Avoid the C Trap in GMAT Data Sufficiency Questions | GMAT Video Tip

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Avoid the C Trap in GMAT Data Sufficiency Questions

A C trap is a DS question that lures you into prematurely selecting choice C, which states that both statements one and two are needed for answering the question posed in the question stem. A common C trap question provides a statement containing an equation with two variables, which appears to be insufficient for answering the question posed in the stem.

By being aware of this type of C trap DS question, you have one more tool in your arsenal for conquering the GMAT Quant section.

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