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Thanks Rahul. I realized after posting that XY cannot be odd if Y is even. Thanks for helping though!! Answer to your query: for XY + Y Case 1: XY is ODD & Y is EVEN Since, "Y" is Even .... we cannot have "XY" as ODD .. as any number multiplied by Even the result Even.. So di...
- by r2kins
Fri Oct 04, 2013 4:29 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Tricky DS
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2465
Tricky DS
Q: If x and Y are integers, is x even? A. xy + y is odd B. 6x - 3y is odd The answer is A My question is: xy + y can be evaluated in two ways #1 xy +y = y (x+1)= odd => x is even which means this statement is sufficient!!! #2 xy + y = odd => #2a: either xy is odd (and y is even) or #2b: xy is even (...
- by r2kins
Thu Oct 03, 2013 9:29 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Tricky DS
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2465
satish_iitg wrote:r2kins wrote:Hi Satish, sent u a PM.satish_iitg wrote: Thanks !
I can share all the files with you (via my google drive). If thats Ok with you. Send me your preferred mail ID.
- by r2kins
Thu Aug 15, 2013 6:56 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Gmat Journey... 690 - 640 -710
- Replies: 47
- Views: 17532
Finished my Gmat yesterday. I scored 710 (49 and 38). I have some materials (lessons learnt from Mgamt tests or concepts from gmat experts in this forum). Will be happy to share if any one needs them. Congrats Man... recovering from a dip is challenging...kudos! It would be helpful if you could sha...
- by r2kins
Wed Aug 14, 2013 11:52 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Gmat Journey... 690 - 640 -710
- Replies: 47
- Views: 17532
Is the number of members of Club X greater than the number of members of Club Y? (1) Of the members of Club X, 20 percent are also members of club Y. (2) Of the members of Club Y, 30 percent are also members of club X. I kind of understand the explanation in the book... but I just don't understand ...
- by r2kins
Fri Apr 19, 2013 10:00 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: OG 12 DS #89
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1872
Native American burial sites dating back 5000 years indicate that the residents of Maine at that time were part of a widespread culture of Algonquian-speaking people. (A) were part of a widespread culture of Algonquian-speaking people (B) had been part of a widespread culture of people who were Alg...
- by r2kins
Mon Jan 21, 2013 7:26 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: OG 10- Native american burial sites
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6248
If-then construction SC
If empire is the backdrop of Britain’s foreign entanglements, it would also be implicated in the country’s exposure to another great debacle , the financial crash The correct answer is : If empire is the backdrop of Britain’s foreign entanglements, it is also implicated in the country’s expo...
- by r2kins
Sun Oct 07, 2012 12:13 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: If-then construction SC
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1641
Pottery SC from e-gmat
Pottery existed before the rise of stone buildings and urban architecture and has represented traces of cultural evolution from early village life dating back to at least 1600 BC in the southern Maya region up to the abandonment of urban centers at the time of Spanish conquest. The correct answer is...
- by r2kins
Sat Oct 06, 2012 11:50 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Pottery SC from e-gmat
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2027
- by r2kins
Mon Jun 04, 2012 4:48 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: idiom
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3376
I am not sure whether to pick A over D just because of the idiom. The explanation provided by the expert points out -- The noun “assist� is correctly followed by “in congratulating� rather than by the infinitive “ to congratulate.� Is there a rule regarding this (that a noun cannot be fo...
- by r2kins
Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:50 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: idiom
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3376
In my opinion, it should be A. 1. Create two double matrices - one for # of people and another for # of burgers 2. Design each of the matrices in the following manner - Column = V/NV/Total ; Row = S/NS/Total 3. Plug in the values that are given (ex. 15 in the total for # of burgers etc) 4. Key input...
- by r2kins
Wed May 23, 2012 11:22 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: V/NV
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1331
Its difficult to narrow down the answer choices except by elimination. In my opinion, the author concludes (last para) that the debate would most likely continue and the best approach would be to leave the understanding and interpretation to respective parties / groups. This has hints of a non-judgm...
- by r2kins
Wed May 23, 2012 7:38 am- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: Difficult RC topic
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5002
Seems like E since predators are cited as the primary reason for decrease in population. However, D is a attractive alternative. I would stick with E based on the propable importance of predators as compared to the possible alternative sources of precipitation that might still exist in case vegetati...
- by r2kins
Tue May 22, 2012 4:45 am- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: Tortoise Inference
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1676
Is the OA C - Concerned?karthikpandian19 wrote:Identifying tone is the difficult part for me.
Can anyone explain this one to me ?
- by r2kins
Tue May 22, 2012 4:32 am- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: RC - Tone explanation
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1208
How to reason out this ? http://s13.postimage.org/asbmhtpbn/Veritas_Prep_GMAT_Simulator_1003_0_1.jpg http://s18.postimage.org/qw5qpyckl/Veritas_Prep_GMAT_Simulator_1003_0_2.jpg Option A seems to be the probable answer since the author ends the passage (paragraph 2) with the conclusion that reporter...
- by r2kins
Mon May 21, 2012 6:21 pm- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: RC deciding the TITLE of continuation
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1062