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Thanks for the post, Abhijit! This question has to do with logical comparisons . In other words, it should be logical to compare the two things that are being compared in a sentence. For example: Correct: Sally's hair is longer than Penny's (hair). Incorrect: Sally's hair is longer than Penny. (Unle...

by Spencer@Prep4GMAT

Tue Mar 24, 2015 11:51 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Works on Slavery
Replies: 1
Views: 1287

Hi Abhijit, The logic of the proposed rail expansion to ease congestion is as follows: (1) Expand rail system --> (2) People use the rail instead of driving on the highways --> (3) Less highway congestion. On the other hand, the argument (final sentence) states that something in the poll results ind...

by Spencer@Prep4GMAT

Tue Mar 24, 2015 10:39 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Nalmed Province
Replies: 1
Views: 1835

Sure, RBBmba@2014! His studies of ice-polished rocks in his Alpine home land, far outside the range of present-day glaciers, led Louis Agassiz in 1837 to propose the concept of an age in which great ice sheets had existed in now currently temperate areas . (A) Incorrect. The past perfect had existed...


Hi Rastis, Since each term = (previous term)(constant), we can compare the first two terms and see that the constant is 2, since 4x = (2x)(2). So, each term is simply a power of 2 greater than the one before: First term = (2^1)x Second term = (2^2)x Third term = (2^3)x ... 600th term = (2^600)x Let ...

by Spencer@Prep4GMAT

Tue Mar 24, 2015 8:09 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Worth trying to solve?
Replies: 5
Views: 3803

Hi Tmoni26,

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by Spencer@Prep4GMAT

Tue Mar 24, 2015 7:43 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: The Princeton Review ----- Fractions/ Equations
Replies: 5
Views: 1850

Great question, gettingwanderlust! To make a comparison between two things that are equal (in this case, the time the civilizations flourished), the GMAT will often use “ the same… as… � or “ as… as… � For example: Correct: I’m the same age as my brother—we’re twins! Not only t...

by Spencer@Prep4GMAT

Thu Mar 12, 2015 11:18 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Og 2015 sc #89
Replies: 2
Views: 1842