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Mike, Can you post some screenshots of problems that are in the online bank but are different from the official guide? This is what mba.com has to say: "Please note: Content in The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 2015 is the same as the content in the 13th Edition. The Official Guide for GMAT ...
- by Mike@Magoosh
Wed Aug 06, 2014 2:05 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Official Guide for GMAT Review 2015: Identical to OG13
- Replies: 13
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The online question bank consists of the same questions that are present in the two guides. Cheers, Dabral Dear Dabral, I don't know your source of information. I went through the question in the online version. They are NOT identical to the questions in the OG. I recognize all the questions in the...
- by Mike@Magoosh
Wed Aug 06, 2014 9:13 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Official Guide for GMAT Review 2015: Identical to OG13
- Replies: 13
- Views: 17907
JKL is an equilateral triangle. Point M is the midpoint of
http://s22.postimg.org/ufsu48p8d/equilateral_triangle_circle_on_base.jpg In the diagram above, JKL is an equilateral triangle. Point M is the midpoint of segment JL, and M is the center of a circle that passes through points J and L. The shaded regions in the diagram indicate all the regions inside...
- by Mike@Magoosh
Mon Jul 14, 2014 1:44 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: JKL is an equilateral triangle. Point M is the midpoint of
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2691
Hi Mike, I have a quick question on the above mentioned SC problem. While solving it, I got confused thinking that "that" refers to opponent? Don't you think there is pronoun ambiguity? I'm pretty sure I'm not thinking straight on this one. Can you help me clarify the rule? Thanks!! Dear ...
- by Mike@Magoosh
Mon Jul 14, 2014 11:01 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Election poll - new GMAT prep
- Replies: 7
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But does "fashioned" in A&B must modify empire? in the sentence I read in other post: John left the building, excited that he had just aced the GMAT clearly "excited" modifies John, not the building I am confused is there any specific rule for comma+v-ed that it should modif...
- by Mike@Magoosh
Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:59 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Many of the earliest known images of Hindu
- Replies: 5
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Every Monday, either the math department chair or the member
Every Monday, either the math department chair or the members of the department posts a challenge problem to the student body, but usually it is so difficult that they cannot solve it in a week’s time. (A) either the math department chair or the members of the department post a challenge problem ...
- by Mike@Magoosh
Mon Jun 16, 2014 12:11 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Every Monday, either the math department chair or the member
- Replies: 2
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((0.9996/0.98) - 1) =
((0.9996/0.98) - 1) =
(A) 1/50
(B) 1/98
(C) 2/49
(D) 3/49
(E) 3/196
For the answer and elegant no-calculator solution to this problem, as well as nine other problems with fractions & decimals, see:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2014/gmat-pract ... -decimals/
Mike 
- by Mike@Magoosh
Mon Jun 09, 2014 12:03 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: ((0.9996/0.98) - 1) =
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2321
First of all thanks a ton Mike for sharing such beautiful concepts. I have one small query regarding the stand alone nouns. The usage of stand alone noun "Thoreau" in 4 and 5 option is incorrect or correct? Dear appy_fizz , It appears that aditya8062 already provided an excellent answer. ...
- by Mike@Magoosh
Wed Jun 04, 2014 8:57 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Thoreau stood by his principles and went to jail, instead of
- Replies: 3
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Thoreau stood by his principles and went to jail, instead of
Thoreau stood by his principles and, going to jail, instead of paying taxes supporting the Mexican-American War that he felt was unjust . (A) Thoreau stood by his principles and, going to jail, instead of paying taxes supporting the Mexican-American War that he felt was unjust. (B) Standing by his ...
- by Mike@Magoosh
Mon Jun 02, 2014 3:29 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Thoreau stood by his principles and went to jail, instead of
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1678
The Talmud briefly recounts the core story of Hanukkah, invo
The Talmud briefly recounts the core story of Hanukkah, involving the single day’s supply of oil lasting eight days, although placing this story in context are events described by the two books of the Maccabees, appearing only in the Roman Catholic Old Testament instead of in the Jewish and Prote...
- by Mike@Magoosh
Tue May 27, 2014 12:28 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: The Talmud briefly recounts the core story of Hanukkah, invo
- Replies: 4
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If n is an integer greater than 50, then the expression (n^2
If n is an integer greater than 50, then the expression (n^2 - 2n)(n^2 - 1) MUST be divisible by which of the following?
I. 4
II. 6
III. 18
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I & II only
(D) II & III only
(E) I, II, and III
Mike
- by Mike@Magoosh
Mon May 12, 2014 2:50 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: If n is an integer greater than 50, then the expression (n^2
- Replies: 3
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Triangle STV has sides ST = TV = 17, and SV = 16. What is th
3) Triangle STV has sides ST = TV = 17, and SV = 16. What is the area? (A) 85 (B) 100 (C) 120 (D) 136 (E) 165 For a set of practice geometry practice problems, this and seven others, plus the OA & OE to this particular problem, see: http://magoosh.com/gmat/2014/gmat-geometry-practice-problems/ ...
- by Mike@Magoosh
Fri May 09, 2014 12:07 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Triangle STV has sides ST = TV = 17, and SV = 16. What is th
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Thanks Mike, I wasn't aware that named for is also idiomatically correct. Well now since b,c are both wrong .. a,e, d remains. .. E is also incorrect due to the misplaced modifier which..that is supposed to modify the equation but it is modifying bernoulli himself... Between d and a I am confused.....
- by Mike@Magoosh
Tue May 06, 2014 1:27 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Daniel Bernoulli derived the famous fluid equation named aft
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3689
Good day mike yeah i feel A is not good because it has put the infinitive in commas . can u please elaborate as why this construction is not correct here? also can u please tell me the kind of construction where infinitives are correct if they are put in commas. one way i know is when we list items...
- by Mike@Magoosh
Tue May 06, 2014 1:23 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Daniel Bernoulli derived the famous fluid equation named aft
- Replies: 12
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I'll go with choice A and move on. i feel that putting the infinitive in comma's (to explain an airplane’s wing’s generation of lift) is a problem in option A. we can do so if we are putting a list of infinitives in a parallel construction but in A it appears wrong Dear aditya8062 , It is not n...
- by Mike@Magoosh
Mon May 05, 2014 10:49 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Daniel Bernoulli derived the famous fluid equation named aft
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3689