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- by cartera
Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:51 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Finally 760, I feel so relieved!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2318
'Known that' is not correct usage. 'Known to' is correct idiom, which is a phrase whose meaning cannot be determined by the literal definition of the phrase itself, but refers instead to a figurative meaning that is known only through common use. I dont think Known that is an incorrect idiom: Many ...
- by cartera
Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:21 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: sharp-edged flakes
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2522
I think the answer is C ( I Might be wrong but here is my reason). Basically, this sentence tries to tell us that "humans are known to have make" ( this precedes millions years ago), not it is known that humans make (<--- this is wrong because it ignores time line.). To be more precise, l...
- by cartera
Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:48 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: sharp-edged flakes
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2522
Re: GMATPREP question
In Hungary, as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of which are in middle management and light industry. a) same b) as with much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women works, many in c) as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of...
- by cartera
Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:59 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: GMATPREP question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2097
In B I think the first and is redundant:
shape public opinion in such fundamentally important areas as attitudes toward children and families and
should it be changed for a comma?
- by cartera
Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:04 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Margaret Mead
- Replies: 21
- Views: 12283
antismoking program
A decade after initiating the nation's most comprehensive and aggressive antismoking program, per capita consumption of cigarettes in California declined from over 125 packs annually per person to about 60, a drop more than twice as great as in the nation as a whole. B. annual per capita consumption...
- by cartera
Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:29 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: antismoking program
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2173
- by cartera
Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:37 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Talent agent
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2239
Infrarred
234. The physical structure of the human eye enables it to sense light of wavelengths up to 0.0005 millimeters; infrared radiation, however, is invisible because its wavelength--0.1 millimeters--is too long to be registered by the eye. (A) infrared radiation, however, is invisible because its wavele...
- by cartera
Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:25 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Infrarred
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1819
Because/Due to
Hello, How can I differenciate when to use because and due to? I know that the official explanation is that due to is used as caused by or attributed to, but find the explanations quite confusing: Two new studies indicate that many people become obese more due to the fact that their bodies burn calo...
- by cartera
Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:44 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Because/Due to
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4129
Beaten by GMAT 620
I took the GMAT this morning and got 620 (M47 V28) I fact, I don't know why I got a so low score. I was expecting around 660 - 680. I started to prepare in mid November and took Gprep twice, both time in November. Gprep 1 640 Mid November Gprep 2 670 End of November Power Prep 1 650 Mid December Gpr...
- by cartera
Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:03 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Beaten by GMAT 620
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2103
- by cartera
Sun Feb 08, 2009 8:05 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Stuck with a question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1688
Languages
In a club, there are 15 people, 1/3 can speak English, 2/5 can speak French and 2/3 can speak German. There is only 1 who speaks all three languages. 1. How many people exactly can speak two languages? 2. How many people can speak at least two languages? 2. How many people can speak only one language?
- by cartera
Sun Feb 08, 2009 6:43 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Languages
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1291
Functions
2x+3y+4=0,4x+6y+a=0; what is the value of a when both functions have more than one solution?
OA 8
- by cartera
Sun Feb 08, 2009 3:35 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Functions
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1145
- by cartera
Sun Feb 08, 2009 12:05 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: absolute value
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1262
- by cartera
Sat Feb 07, 2009 11:59 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: value of x
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1294