Examples of questions where plugging is benefitial

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Fri Sep 20, 2013 6:27 am
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by GMATGuruNY » Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:08 am
vishalpathak wrote:Hello Experts,

Please share a few examples of questions where plugging the answers is a good approach. I am never able to use the technique and want to go through the questions where experts have used plugging.

Kindly help

Regards,
Vishal
Try these:

https://www.beatthegmat.com/problem7-t152954.html
https://www.beatthegmat.com/a-2000-inves ... 49599.html
https://www.beatthegmat.com/geometry-t269091.html
https://www.beatthegmat.com/4-x-4-x-2-x-t268798.html
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by vishalpathak » Sat Sep 21, 2013 9:00 am
GMATGuruNY wrote:
vishalpathak wrote:Hello Experts,

Please share a few examples of questions where plugging the answers is a good approach. I am never able to use the technique and want to go through the questions where experts have used plugging.

Kindly help

Regards,
Vishal
Try these:

https://www.beatthegmat.com/problem7-t152954.html
https://www.beatthegmat.com/a-2000-inves ... 49599.html
https://www.beatthegmat.com/geometry-t269091.html
https://www.beatthegmat.com/4-x-4-x-2-x-t268798.html
https://www.beatthegmat.com/fuji-vs-gala-t162526.html
https://www.beatthegmat.com/monitors-man ... 69126.html
Thanks Mitch :-)