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Must be True - Many most Some often confused

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by vineetbatra » Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:10 pm
Hello Friends,

I am trying to understand the varying degrees in must be true question types and need some help. My understanding is

1. Many = 1-99%
2. Most >50%
3. Some <50%
4. Often <Most
5. Many<Most

Do you guys think I am correct, also can you add more here, so that we can make a comprehensive list.

Vineet
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by papgust » Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:36 pm
In my opinion, it is a waste of time to learn categories of percentages for GMAT. It will only confuse you more than it will help you during the exam. You just need to understand the logical range of each word mentioned by you.

Mostly, these words are used in the following scenarios. If the stimuli mentions "Many"/"Most", then an answer choice saying "All" is an oversimplification. you should avoid this choice. On the contrary, if the stimuli says "Most" and the answer choice says "Some", then this is an underestimation. you should avoid this choice. GMAT tests these words only in this way.

I've mentioned only a few examples for you to get an idea of how GMAT mostly uses these words. I guess that getting hold of percentages is only helpful for LSAT.

This is just my personal opinion from what i've studied so far. I'm open to corrections too.
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