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The range is nothing more than the lowest and the highest in a set of numbers. In B-E the high and low numbers did not change, vis-a-vis the range did not change.
- by fltingley
Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:37 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: SD
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1497
Having lost his sight to sustained eyestrain, John Milton nevertheless composed Paradise Lost, considered by many to be the greatest English epic. I think the key to this sentence is finding the best companion with "nevertheless"... 1. ... = unidiomatic. You don't lose your eyesight TO som...
- by fltingley
Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:04 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC from Kaplan Advanced
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3185
I think your confusion lies in this statement: "But I thought a right triangle inscribed in a circle had to have a diameter as one of its sides?" Conceptualize just that that for a moment: imagine a circle with a line running the diameter. This means you have essentially cut the circle in ...
- by fltingley
Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:51 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Right triangle inscribed in a circle
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1713
I did this question keeping in mind that the GMAT will not ask you questions on how to CALCULATE standard deviation. Rather, it tests your knowledge of the concept, especially as it relates to the range. The mean of the set is 4; (20 / 4). This means that the range of the set is about 4 each way of ...
- by fltingley
Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:29 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: SD
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1497
Biomed students
Not sure why OA is E...
Wouldn't fragmented publications really just mean more published works which adds to the researchers' claims?
- by fltingley
Mon Aug 24, 2009 6:24 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Biomed students
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1380
- by fltingley
Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:43 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Exponent with variable
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1036
Exponent with variable
If (1/5)^m * (1/4)^18 = 1/(2(10)^35), then m=
17
18
34
35
36
[spoiler]OA: 35[/spoiler]
Thanks in advance!
- by fltingley
Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:24 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Exponent with variable
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1036
Pacing?
Does anyone have a link to a resource with some pacing tips for quant? I checked the resources page and didn't see anything.
Thanks in advance!
- by fltingley
Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:07 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Pacing?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1094
Tuck taking multiple GMAT scores?
Admissions experts: First, thanks for taking the time to answer so many questions on here pro bono. We sure do appreciate it. Anyway, on with my question. I read on Tuck's admission website that a candidate can submit two GMAT scores and they will consider the highest quant and highest verbal. Has a...
- by fltingley
Mon Jun 08, 2009 12:30 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Tuck taking multiple GMAT scores?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1331
Geometry ratio
Please see attachment. It's too hard to try to draw this thing out. Note that the answer I picked is wrong. The correct answer is D
- by fltingley
Wed May 27, 2009 7:17 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Geometry ratio
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1026
- by fltingley
Wed May 27, 2009 7:11 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Greatest prime factor
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1118
Kaplan's quant prep is tough and really thorough, but the lack of correlation to the MGMAT verbal has me worried. Off to the OGMAT book, I guess!
- by fltingley
Wed May 27, 2009 3:32 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Kaplan verbal unreprsentative?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1218
Kaplan verbal unreprsentative?
I've been consistently scoring in the mid to high 40s on my Kaplan CATs, but when I both practice MGMATs I scored low to mid 30s. Does anyone know what's going on there? Does Kaplan just have another "style" of verbal than the actual GMAT? This is a little concerning because I thought I've...
- by fltingley
Wed May 27, 2009 1:23 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Kaplan verbal unreprsentative?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1218
But if I go with A, how does that account for the students who may speak French AND Chinese, or Chinese AND something else, etc.?
- by fltingley
Mon May 18, 2009 8:51 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Students in class
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1267
Students in class
In a class, 20 students speak Spanish, 15 speak French, and 15 speak Chinese. How many students are in the class? (1) Exactly 30 percent of the students in the class speak French. (2) All of the students speak English and none speaks more than two languages. Kaplan's OA: A My Answer: C [SPOILERS BEL...
- by fltingley
Sun May 17, 2009 6:47 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Students in class
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1267