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Ratio

At the beginning of February, the ratio of goats to pigs on a certain farm was 7 to 6. What was the ratio of goats to pigs at the end of February? (1) During the month of February, the number of goats doubled. (2) During the month of February, the number of pigs decreased by 50% OA is C I don't kno...

by jabhatta

Wed Dec 18, 2019 5:59 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: At the beginning of February, the ratio of goats to pigs on
Replies: 4
Views: 1199

Purpose Infinitive

Good day in Manhattan SC page 251 I Have the following sentence The building was demolished TO AVOID falling down accidentally. Explanation : The subject of the main verb was demolished is the noun building, which is also 'the impliedsubject of the infinitive to avoid. However, a building cannot av...

by jabhatta

Tue Jan 29, 2019 9:42 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Question about idioms and verbs
Replies: 4
Views: 1878

sc og 12

Hi Mitch, I have a question on option B - How can we be sure that spawned and extending are parallel. The below structure could make logical sense too . , a giant fungus that is an interwoven and extends for <> . If we take "IS" to be parallel to "extend..." then we need a verb ...

by jabhatta

Sun Apr 22, 2018 12:07 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: og210
Replies: 34
Views: 17120

From 1978 to 1988, beverage containers accounted for a steadily decreasing percentage of the total weight of household garbage in the United States. The increasingly widespread practice of recycling aluminum and glass was responsible for most of this decline. However, although aluminum recycling wa...

by jabhatta

Sat Mar 24, 2018 1:39 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Tough & Tricky CR Prep question
Replies: 12
Views: 5374

Theater Critic: The play La Finestrina, now at Central Theater, was written in Italy in the eighteenth century. The director claims that this production is as similar to the original production as is possible in a modern theater. Although the actor who plays Harlequin the clown gives a performance ...

by jabhatta

Fri Mar 23, 2018 2:38 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: OG12: The play La Finestrina
Replies: 23
Views: 19149

Query on E

But I had a hard time eliminating B. I always see a few answers written in this style (It talks nothing about the plan but somehow makes you feel the options is correct ). If I personalize, B kind of strengthens as fuel is getting cheaper and therefore more economy, good for the customers. Could yo...

by jabhatta

Sun Mar 11, 2018 2:40 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: OG13 117 CR Northern Air has dozens of flights daily into an
Replies: 13
Views: 3847

Question on B

But I had a hard time eliminating B. I always see a few answers written in this style (It talks nothing about the plan but somehow makes you feel the options is correct ). If I personalize, B kind of strengthens as fuel is getting cheaper and therefore more economy, good for the customers. Could yo...

by jabhatta

Sun Mar 11, 2018 7:23 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: OG13 117 CR Northern Air has dozens of flights daily into an
Replies: 13
Views: 3847

Solar pond

The answer for Q2 is A. The passage begins by telling us about solar ponds and the opportunity they present to generate elctrcity. The rest of the passage deals with the algae problem and the proposed methods for solving it. A is the answer choice that best and most comprehensively describes the var...

by jabhatta

Fri Mar 02, 2018 4:57 pm
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: Solar pond
Replies: 26
Views: 7776

Economist: The most economically efficient way to reduce emissions of air pollutants is to tax them in proportion to the damage they are likely to cause. But in Country Y, many serious pollutants are untaxed and unregulated, and policy makers strongly oppose new taxes. Therefore, the best way to ac...

by jabhatta

Wed Oct 04, 2017 7:23 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: The most economically efficient way to reduce emissions
Replies: 4
Views: 6117

Because an oversupply of computer chips has sent prices plunging , the manufacturer has announced that it will cut production by closing its factories for two days a month. C. Because computer chip prices have been sent plunging, which resulted from an oversupply In C, which seems to refer to price...

by jabhatta

Mon Oct 02, 2017 12:34 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: OG SC
Replies: 28
Views: 18874

one thing that i want to share is that the script of movies was not confused but characters in the movies were in confused state about the war. this poster has correctly identified the basis for choosing between choices (d) and (e) -- the word "fraught" is used as an adjective to describe...

by jabhatta

Tue Sep 26, 2017 4:50 pm
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: MGMAT CAT-6---Films on wars
Replies: 10
Views: 10002

Can this problem be solved with Venn Diagrams ?

Have been trying to do this via Venn Diagrams but too no avail

by jabhatta

Mon Sep 18, 2017 6:19 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: DS 2 set question *can it be solved by testing it approach
Replies: 4
Views: 2369

not sure i understand...could someone please explain why D is not the right answer...

the proclamation stated that all women and men are created equal....

given this is an except question, why isnt D right

please respond ...

by jabhatta

Sat Aug 12, 2017 3:09 pm
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: Seneca Falls
Replies: 5
Views: 4028

Isn't C a run on sentence. I mean what kind of a modifier is 'the remainder of the increase coming'. Is the question correct and is it really from OG? Hi - its an absolute phrase...absolute phrases have to be attached using a comma always, no a semi colon why ? absolute phrases cannot stand alone o...

by jabhatta

Thu Jul 27, 2017 3:36 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Prescription medications
Replies: 21
Views: 14420

This is an Idiom question. We say that something is "AS likely TO" not that two things are "equally likely" in this type of comparison. X is as likely to ____ as Y Therefore we can eliminate A, B, C, and D. In E, "they" clearly refers back to "drivers." Hi GM...

by jabhatta

Wed Jul 26, 2017 8:16 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Traffic safety officials predict that drivers will be
Replies: 7
Views: 13044