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Duke's MBA OR Johns Hopkins Global MBA

Hi guys,

I've been admitted to both above mentioned programs and still in a doubt of which to go for. What do you think guys?

by Abdulla

Thu May 27, 2010 11:04 am
Forum: Research MBA Programs
Topic: Duke's MBA OR Johns Hopkins Global MBA
Replies: 3
Views: 3913

As i mentioned earlier, it will be very time-consuming if you are not squaring both sides. Let's walk through this method if you wish to, Experts can help us if there is any other quicker method. Though I am not an expert but absolute values do not depend on 4 conditions as you have mentioned, neit...

by Abdulla

Sun Dec 27, 2009 1:25 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Tricky Absolute Value
Replies: 13
Views: 5541

Here is the CATCH - you can use one trick to know when to use "because of" and when to use "due to" First, get the below two things in you head permanently Due to - As a result of Because of - On account of Now, In our original sentence sentence try replacing both the above mean...

by Abdulla

Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:55 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Due to vs because of
Replies: 14
Views: 5773

E maintains the parallel "more related to X than to Y..." also, if everything else is right (grammar, parallelism, comparison...), "because" is preferred over "due to" for style reasons Capnx, I think the style reason that you're talking about is between "Due to v...

by Abdulla

Tue Dec 22, 2009 12:23 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Due to vs because of
Replies: 14
Views: 5773

I don't see any reason why I can't use "due to " in this case. As per my understanding - "because of" and "due to " both are good here and can be used in any sentence the way you like. For eg : "I didn't go to work because of my personal reasons." you can als...

by Abdulla

Tue Dec 22, 2009 12:00 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Due to vs because of
Replies: 14
Views: 5773

AWA Update. Scored a 6.0 on the AWA, so I guess it wasn't a total loss :). Happy studying! First of all congrats dude. I think the most important factor of the score is the break down of the score. You got 45Q and 40V, If you want to get 710 or 720 that means you will only need to raise the verbal ...

by Abdulla

Mon Dec 21, 2009 11:58 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 690 (45Q/40V) Debrief - Any input would be Appreciated!
Replies: 2
Views: 3555

E maintains the parallel "more related to X than to Y..." also, if everything else is right (grammar, parallelism, comparison...), "because" is preferred over "due to" for style reasons Capnx, I think the style reason that you're talking about is between "Due to v...

by Abdulla

Mon Dec 21, 2009 11:24 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Due to vs because of
Replies: 14
Views: 5773

Using "than...." instead of ""than to...." changes the complete meaning of the sentence. Also, "closely related to .............than to" shows correct parallelism. Hope you get it :-) I did not recognize the "to". Now, definitely E is better than A, but ...

by Abdulla

Mon Dec 21, 2009 11:22 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Due to vs because of
Replies: 14
Views: 5773

Due to vs because of

Though laypeople often refer to the panda as a bear, due to its physical resemblance to one, DNA testing has shown that it is more closely related to the common raccoon than any member of the bear family. A) due to its physical resemblance to one, DNA testing has shown that it is more closely relate...

by Abdulla

Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:20 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Due to vs because of
Replies: 14
Views: 5773

So basically you're saying that x could equal any number but not 3 in order to make the question true? I am confused with why statement one is not sufficient. We're given that x<3 which satisfies the equation (x-3)(x-3) > 0 ------> always yes..... so why it's insufficient. Because, as Cramya noted,...

by Abdulla

Mon Dec 14, 2009 12:08 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Is x/3 + 3/x > 2 ?
Replies: 14
Views: 4058

Brent Hanneson wrote:
Abdulla wrote:OA is C
I'd like to throw out a systematic way to handle quadratic (& cubic, quartic, etc) inequalities.
It allows us to do all of the work before we examine the two statements:
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Thanks Brent. Useful information.

by Abdulla

Mon Dec 14, 2009 11:34 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Is x/3 + 3/x > 2 ?
Replies: 14
Views: 4058

Hi Cramya, Can you explain how did you get x < -3? Thanks, Vikas Simplify Therefore Is (x^2+9 ) / 3x > 2 becomes Is x^2+9>6x or Is x^2-6x+9>0 Or Is (x-3) (x-3) > 0 or simply Is x>3 or x < -3 C Regards, CR Actually, that solution is incorrect. The second inequality should be x < 3. We have: Is (x-3)...

by Abdulla

Mon Dec 14, 2009 12:17 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Is x/3 + 3/x > 2 ?
Replies: 14
Views: 4058

Simplify Is x/3+3/x > 2 Is (x^2+9 ) / 3x > 2 Stmt I x<3 x= -1 NO x= 2 YES INSUFF Stmt II x>1 (i.e. x is positive) Now again the question is Is (x^2+9 ) / 3x > 2 Multiply by 3x on both sides (doesnt affect the sign of inequality since x is positive Therefore Is (x^2+9 ) / 3x > 2 becomes Is x^2+9>6x ...

by Abdulla

Sun Dec 13, 2009 8:06 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Is x/3 + 3/x > 2 ?
Replies: 14
Views: 4058
by Abdulla

Sun Dec 13, 2009 4:22 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Is x/3 + 3/x > 2 ?
Replies: 14
Views: 4058

ohh.. you need not convert km into meter..because the question is in the format " km/minute". Hence, it is enough to convert hours to minutes. As I described below, let us convert what the question asks for. Then it becomes easier to deduce :-). Hope this helps. Regards, viju My example w...

by Abdulla

Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:23 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Rates Conversion
Replies: 13
Views: 1568