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I cannot understand why it's A and not C. Can anybody elaborate on this?

by tuscan21

Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:41 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Evco and Radeco
Replies: 13
Views: 4716

Is there any difference between "either...or" and "at least one of them"?

by tuscan21

Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:16 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Assumption negation - neither...nor
Replies: 4
Views: 2480

it's definitely a very helpful book.

by tuscan21

Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:38 pm
Forum: GMAT Verbal & Essays
Topic: Powerscore CR bible?
Replies: 15
Views: 13722

Fish oil (of very good quality) , 4-5 cups of green tea and -if one doesn't consume many fruits like kiwis or oranges, a supplement of vitamin C with Quercetin, along with moderate exercise.

by tuscan21

Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:52 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Smart Drugs. Supplements. Boosting cognitive abilities.
Replies: 6
Views: 6386

anyone who applied for the Master's in Finance?

by tuscan21

Sun Apr 05, 2009 2:46 pm
Forum: The Application Process
Topic: LBS Class of 2011 Applicants.
Replies: 19
Views: 13448

from my experience, everything except arithmetics. Especially probabilities and permutations.

by tuscan21

Sun Apr 05, 2009 2:40 pm
Forum: GMAT Math
Topic: Which is the hardest topic in math?
Replies: 4
Views: 3793

Good evening, I've attended 21h of group preparation, studying and solving the old past papers of the GMAT. These days I'm studying OG 12, my weakest point by far is the quantitative section. I usually score 50% of the quantitative questions. Should I buy the OG quantitative book? Are the questions ...

by tuscan21

Sat Apr 04, 2009 5:16 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: 540->620
Replies: 6
Views: 2009

Fraction problem

A certain fraction is equivalent to 2/5. If the numerator of the fraction is increased by 4 and the denominator is doubled, the new fraction is equivalent to 1/3.
What is the sum of the numerator and denominator of the original fraction?

(A) 49
(B) 35
(C) 28
(D) 26
(E) 21

by tuscan21

Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:42 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Fraction problem
Replies: 3
Views: 1249

what's the source of this question?
Is it possible to be on the GMAT?
It's one of the trickiest (and nastiest) SR questions I've met because any of the five answers are bad.

by tuscan21

Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:26 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Russian Composers
Replies: 24
Views: 4782
by tuscan21

Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:52 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Interest rates
Replies: 6
Views: 1553

They are both nouns and verbs but affect as a noun does NOT connote influence. It means an emotion or a feeling.

by tuscan21

Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:44 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Affect Vs Effect
Replies: 5
Views: 3395

Effect is the noun.
Affect is the verb.

by tuscan21

Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:38 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Affect Vs Effect
Replies: 5
Views: 3395

D is wrong because the correct noun would be effect and not affect.
The equivalent noun of the verb affect is effect.

by tuscan21

Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:15 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Government spending.
Replies: 8
Views: 2881

I think the correct response is E.
D is incorrect because it seems awkward. There are 2 verbs together "they united based on". If "united" was an adjective then it would be "The Five United".

by tuscan21

Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:59 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Russian Composers
Replies: 24
Views: 4782