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Matt,firstly Congrats!!! on your fabulous achievement. I just wanted to clarify something I read in your post. You said that your first CAT score was 510,was this the diagnostic score or was it your first Official GMAT score ? I got a 430 in my first official attempt as I got too nervous on the test...
- by dddanny2006
Tue Feb 10, 2015 10:33 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: My Turn! Tough Choices & Big Moves = 510 to 770 (Q50,V44
- Replies: 14
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650level problem.Subtle!!
The professor predicts that as students become more and more dependent on coaching classes in the coming years, coaching institutes have been mushrooming across the country . A)coaching institutes have been mushrooming across the country B)coaching institutes will mushroom C)coaching institutes are ...
- by dddanny2006
Sat Apr 05, 2014 12:00 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: 650level problem.Subtle!!
- Replies: 1
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Things are not going according to plan.SC is very hard
Dear friends. Im in need of help here.My test date is approaching and I have about 27days left.I learnt all the SC rules from Manhattan,but when I started working out the OG problems I really sucked.Not only did the Diagnostic test but also the SC problems in the OG made me look like a fool.I could ...
- by dddanny2006
Wed Apr 02, 2014 9:15 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Things are not going according to plan.SC is very hard
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1408
Sorry,its now fixed.Thanks for your response,though I'd really prefer if someone from Veritas could clear my doubt. Something's a bit off here. Answer choice A) doesn't even match the original. B-) Assuming that "due to" should indeed be in the original sentence, "because of" is ...
- by dddanny2006
Sat Mar 29, 2014 5:09 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: John was one of the few people to get his hands on an
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John was one of the few people to get his hands on an
John was one of the few people to get his hands on an advance ticket for U2’s North American tour – a tour that was delayed by several months on account of front man Bono’s back injury A)to get his hands on an advance ticket for U2’s North American tour – a tour that was delayed by several...
- by dddanny2006
Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:52 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: John was one of the few people to get his hands on an
- Replies: 2
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Published since 1851,the founders of the New York times
Published since 1851,the founders of the New York times were Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones,who had no previous journalism experience (A)Published since 1851,the founders of the New York times were Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones,who had no previous journalism experience (B)Published s...
- by dddanny2006
Fri Mar 28, 2014 4:11 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Published since 1851,the founders of the New York times
- Replies: 1
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Veritas-Slash and Burn technique
Veritas GMAT SC The quality of the new products that ACME Corporation have developed over the past year and that have arrived on retailers' shelves worry many business analysts,who think that the company has lost focus under the new CEO's leadership. The best I can do with the above sentence is to c...
- by dddanny2006
Wed Mar 26, 2014 2:09 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Veritas-Slash and Burn technique
- Replies: 1
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Hi Mitch, This question is a little ambiguous.When the leak happens,it happens once the tank is half-filled.So the water from the initial half itself could have leaked thereby making then next 35 minutes fill the later half as well as the leaked portion of the bottom half. Please clear this doubt.I ...
- by dddanny2006
Mon Mar 24, 2014 4:41 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: A tank is fitted with an inlet which takes
- Replies: 5
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Hi Rich Here's my doubt-When the tank is half filled it springs a leak,so a part of the initial half filled tank gets laekd.So how can we say that the last 35 minutes filled only the top half of the tank?It could have also filled the initial portion that leaked plus the top half of the tank right?Pl...
- by dddanny2006
Mon Mar 24, 2014 4:26 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: A tank is fitted with an inlet which takes
- Replies: 5
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A tank is fitted with an inlet which takes
A tank is fitted with an inlet which takes 1 hour to completely fill the empty tank. The tap was turned on when the tank was empty. When the tank was half filled , it developed a leak and as a result it took totally 65 minutes to fill the tank. As soon as the tank got filled completely, the tap was ...
- by dddanny2006
Sun Mar 23, 2014 9:32 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: A tank is fitted with an inlet which takes
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2946
Thank you.I was wondering where I could have made mistakes.I've been doing alot of weighed average problems recently,and as a result use that technique most of the times.Can you please tell me where I might have gone wrong? Thanks sir PS:If you have time,could you please clear my doubt here too- htt...
- by dddanny2006
Sat Mar 22, 2014 5:43 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Contradictory PS problem
- Replies: 5
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Contradictory PS problem
During a trip, Francine traveled x percent of the total distance at an average speed of 40 miles per hour and the rest of the distance at an average speed of 60 miles per hour. In terms of x, what was Francine's average speed for the entire trip? A. (180-x)/2 B. (x+60)/4 C. (300-x)/5 D. 600/(115-x) ...
- by dddanny2006
Sat Mar 22, 2014 5:21 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Contradictory PS problem
- Replies: 5
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Thanks a lot.Its clear now. When you have two-part parallel markers, such as either/or, the part that follows the first marker must directly match what follows the second marker (you can see these highlighted in red in my example). So in my first example, it was to approve/to reject In the second, i...
- by dddanny2006
Sat Mar 22, 2014 7:41 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Help!! Manhattan SC "When to repeat and when not to
- Replies: 4
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Thank you so much Ceilidh,really appreciate your help The differences in these examples largely have to do with subtle differences in meaning . As the guide says, using the singular emphasizes the totality, whereas the plural emphasizes the individual parts. Thus, A majority of voters is opposed to ...
- by dddanny2006
Sat Mar 22, 2014 7:39 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: MGMAT SC doubts:Majority,Minority,Plurality.
- Replies: 2
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By 1945,the US HAD BEEN
The books says that the later past event does not need to be expressed with a Simple past tense verb.You could just use a date or another time reference. Right:By 1945,the United States HAD BEEN at war for several years.---Please clarify this sentence According to the book,you can make a very tricky...
- by dddanny2006
Sat Mar 22, 2014 3:15 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: By 1945,the US HAD BEEN
- Replies: 2
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