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Ron, I still think Op B is the correct answer. Please correct my reasoning, here. Given question: Is 1/a > a/(b^4 +3) Now, as we simplify the eq'n in most of the DS question, i did the same here. Multiply the above eq'n with "a" on both sides, so u get, 1 > a^2 / (b^4 + 3) Now, Op B says, ...
- by gmat25
Mon Aug 08, 2011 1:12 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: MGMAT Problem (Advanced Quant)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5750
Hi sumit, congrats for your great score and your story is truly inspiring. I have one question, u said u used Chineseburned template right...i'm a bit confused regarding the start of the essay. What do u use...The argument claims or The author claims...???? Most of the time the argument is basically...
- by gmat25
Sun Aug 07, 2011 8:10 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: GMAT From 610 to 730
- Replies: 29
- Views: 9003
sorry brother, i just edited my post as 615 is actually 6^15 means 6 to the power 15...same follows for others..please check the edited post...now try the questionedge wrote:615 - 74 - 93 = 448, the units digit of which is 8...
- by gmat25
Sun Aug 07, 2011 8:03 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: tricky
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2091
tricky
What is the units digit of 6^15 - 7^4 - 9^3?
A) 8
B) 7
C) 6
D) 5
E) 4
[spoiler]How to pick b/w C and E[/spoiler]
- by gmat25
Sun Aug 07, 2011 6:18 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: tricky
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2091
Thanks frankFrankenstein wrote:Hi,
Yes. You are correct. We cannot assume such things. Anyway, answer E is what matters even though Kaplan's explanation overlooks this issue.
- by gmat25
Sun Aug 07, 2011 6:04 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: is this Kaplan Q correct?? --- experts please suggest
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1238
is this Kaplan Q correct?? --- experts please suggest
Before Race R, Peter's best time in swimming was 21 minutes. Did Peter beat this time in Race R ? (1) Peter took between 0.3 and 0.4 hours to swim 1,500 meters in Race R. (2) Peter took between 1,200 and 1,300 seconds to swim 1,500 meters in Race R. Hi in this question i picked up Op E as my answer....
- by gmat25
Sat Aug 06, 2011 8:29 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: is this Kaplan Q correct?? --- experts please suggest
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1238
Hi, i agree with you but don't u think the extent to which the risk be reduced is necessary to know??? What if the risk using hand be reduced but still not to the extent to which risk reduced using vehicle. Let say using vehicle, the risk is 1 person get hurt out of 100 and even after training as Op...
- by gmat25
Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:57 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Using armored vehicles
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2051
Using armored vehicles
Using armored vehicles to detonate buried land mines entails an unavoidable risk of injury or fatality, but disarming and removing land mines manually currently entails an even greater such risk to those who remove land mines per mine removed. Therefore, in order to reduce the risk of injury or fata...
- by gmat25
Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:11 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Using armored vehicles
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2051
IMO E Argument goes like this: 1) Confederates had better general then Union. 2) Confederate soldiers were more committed then Union soldiers. Still, author believes that "confederacy could not prevail without the intervention of a major foerign power such as Great britain or France." Mean...
- by gmat25
Wed Aug 03, 2011 9:55 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: veritas 700+
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2352
Historian: The vast majority of scholars studying the Americal civil war regard Confederate general as superior to their Union counterparts.They also acknowledge that the Confederate soldier was, on average, more committed to the cause and therefore willing to fight harder than union soldier.Howeve...
- by gmat25
Wed Aug 03, 2011 9:02 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: veritas 700+
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2352
Correct assumption should be
Advertising companies will continue to organize the events which includes football player to sign autographs and take pictures with attendees in future.
Op E needs modification.
- by gmat25
Wed Aug 03, 2011 8:50 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: A famous football player recently won : help with the reason
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2336
What kind of question stem is this???? I mean this question falls in which category??? assumption/inference....etc etc???
- by gmat25
Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:19 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: law of demand
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3447
- by gmat25
Tue Aug 02, 2011 8:01 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Gmat prep-> fill in the blank--expert pls suggest strateg
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5186
@aispirant Op B Among whale fossils that date from later than about fifty million years ago , none are fossils of whale species that drank only fresh water. If the fossils found were date between fifty million years ago to ten million years ago...then according to the premises in the given argument,...
- by gmat25
Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:23 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Whales originated in the freshwater lakes and rivers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3689
Gmat prep-> fill in the blank--expert pls suggest strateg
Source: GMAT prep Which if the following most logically completes the argument? United states manufacturers currently produce most of the world's solar-power generators-most of which are exported to Europe. However, European manufacturers are emerging and probably will ultimately capture much of the...
- by gmat25
Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:11 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Gmat prep-> fill in the blank--expert pls suggest strateg
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5186