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How to Improve Verbal skills.

Hi All, I am non native English speaker. I once have written GMAT and got 540(Q 45 and V 20). I really want to beat the verbal section. I wanted to know the strategies to improve Verbal. RC has been my weak point so far. Many times I found language is difficult to understand. I am currently reading ...

by beatthe800

Fri May 24, 2013 6:15 am
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: How to Improve Verbal skills.
Replies: 1
Views: 1618

IMO D

B,C and E out for the reason HIGHER is used.

A is seems to be wordy.

by beatthe800

Sun May 05, 2013 6:55 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Greater Vs higher- some help pl
Replies: 4
Views: 2123

[spoiler]E for me as well :)[/spoiler]

by beatthe800

Sat May 04, 2013 1:05 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Whether or if
Replies: 8
Views: 1693

In addition to this, to verify your answer:

If you are given with 2 sides of a triangle, the length of third side must lie between difference and sum of the given two sides.

Thanks-
Nil

by beatthe800

Wed May 01, 2013 8:08 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: PS (Geomtery)
Replies: 3
Views: 1288
by beatthe800

Sun Apr 07, 2013 11:34 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Prime Factors in a number sequence
Replies: 17
Views: 7925

Hi Anyone know a quick way to solve this - took me way too long? If integer k is equal to the sum of all even multiples of 15 between 295 and 615, what is the greatest prime factor of k? 1)5 2)7 3)11 4)13 5)17 Thanks in advance! Please correct me if I am wrong. 15{20,22,24,..34..,40} 15*20*22*24*.....

by beatthe800

Sun Apr 07, 2013 10:50 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Prime Factors in a number sequence
Replies: 17
Views: 7925

How many integers between 135900 and 557600 have tens digit 5and units digit 2? ans not given The integers all look like this: XXXX52. Thus, only the first 4 digits change. The smallest option for the first 4 digits is 1359. The greatest option for the first 4 digits is 5575 (since 557652 is beyond...

by beatthe800

Tue Apr 02, 2013 6:29 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: counting
Replies: 6
Views: 1413

Here is my take,

If distance is constant
then
Avg speed = 2xy/ (x+y)
x= 30 mph
y= 60 mph

So Avg speed =40 (B)

Thanks,
Neil

by beatthe800

Tue Apr 02, 2013 6:25 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Susan drove an average speed of 30 mph for the first 30 min
Replies: 7
Views: 7704

Thanks GMATGuruNY.
I missed the vital point "relatively consistent portion of the visitors"

Very well explained.

by beatthe800

Mon Apr 01, 2013 8:13 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Those who feel that fewer and fewer
Replies: 5
Views: 1585

I would go with A. C is irrelevant. Construction does not matter & is not giving related information. Confused between A and D We need to show link between helmet involvement in the game and accidents Premise: Use helmet-> would be safety hockey helmets are critical in preventing head injuries. ...

by beatthe800

Mon Apr 01, 2013 8:34 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Hockey Helmets - Weaken the argument
Replies: 13
Views: 2943

Can we say like this? In premises: Action has been done-> He is obese so we can assume he is couch potato. In A: Hardware sold twice as sunday's advertisement. In B: We are expecting that dog would live shorter which is not a fact. (A) The hardware store on Main Street must have had a bigger adverti...

by beatthe800

Mon Apr 01, 2013 5:05 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Studies show that children who watch
Replies: 9
Views: 1931
by beatthe800

Mon Apr 01, 2013 4:08 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: parallels the reasoning
Replies: 3
Views: 1202

Undoubtedly D is Answer

by beatthe800

Mon Apr 01, 2013 3:40 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: 700+ Man Question
Replies: 11
Views: 4290

I would go with E. Experts please comment.

I used negation technique so negate E would help to collapse argument.


Thanks-
Neil

by beatthe800

Mon Apr 01, 2013 3:19 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Property Taxes
Replies: 8
Views: 2021