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Hi Aditiniyer, Another way of looking at this question using Venn diagram, without using any Formulae, If you have a clear understanding of Venn-diagram then formula not necessary So let’s draw the Venn diagram, https://s30.postimg.org/kul2qmfrx/venn_diagram_question_btg.png Let “a� be the num...
- by crackverbal
Tue Jan 17, 2017 3:24 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Venn Diagram Question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3644
Let us break the argument down - Environmentalists - Widened roads --> More traffic --> More air pollution. City Officials - Widened roads --> Higher speeds --> pollution-control devices more effective --> Less Air pollution. We have been asked to weaken the city officials' claims. A - Incorrect. th...
- by crackverbal
Sun Jan 15, 2017 3:01 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: VR:When officials in Tannersburg released
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2303
Let me give it a shot. "whether" is used to show that two alternatives are possible. "if" is used to indicate a condition. for example - I don't know whether you will like X. (you may or may not like X - two possibilities) If X happens, then Y happens. (X may or may not happen. I...
- by crackverbal
Sun Jan 15, 2017 2:26 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: OG 2017-Whether they will scale back
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4380
Hi, Here is my 2 cents to this question, Everyone has explained the logical way of solving this question, which is of course short and quick, But math is not so tough here, Everyone knows the total amount formulae when compounded annually, T = P(1+(r/100))^n Given: After 12 years amount increased fr...
- by crackverbal
Sat Jan 07, 2017 10:30 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Compound Interest - GMAT Prep
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5492
Hi Mo2men, Here it is easy to jump into conclusion saying both statements together sufficient. But that's the trick is, here they have not talked about whether a , b and c are integers. So obviously each statements alone are not sufficient. Considering together, Just ask yourself there are 4 unknown...
- by crackverbal
Thu Jan 05, 2017 10:22 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: confused about this problem..Power problem
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2695
Hi Mo2men, Here it is easy to jump into conclusion saying both statements together sufficient. But that's the trick is, here they have not talked about whether a , b and c are integers. So obviously each statements alone are not sufficient. Considering together, Just ask yourself there are 4 unknown...
- by crackverbal
Thu Jan 05, 2017 10:21 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: confused about this problem..Power problem
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2695
this example tests you on parallelism. "than" requires parallelism. Also, note that "it" refers to "age of thirty". "more babies were born to women over the age of thirty than under it. " - Note that for parallelism, we start from right to left. See what is pa...
- by crackverbal
Thu Jan 05, 2017 2:07 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: GMAT PREP - SC - According to public
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2382
let us look at the meaning of the sentence - Option A - "have not been eager to invest the new money, instead of preferring to raise the cash levels in their portfolios at" the "instead of" implies that they did not adopt the strategy - raising cash levels in their portfolios. Al...
- by crackverbal
Wed Jan 04, 2017 4:50 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Cash flows to stock and bond mutual
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3517
let us look at each of the answer options - A - incorrect. The usage of "being" is redundant. The meaning of the modifier does not change even if "being" is removed from the sentence - "though tiny, blind, and translucent" means the same. Also, GMAT does not like "...
- by crackverbal
Wed Jan 04, 2017 6:28 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: VR: Though being tiny, blind, and translucent,
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6807
let me give it a shot. let us look at option A and the underlined clause - "when studies showed that the compounds had entered the food chain and were harmful to some animals." We need the "that" here to show an idea - the idea that compounds had entered the food chain. Also, whi...
- by crackverbal
Wed Jan 04, 2017 3:23 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Question pack 1 = The industrial pollutants known as PCB’s
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2403
simplify the argument first - Usage of ponds with fish --> Increased efficiency of PhishCo's farms A - Incorrect. Does not affect the argument that usage of ponds will increase efficiency of phisco's farms. B - Incorrect. Does not have any bearing on how usage of ponds would increase efficiency of P...
- by crackverbal
Wed Jan 04, 2017 2:21 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: PhishCo runs a number of farms
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2406
Hi NandishSS, Best way to solve these types of questions is to list down few possibilities then build upon with the given information. Given: Product of digits of a three digit number is 120. Generally any digit place can take up a integer value from 0 to 9(Except “0� cannot be in the first plac...
- by crackverbal
Thu Dec 29, 2016 2:16 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: The product of digits of a positive three-digit
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1863
let us look at each of the answer options - A - the usage of that is incorrect. "that" is generally used as an essential modifier and hence cannot be preceded by commas. I think the usage of the pronoun "one" is also problematic as it does not have an antecedent. B - the usage of...
- by crackverbal
Sat Dec 24, 2016 1:47 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: OG:According to the Economic Development
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8342
there are two parts to this paradox - 1. Exit polls - party A candidate will lose by a huge margin. 2. Actual results - party A candidate won by a small margin. (I am assuming the candidate from party A is the underdog). A - goes against point #1. if the polls were biased because of supporters of pa...
- by crackverbal
Fri Dec 23, 2016 10:55 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Exit Polls
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3652
Hi Poisson, Your approach is perfect. To identify the pattern, probably this what I would do, First value which satisfies both the statement condition is 7, Probably to find the next value, First value + LCM (6, 12) = 7 + 12 = 19. So the next value could be, 19 + LCM (6, 12) = 19 + 12 = 31. So the v...
- by crackverbal
Thu Dec 15, 2016 9:33 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: What is the remainder when the positive integer N is divided
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8576