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A family consisting of one mother, one father, two daughters and a son is taking a road trip in a sedan. The sedan has two front seats and three back seats. If one of the parents must drive and the two daughters refuse to sit next to each other, how many possible seating arrangements are there? 1) ...
- by PerfectScores
Thu Mar 27, 2014 12:22 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Combinatorics
- Replies: 3
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Hi! This was from one of the MGMAT CATs. Can some one please explain? A list contains n distinct integers. Are all n integers consecutive? (1) The average (arithmetic mean) of the list with the lowest number removed is 1 more than the average (arithmetic mean) of the list with the highest number re...
- by PerfectScores
Sat Jan 11, 2014 3:41 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Consecutiveness of n
- Replies: 16
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Here are some pointers you can use: 1) Use the word 'argument' instead of 'author' 2) Be more clear in terms of formatting. Each paragraph should solve a purpose that is not solved by any other paragraph. For example: Para 1: Breakdown the argument and mention the weaknesses in short Para 2: Highlig...
- by PerfectScores
Sat Jan 04, 2014 5:47 am- Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
- Topic: Request to rate essay - Tried to use Myhomy's template here
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1522
Additionally, you can go to Google Scholar and read articles and journals on a variety of topics such as marketing, literature, science, politics, sociology etc.
Hope that helps!
- by PerfectScores
Sat Jan 04, 2014 5:39 am- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: Reading Comprehension ... Where Could I improve my reading
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2774
The correct Idiom will be 'not only ... but also ...'. So, you can come down to options B, C and D. Option B: ... not only crossed ... but also set ... (both verbs in simple past tense) Option C: ... not only crossed ... but also swam .. and setting (there is no parallelism between the last two verb...
- by PerfectScores
Sat Jan 04, 2014 5:33 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Channel
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1415
Yes, 'such as' can be used in this way. Remember that 'such as' is used to cite examples. There can be a number of words between 'such' and 'as'. However, the idiom itself is correct.
For example: I like to meet such intelligent people as Bryan.
- by PerfectScores
Sat Jan 04, 2014 5:28 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: usage of such as
- Replies: 2
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The sentence tests Comparison. So, naturally, you need to come down to last two options D and E. (in contrast to environmentalist's proposals ... the administration's proposal ). Compare proposals to proposal . The remaining sentence talks about the future (... plan would delay ...). Hence, option E...
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Sat Jan 04, 2014 5:24 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: proposal
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1105