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What trips me up is the usage of, "support of" vs. "support from". Can someone confirm whether, idiomatically, the two are interchangeable?
- by josemaus
Sat Dec 29, 2012 2:59 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: An individual will find
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560 to a 680...AWA 4.0 to a 5.5
GMAT Test Takers It has been a few months since I have taken the GMAT (second time), and I have finally decided to post my experience, which hopefully will help some people out with their GMAT preparation. Immediately, some people may look at a 680 score and think that the score doesn't really const...
- by josemaus
Sat Nov 20, 2010 9:35 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 560 to a 680...AWA 4.0 to a 5.5
- Replies: 1
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For my understanding, how come a problem like this does not need to account for duplicates: If a jury of 12 people is to be selected randomly from a pool of 15 potential jurors, and the jury pool consists of 2/3 men and 1/3 women, what is the probability that the jury will comprise at least 2/3 men?...
- by josemaus
Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:42 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: some good questions
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4914
IMO: 1.D Possibility that Deborah and Kim both eat chocolate chips P = 4/7 *3/7 = 2/7 Possibility that D&K both eat oatmeal: P = 3/7 *2/7 = 1/7 Total ways of delivering cookies to the children : 7!/(4!*3!) = 35 Ways of delivering that D&K can eat the same kind of cookie: (2/7+1/7)*35 = 15 2...
- by josemaus
Thu Sep 09, 2010 4:09 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: some good questions
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4914
As a follow-up, this is where my logic is coming from: OG 12 #81 Bacteria Table Time Amount 1pm 10g 4pm x grams 7pm 14.4 g Data for a certain biology experiment are given in the table above. If the amount of bacteria present increased by the same factor during each of the two 3-hour periods shown, h...
- by josemaus
Tue Aug 31, 2010 4:42 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: How to solve this type of question??
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2052
When I first read this question, I interpreted the phrase "1/5 taller" to mean 6th year - 4th year = 1/5; it seems more appropriate if the phrasing were, "4th year was 1/5 as tall". Regardless of the phrasing, I tried to solve the question using a different method; however, was u...
- by josemaus
Tue Aug 31, 2010 4:29 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: How to solve this type of question??
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2052
At least 8 distinct digit means at least 8! possible passwords 12 seconds to try 1 password, hence minimum time needed = 8! x 12, whats the OA? I think the question here is trying to trick you by using the word "combination", whereas this is really a permutation problem, since the order m...
- by josemaus
Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:49 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: P and C ... how to do?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6943
The question can be found in 12th Edition OG, in the Diagnostic Test Section, question #49
Brian - could you go over why B is not the ideal answer? See my thought process in original posting. Thank you
- by josemaus
Mon Aug 09, 2010 5:42 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: As an actress...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 17655
I had originally selected B, because retension of meaning and accuracy, even though tenses fluctuate. My point of contention is with the use of "was". Choices A, C, and D all use "was", and I do not believe that the use is correct, because are we to assume that her impact is no l...
- by josemaus
Mon Aug 09, 2010 12:05 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: As an actress...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 17655
As an actress...
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 influential artists in th...
- by josemaus
Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:54 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: As an actress...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 17655
Manhattan claims that the word "it" does not always need an antecedent. Given Manhattan's explanation, what is the main decider in B being right?
I chose B, because it maintained parallelism with the two "that"s, and it was less akward than D.
- by josemaus
Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:02 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Just because!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1717