Nijo
Tue Jul 08, 2014 5:18 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Pl help solve
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1881
Pl help solve
Hi I came across the below question in a manhattan test and tried solving the regular 1/r1 + 1/r2 = 1/T but that is not giving the OA Pl help: Two musicians, Maria and Perry, work at independent constant rates to tune a warehouse full of instruments. If both musicians start at the same time and work...
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Tue Jul 08, 2014 6:43 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Pl help solve
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1881
The answer is B
If you take number of men to be y and number of women to be x, then y=2x
In calculating the average, x cancels out and we can solve to get the answer
- by Nijo
Fri Jul 04, 2014 1:09 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Average weight of men and women
- Replies: 39
- Views: 24978
- by Nijo
Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:22 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: One Billion Dollar Loss
- Replies: 51
- Views: 29836
- by Nijo
Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:12 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Probability
- Replies: 35
- Views: 22899
Read the question as 35^2 - (1/K) and went nuts trying to solve it!
In the actual exam, can we hope for the bracket to read the question correctly?
- by Nijo
Sun Jun 29, 2014 11:39 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: If k is an integer
- Replies: 56
- Views: 28275
- by Nijo
Fri Jun 27, 2014 7:32 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Tricky coordinate geometry problem
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1627
Tricky coordinate geometry problem
Hi
I am unable to solve the below problem, the OA is 96 but I cant get the figure right I think:
What is the area of a triangle created by the intersections of the lines x=4, y=5, and y=−34x+20?
Could anyone pl help? Thanks
- by Nijo
Fri Jun 27, 2014 3:50 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Tricky coordinate geometry problem
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1627
- by Nijo
Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:47 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: pl help solve
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1207
pl help solve
hi
Pl help solve the below question,
Is y = 3?
(1) (y - 3)(x - 4) = 0
(2) (x - 4) = 0
The answer I have is not the answer posted on the site
Thanks!
- by Nijo
Thu Jun 26, 2014 4:22 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: pl help solve
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1207
I would pick B as the answer, we are looking at the answer which supports the black hole theory (and therefore undermining the cluster of stars theory)
The others are either supporting the cluster of stars theory or changing the scope of the argument
- by Nijo
Wed Jun 25, 2014 11:56 pm- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: Any thoughts on this RC???
- Replies: 40
- Views: 34788
The answer is A
If n is odd, r is always zero
In the other case, try n = 6 or n = 12, the value of r is diff in each case
- by Nijo
Fri Jun 20, 2014 12:00 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Remainder Prob
- Replies: 74
- Views: 40052
I was confused between A and E, but finally picked E. A while tempting does not solve the real issue, even if lesser women won the re-election, the number of women was anyway less to begin with. If the conc is there are lesser women in office because lesser women run, the answer should look for an a...
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Thu Jun 19, 2014 11:39 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: undermines the conclusion
- Replies: 110
- Views: 46159
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Tue Jun 17, 2014 2:41 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Wolves
- Replies: 78
- Views: 36841