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Although this is old, any comments on C/D/E ?

by confuse mind

Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:26 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Three Horsemen
Replies: 13
Views: 4248

which of the following sentence is correct

A. She is taller than anyone of her 5 sisters.
B. She is taller than any one of her 5 sisters.
[spoiler]
IMO - B OA - not known[/spoiler]

by confuse mind

Tue Sep 25, 2012 8:36 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: which of the following sentence is correct
Replies: 3
Views: 1468
by confuse mind

Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:55 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Private defense vs public
Replies: 6
Views: 1756

What is the OA?
I will go with B.

by confuse mind

Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:50 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Nuclear Plant Accident
Replies: 6
Views: 1722

Board member: We are excited to announce that the Galaxy cell phone has been voted the most reliable for the second year in a row. I would now like to introduce the new Galaxy II cell phone, which will surely increase revenues for our cellular company. Although our phones are currently the most pop...

by confuse mind

Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:32 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: OA seems to be wrong, please help
Replies: 9
Views: 1939

People always seem to associate high prices of products with high quality. But price is not necessarily an indicator of quality. The best teas are often no more expensive than the lower quality teas. Which one of the following, if true, does most to explain the counterexample described above? (A) P...

by confuse mind

Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:26 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Aristotle LSAT CR - Q 14
Replies: 30
Views: 16610

Still not clear....experts, please!

by confuse mind

Thu Sep 20, 2012 11:47 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: DS - 2
Replies: 7
Views: 1538

Certain hockey players began wearing helmets before the National league required them to do so. These players were 20% less likely to suffer head injuries than other players. Obviously, hockey helmets are critical in preventing head injuries. Which of the following, if true, would weaken the argume...

by confuse mind

Thu Sep 20, 2012 10:40 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Kaplan CR problem
Replies: 8
Views: 1731

For example, if dimensions are 1*2200 then the road roller will need less rotations to cover the 1 m and more rotations to cover the 2200 m. If the dimensions are 11*200 then the road roller will require more rotations than previous example while covering 11 m( 11 against 1) and lesser rotations as...

by confuse mind

Wed Sep 19, 2012 10:00 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: DS - 2
Replies: 7
Views: 1538

A road roller is used to press a ground of area 2200 sq. meter. How many rotations does it make? I. The diameter of the road roller is 1.75 m. II. The breadth of the road roller is 2 m. [spoiler] IMO - E OA - C[/spoiler] Statement I gives the diameter. Hence, we can find the circumference(2*pi*r) o...

by confuse mind

Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:37 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: DS - 2
Replies: 7
Views: 1538

It is A because each cube has the same volume, so there is an exact number of cubes that will give you the area of 20 m^3. The shape of the cube does not matter. IMO - the shape of the pillar will play a big role. Lets say, the pillar is a cylinder or a cuboid of 0.1 * 0.1 * 2000. In both these cas...

by confuse mind

Wed Sep 19, 2012 10:28 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: DS - 1
Replies: 3
Views: 1164

DS - 2

A road roller is used to press a ground of area 2200 sq. meter. How many rotations does it make?
I. The diameter of the road roller is 1.75 m.
II. The breadth of the road roller is 2 m.

[spoiler]
IMO - E OA - C[/spoiler]

by confuse mind

Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:24 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: DS - 2
Replies: 7
Views: 1538

DS - 1

Find the number of cubes required to erect a pillar of volume 20 m3?
I. The edge of the cube is 0.5 m.
II. The pillar is a base of 1 m x 1 m and is 20 m high.


IMO - C OA - A

by confuse mind

Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:23 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: DS - 1
Replies: 3
Views: 1164

Verbal RC practice

I know there are no set rules for RC, but nowadays I am getting 2 out of 4 questions wrong on GMAT RCs :( :(

Can someone please suggest me some practice material for RC.

Would you recommend getting the LSAT RC bible?
Thanks guys!!!

by confuse mind

Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:18 am
Forum: GMAT Verbal & Essays
Topic: Verbal RC practice
Replies: 4
Views: 2919

Jim@StratusPrep wrote:1 - parallel structure with the verbs.
To Jim's reply I would add:

Since 'when' already indicates continuity in the sentence, you need not use continuous tense to indicate the same.

Am I right Jim?

by confuse mind

Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:23 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Tense Issue
Replies: 3
Views: 1098