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740 today!

I took the test today and got 740 (49/41, 97%). The journey finally ended here. I think GMATprep helped me a lot. Of course I had spent some time with 1000 questions and the sets from the old GMAT tests. Try the GMATprep as many as possible before you go to write a test. If you can get 700 and over ...

by duke

Fri Jan 09, 2009 5:14 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 740 today!
Replies: 3
Views: 2145

Sum of Reciprocals

If S is the sum of the reciprocals of the consecutive integers from 91 to 100, inclusive, which of the following is less than S?

I. 1/8
II. 1/9
III. 1/10

A. None
B. I only
C. III only
D. II and III only
E. I, II, and III

Thanks.

by duke

Thu Jan 01, 2009 8:29 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Sum of Reciprocals
Replies: 4
Views: 7187

Re: Page limitation in Times

The following notice was received by Jade Davis, an entrepreneur. "We regret that your press release cannot be accepted. Page limitations in the Times force the editor to return many worthy and well-written press releases." All of the following may be inferred from the information above, ...

by duke

Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:40 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Page limitation in Times
Replies: 10
Views: 2394

Re: government legalize marijuana

My answer is B. Answer to the question which is structured to look for negative response should be negative. And this structure should be avoided in survery questions.

by duke

Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:18 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: government legalize marijuana
Replies: 14
Views: 2606

Re: average grade

Two business school students, Maya and Dana, received the same overall grade in only one of four classes. Each grade was on a scale of 1 to 10. From which of the following statements can one determine whose average overall grade was higher? (A) Maya graduated at the top of her class (B) Maya's lowe...

by duke

Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:15 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: average grade
Replies: 6
Views: 2461

Re: Neanderthals

22. Neanderthals had a vocal tract that resembled those of the apes and so were probably without language, a shortcoming that may explain why they were supplanted by our own species. (A) Neanderthals had a vocal tract that resembled those of the apes (B) Neanderthals had a vocal tract resembling an...

by duke

Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:54 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Neanderthals
Replies: 1
Views: 1303

Re: Airplane accidents

Whenever a major airplane accident occurs, there is a dramatic increase in the no. of airplane mishaps reported in the media, a phenomenon that may last for as long as a few months after the accident. Airline officials assert that the pulicity given tje gruesomeness of major airplane accidents focu...

by duke

Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:45 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Airplane accidents
Replies: 11
Views: 4370

Re: congress debating a bill

Congress is debating a bill requiring certain employers provide workers with unpaid leave so as to care for sick or newborn children. Options : A : provide workers with unpaid leave so as to B : to provide workers with unpaid leave so as to C : provide workers with unpaid leave in order that they D...

by duke

Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:54 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: congress debating a bill
Replies: 13
Views: 5188

Re: Environmental Protection Agency

The Environmental Protection Agency frequently puts mandatory controls on toxic substances that present as little risk as one in a million chances to cause cancer. A. as little risk as one in a million chances to cause B. as little risk as one chance in a million of causing C. as little risk as one...

by duke

Mon Dec 15, 2008 8:48 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Environmental Protection Agency
Replies: 9
Views: 7506

Re: sunspot cycles

On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are believed to be the rate that trees grow , as seen in the rings visible in the cross sections of their trunks. A. On Earth, among the surest indications of sunspot cycles are believed to be the rate that trees grow B. On Earth, among the s...

by duke

Mon Dec 15, 2008 8:40 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: sunspot cycles
Replies: 15
Views: 9811

Re: retirement transitions

A study on couples' retirement transitions found that women who took new jobs after retiring from their primary careers reported high marital satisfaction, more so than those who retired completely . A. more so than those who retired B. which was more than if they had retired C. more than when reti...

by duke

Sun Dec 14, 2008 6:04 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: retirement transitions
Replies: 6
Views: 2322

Re: twice the number

According to surveys by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, about 20 percent of young adults used cocaine in 1979, doubling those reported in the 1977 survey. (A) doubling those reported in the 1977 survey (B) to double the number the 1977 survey reported (C) twice those the 1977 survey reported ...

by duke

Sat Dec 13, 2008 8:35 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: twice the number
Replies: 5
Views: 5767

Re: assumption question

In the past, every ten-percentage-point increase in cigarette prices in the country of Coponia has decreased per capita sales of cigarettes by four percent. Coponia is about to raise taxes on cigarettes by 9 cents per pack. The average price of cigarettes in Coponia is and has been for more than a ...

by duke

Sat Dec 13, 2008 5:17 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: assumption question
Replies: 21
Views: 6169

Extract some valueable information: (+ is pro, - is contra) + 2nd sentence: WE NEED A THIRD PARTY! (main point) => opposite main point (we do not need a third party) - Some(opposite).. Americas success stems from 2 party system ...blabla (paraphrase the opposite opinion).. supports the opposite mai...

by duke

Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:43 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: boldface Q
Replies: 6
Views: 2072

Happy to say that I marked A :) Blood banks will shortly start to screen all donors for NANB hepatitis. Although the new screening tests are estimated to disqualify up to 5 percent of all prospective blood donors, they will still miss two-thirds of donors carrying NANB hepatitis. Therefore, about 1...

by duke

Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:07 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: blood bank
Replies: 8
Views: 7539