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MGMAT essay - please evaluate!

Experts! Took the MGMAT test today. Would be grateful if you review the below essay for me! Thank you! ESSAY QUESTION: The following appeared in a corporate memorandum of a beverage manufacturer: “Our promotional price reductions on energy drinks have been highly successful, as we have seen a dram...

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Thu Oct 18, 2012 7:15 am
Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
Topic: MGMAT essay - please evaluate!
Replies: 0
Views: 996
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Sun Sep 02, 2012 9:02 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Linear eq. DS
Replies: 2
Views: 1033

Oh damn. I didn't think of statement two that way.

Thanks Mitch!

by reddox

Sun Sep 02, 2012 9:00 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Percent DS
Replies: 2
Views: 1576

Thanks Stuart. That Q is from a Princeton Review mock test. Aaaargh. Just got that in mine.

by reddox

Sun Sep 02, 2012 8:49 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Representation in a local community board
Replies: 3
Views: 1984

Linear eq. DS

Representation in a local community board is based on the community's population, with 25 board members representing the first 500,000 people, and each additional board member representing an additional 30,000 people. Is the population of the town less than 500,000? (1) There were 23 members on the ...

by reddox

Sun Sep 02, 2012 8:41 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Linear eq. DS
Replies: 2
Views: 1033

Percent DS

From Princeton Review mock test. I get A and not the OA ( D )... Daniel wins 25 percent of the first eight card games that he plays. If he loses all of the remaining card games that he plays, what was the total number of games that Daniel lost? (1) Daniel played 20 card games. (2) Daniel lost 90 per...

by reddox

Sun Sep 02, 2012 8:26 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Percent DS
Replies: 2
Views: 1576

Sorry about my delayed response and thank you for replying!

Allegation is great for mixture problems.. I'm surprised TPR or Mastergmat.com don't teach it.

by reddox

Thu Aug 30, 2012 7:08 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Mixture problem - PITA works, not Pluggin-in
Replies: 6
Views: 12810

Thanks... I'm aware of the algebraic method. I needed help deciding when to use PITA or the Hidden Plug-in technique. :)

by reddox

Mon Aug 13, 2012 12:52 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Mixture problem - PITA works, not Pluggin-in
Replies: 6
Views: 12810

Mixture problem - PITA works, not Pluggin-in

This is from the OG 13, pg. 142. My question is, by the Princeton Review method, we can use "Hidden Plug-ins" if there are %s or Ratios in the problem. However, I'm only able to use Plug-in-the-Answer (PITA) technique here. Why is that? How many liters of a solution that is 15 percent salt...

by reddox

Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:44 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Mixture problem - PITA works, not Pluggin-in
Replies: 6
Views: 12810

Thanks for that! I was confused with n '%' and m '%'. Because I was thinking in terms of '%', I ended up trying to convert my plugged-in values to non-percent integers. :(

Any tip on thinking with more clarity?

by reddox

Sat Aug 11, 2012 9:17 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Plugging-in question from princeton
Replies: 2
Views: 3892

Plugging-in question from princeton

Struggling with this 'Plugging-in' Q-type from a Princeton course; The juice stall at the circus stocked just 2 brands of orange tetra-packs. Brand 'A' cost $1 per pack & Brand 'B' cost $1.5 per pack. Last week, Brand 'A' contributed to 'm'% of the stall's revenue and accounted for 'n'% of the s...

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Fri Aug 10, 2012 7:58 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Plugging-in question from princeton
Replies: 2
Views: 3892

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Wed Aug 08, 2012 1:14 am
Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
Topic: Profile Evaluation - ISB Hyderabad
Replies: 575
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