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The semi-colon does play a role in this sentence. The semi-colon here separates items in a list or a series. In the first half we are told about the first action of the manufacturers. It is but natural that a second action would follow and that when the second action is mentioned, the subject would ...

by feuergeist

Sat Nov 28, 2009 1:25 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: maintain a high demand - 1000SC
Replies: 10
Views: 1870

Also note that it mentions that wages rise when productivity catches up. Reversing this, when wages remain low, productivity should be low too. Hence D.

by feuergeist

Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:23 pm
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: GMATPREP1 -Wages
Replies: 2
Views: 2880

Read the first paragraph carefully. The two contentions are based on opposing interpretation of the role trade unions played after WWII. In the last line of the 1st para the author says that historical reality cannot be reduced to both since it isn't easy to reconcile the two arguments. Thus the pas...

by feuergeist

Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:18 pm
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: Wartime alliance
Replies: 2
Views: 3128

Just use the data given in the 2 statements. Even by substituting all data from 1 in equation generated by data from 2, you will end up with a term containing 2 unknowns. Thus the ratio of this year's revenue to that of last year depends on unknowns. Since there's no other way to get the ratio, the ...

by feuergeist

Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:32 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: warehouse - gmatprep
Replies: 1
Views: 1379

Since x and y aren't integers, there might be rounding off error in both x+y and x-y. Because of this we can't comment on values of x and y.

Answer acc. to me should be E.

by feuergeist

Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:03 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: integers
Replies: 3
Views: 1610

The problem is made to look awkward and confusing but the solution is pretty straight forward. If n is odd then the sum of all elements from a(1) to a(n-1) will be 0 (zero). This is because each pair of elements (odd and even) from a(1) to a(n-1) will cancel each other out. The only remaining elemen...

by feuergeist

Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:47 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: DS_SEQ
Replies: 2
Views: 1867

Reduce the given data. You get something like 9.81^n + m Any power of 81 will have units digit of 1. So the product (9.81^n) will have a units digit of 9. Given the 1st piece of info, you have no clue as to what the numerator and hence the remainder would be upon division by 10. So insufficient. But...

by feuergeist

Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:23 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: GMAT PREP Question....
Replies: 6
Views: 2399