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How are A and D contradicting the evidence?duongthang wrote:Testluv say to me many time in this forum that
answer choices which contradict evidence is wrong of course
this problem test us contradiction of evidence
A and D are contradiction of evidence and so are wrong though attractive
- by vscid
Sun Apr 18, 2010 6:49 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: cacao trees
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2494
It doesn't. But it raises doubts on the validity of the conclusion that states a relation between beet and cancer.paddle_sweep wrote:"E" does not show any relationship with cancer. It does not say that exercising has any relationship with cancer. How can "E" be correct?
- by vscid
Sun Apr 18, 2010 6:39 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: eating beets
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3645
Automobile-emission standards are enforced through annual inspection. At those inspections cars are tested while idling: That is standing still with their engines running. Testing devices measure the levels of various pollutants as exhaust gases leave the tail pipe. Which one of the following, if t...
- by vscid
Sun Apr 18, 2010 5:50 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Emissions testing
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1564
D actually weakens the conclusion instead of strengthening it. If 20% more people visited, and Fast Fry sales increased only by 10%, then the oil change has negatively impacted the sales.paddle_sweep wrote:Could somebody explain as to what's wrong with "D"?
- by vscid
Sun Apr 18, 2010 5:32 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Fastfood king
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4454
A customer using a certain telephone calling plan pays a fee of $25 per month, and then receives a discount of 40% on the regular charge for all calls made to country A. If the calls to country A are regularly charged at $1.6 per minute for first 3 minutes and $0.8 per minute thereafter, what is th...
- by vscid
Sat Apr 17, 2010 2:05 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: A customer using a certain telephone calling plan pays a fee
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4474
television show
The 'rating' of a television show is determined by taking the total number of televisions in existence and calculating what percentage of them are tuned in to the program in question. The 'share' of the same show is determined by taking the total number of televisions in operation at the time and ca...
- by vscid
Sat Apr 17, 2010 12:02 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: television show
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2335
curator
The selection of paintings was based less on the curator's desire to be definitive and more on her personal preferences.
a. and more on
b. but more on
c. as on
d. than
e. than on
- by vscid
Sat Apr 17, 2010 11:00 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: curator
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2035
I keep getting around 45-55% of the SC practice questions right, I have been going at it for 3 days now. I am getting frustrated and wondering, what is the percentage that I should be getting? What level are the questions in the OG?. I scored in the high 70% for CR and RC on the Kaplan Test for my ...
- by vscid
Sat Apr 17, 2010 10:58 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: % of Answers correct in OG (12th Edition) & Kaplan (2010
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1219
Knewton.lunarpower wrote:what's the source of this question?
as one poster has already indicated above, this question is a blatant ripoff of a problem from the OG.
here's a thread dealing with the original:
http://www.beatthegmat.com/sound-can-tr ... 41971.html
- by vscid
Sat Apr 17, 2010 5:00 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: water molecules
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4960
factorials
If N is a positive integer, what is the last digit of 1! + 2! + ... + N! ?
1. N is divisible by 4
2. (N^2 + 1) / 5 is an odd integer
- by vscid
Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:38 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: factorials
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1540
coins!
A coin made of alloy of aluminum and silver measures 2 x 15 mm (it is 2 mm thick and its diameter is 15 mm). If the weight of the coin is 30 grams and the volume of aluminum in the alloy equals that of silver, what will be the weight of a coin measuring 1 x 30 mm made of pure aluminum if silver is t...
- by vscid
Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:25 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: coins!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1194
inequalities
Which of the following represents the range for all X which satisfy |1 - X| < 1 ?
(-1, 1)
(-1, 2)
(0, 1)
(0, 2)
(1, 2)
- by vscid
Wed Apr 14, 2010 5:34 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: inequalities
- Replies: 1
- Views: 948
- by vscid
Tue Apr 13, 2010 7:06 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Bees' penchant
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1619
Fastfood king
In January of last year, Fastfood King started using a new lowfat oil to cook its Fast Fries, instead of the less healthful corn oil that it had been using. Now Fastfood King is planning to switch back, saying that the change has hurt sales of Fast Fries. However, this claim is incorrect, since acco...
- by vscid
Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:36 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Fastfood king
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4454
number properties
If 60! is written out as an integer, with how many consecutive 0’s will that integer end?
1]6
2]12
3]14
4]42
5]56
What is a quick way to solve this?
- by vscid
Mon Apr 12, 2010 8:17 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: number properties
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1165