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The OA is C. Source is Manhattan GMAT. Here are the reasons for A, C and D (A) The author does not seek to attack the assertion made in the first statement. (C) CORRECT. The author does accept the first statement as true, and the second statement is indeed given in support of the conclusion. (D) The...
- by csandeepreddy
Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:55 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Circuit Courts
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1934
Linda's investments
Linda put an amount of money into each of two new investments, A and B, that pay simple annual interest. If the annual rate of investment B is one and a half times that of investment A, what amount did Linda put into investment A? 1. The interest for 1 year is $50 for investment A and $150 for inves...
- by csandeepreddy
Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:20 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Linda's investments
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4730
Water Tanks
During an experiment, some water was removed from each of 6 water tanks. If the standard deviation of the volumes of water in the tanks at the beginning of the experiment was 10 gallons, what was the standard deviation of the volumes of water in the tanks at the end of the experiment? 1. For each ta...
- by csandeepreddy
Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:16 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Water Tanks
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2957
Friends in a room
In a room filled with 7 people, 4 people have exactly 1 friend in the room and 3 people have exactly 2 friends in the room (Assuming that friendship is a mutual relationship, i.e. if John is Peter's friend, Peter is John's friend). If two individuals are selected from the room at random, what is the...
- by csandeepreddy
Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:19 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Friends in a room
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2305
- by csandeepreddy
Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:56 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Christopher Columbus
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1475
- by csandeepreddy
Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:38 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Adolescence
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3421
- by csandeepreddy
Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:37 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Lactic Acid
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1915
- by csandeepreddy
Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:34 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: The Godfather
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5679
Circuit Courts
The president’s nominees to federal circuit courts have been judged conservative for their stands on hot-button issues. But a review of their financial disclosure forms and Senate questionnaires reveals that the nominees are more notable for their close ties to corporate and economic interests, esp...
- by csandeepreddy
Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:20 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Circuit Courts
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1934
Lactic Acid
For nearly a century, physiologists erroneously believed that a buildup of lactic acid in muscle tissue was responsible for the soreness that many people experience after strenuous exercise. The acid, they claimed, is the waste produced by metabolic activity in the muscle and reaches "threshold...
- by csandeepreddy
Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:47 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Lactic Acid
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1915
The Godfather
According to Italy's top anti-Mafia prosecutor, the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone, a town famous because of “The Godfather” and near to those he most trusted. A. the ailing mobster came to take refuge in Corleone, a town famous because of “The Godfather” and near to those he most tr...
- by csandeepreddy
Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:12 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: The Godfather
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5679
Cable Television
Public-access cable television was created in the 1970s as a means to derive public benefit from the laying of private television cables on public land. A. from the laying of private television cables on public land B. from laying private television cables on the public land C. by the laying of priv...
- by csandeepreddy
Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:07 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Cable Television
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1597
Christopher Columbus
Rather than accept the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus was sent by the king and queen of Spain to see if he could reach India by traveling west. A. Rather than accept the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus was sent by the king and que...
- by csandeepreddy
Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:01 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Christopher Columbus
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1475
Bold faced CRs
Guys,
What approach does one use for the bold faced CRs?
Could some of you help me with a few strategies that you use to tackle these questions?
Thanks in advance,
- by csandeepreddy
Sun Oct 19, 2008 3:22 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Bold faced CRs
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1741
Adolescence
A recent and popular self-help book wryly notes that if adolescence was not so painful, it would have a droll comedic aspect, at least in retrospect.
A. was not so painful, it
B. was not so painful, they
C. were not so painful, they
D. were not so painful, it
E. were not so painful, being one
- by csandeepreddy
Sun Oct 19, 2008 3:17 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Adolescence
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3421