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how is an 800 possible?
I just took my 4th GMATPrep test and got a 790. Sounds good, but... I got a perfect 51 on Quant and 51 on Verbal. Shouldn't that be an 800?? (Don't get me wrong, I'm not whining about the score - I'm only aiming for a 750, and obviously business schools don't care about 790 v. 800. And I had seen a ...
- by gmatdestroyer1
Mon Jun 08, 2015 7:16 am- Forum: Ask the Test Maker
- Topic: how is an 800 possible?
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squares versus square roots
I know it's a rule that when x^2 = 81, the solution is x = 9 or -9, and when x = sqrt(81), the answer is just positive 9. So, I just take this as a given on the GMAT.
But I'm still wondering... why is this true?? It doesn't seem to make sense.
- by gmatdestroyer1
Sat May 03, 2014 3:56 pm- Forum: GMAT Math
- Topic: squares versus square roots
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