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Strategy for Verbal
I'm doing good in quant, ranging from Q47 to Q49 in GMAT prep and other mock tests (looking at my non maths background, - I studied maths till 10th and never studied probability and combinotrics concepts - I dont see myself scoring a perfect Q51). But I'm confused regarding Verbal scores. In availab...
- by jaiswalamrita
Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:17 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Strategy for Verbal
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1079
Hi, Please find below my profile: Indian/F/31 Acads - State Board 10th = 74% State Board 12th = 63% B.Sc (Chemistry Hons.) from BHU (Faculty of Science)= 70% PGDPM (Finance & Marketing) from Indian Institute of Planning & Management, New Delhi = 68% Work Experience - 2 years 2 month : Custom...
- by jaiswalamrita
Sat Sep 01, 2012 2:29 am- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Profile Evaluation - ISB Hyderabad
- Replies: 575
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)If x>49, simplify x - 5√x - 14 / √x-7. Answer is [spoiler]√x+2[/spoiler] Let x=64. (x - 5√x - 14) / (√x-7) = (64 - 5√64 - 14) / (√64 - 7) = (64 - 5*8 - 14) / (8-7) = 10/1 = 10. This is our target. Now we plug x=64 into the answers to see which yields our target of 10. [spoiler]√x+2...
- by jaiswalamrita
Fri Aug 10, 2012 10:48 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Source - EZ Solutions-Advanced Workbook
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2042
Sorry to open an old thread, but I am not able to strike option E out. (E) Interest rates paid by California banks to depositors are lower than those paid by banks in other parts of the United States because in California there is less competition to attract depositors. Even this option brings in ne...
- by jaiswalamrita
Mon Aug 06, 2012 1:28 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Consumers in California seeking personal loans have fewer
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9282
Marcia’s bucket can hold a maximum of how many liters of water? (1) The bucket currently contains 9 liters of water. (2) If 3 liters of water are added to the bucket when it is half full of water, the amount of water in the bucket will increase by 1/3. (1) The bucket currently contains 9 liters o...
- by jaiswalamrita
Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:54 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: bucket
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1799
- by jaiswalamrita
Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:39 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Last 24 hours, only had 2 weeks to study
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1880
The uniqueness of the Japanese character
The uniqueness of the Japanese character is the result of two seemingly contradictory forces: the strength of traditions and selective receptivity to foreign achieve- ments and inventions. As early as the 1860s, there were (5) counter movements to the traditional orientation. Yukichi Fukuzawa the mo...
- by jaiswalamrita
Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:25 pm- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: The uniqueness of the Japanese character
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3821
About twice every century, one of the massive stars
About twice every century, one of the massive stars in our galaxy blows itself apart in a supernova explosion that sends massive quantities of radiation and matter into pace and generates shock waves that sweep through the (5) arms of the galaxy. The shock waves heat the interstellar gas, evaporate ...
- by jaiswalamrita
Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:55 am- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: About twice every century, one of the massive stars
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4254
The health care economy is replete with unusual and even
The health-care economy is replete with unusual and even unique economic relationships. One of the least understood involves the peculiar roles of producer or “provider" and purchaser or “consumer" in the typical (5) doctor-patient relationship. In most sectors of the econ- omy, it is ...
- by jaiswalamrita
Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:15 am- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: The health care economy is replete with unusual and even
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3143
In the Champagne region of France, winegrowers still harvest grapes as they have donefor centuries, by carefully handpicking their cropand storing their precious fruit in specially agedcasks. (A)wine growers still harvest grapes as theyhave done (B)the wine grower still harvests grapes ashe has (C)...
- by jaiswalamrita
Wed Jul 25, 2012 3:42 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: In the Champagne region of France
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1591
- by jaiswalamrita
Wed Jul 25, 2012 12:47 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR - Strengthen (easy one, but i confused with B & C)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1924
- by jaiswalamrita
Wed Jul 25, 2012 12:11 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Journalist Jacob Riis
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2803
- by jaiswalamrita
Tue Jul 24, 2012 3:30 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: will to live can prolong life
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2446
I coudn't reach even an inch closer to A...
Was tossing between C & D as the entire first and second para hovers around language used.
Marked C finally
Can someone explain it further..
- by jaiswalamrita
Tue Jul 24, 2012 3:12 pm- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: RC - Tough one - Author's perspective
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1756
Para 2 says it all; "Evans’ concern is Lacan’s definition of “The Real�; this definition, according to Evans, inhibits patients from reaching a true understanding of themselves. Evans contends that Lacan's definition of The Real as “the impossible� (something that is both unimaginab...
- by jaiswalamrita
Tue Jul 24, 2012 3:04 pm- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: RC - Tough one - Inference
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1661