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I picked E... for "helpfulness questions" I thought a good strategy (maybe not?) was to take the extremes and see if that changes the answer.
If only one car has this device installed, that seems to make this argument unclear. If 10,000 are installed, then it's more applicable right?
- by stephenjmurph
Sat Aug 15, 2015 10:18 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Evaluate
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I think we need to find the number of ways that arrange Frankie and Joey sitting in one row. xxx 1 xxx 2 Indeed number of possible arrangements is 720 (6!) So, there are 360 ways in which F&J are sitting in different rows and 360 ways in which they are sitting in the same one. Am i right ? I'm ...
- by stephenjmurph
Tue Apr 28, 2015 10:01 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Counting - Six mobsters
- Replies: 59
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I originally thought of this as a quant problem: if it's "within weeks," then it must be less than or equal to multiple weeks; so it could be less than 2 weeks and therefore be 1 week which would NOT be several. BUT, I think the "within" is used more here to signify "surpris...
- by stephenjmurph
Mon Apr 27, 2015 3:23 am- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: RC Passage - Princeton
- Replies: 33
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Guys, Iam unable to understand as to how can we have a unique solution to this problem. This is how I approach - Let, the number of Blue balls=B Green Balls= G Purple Balls= P Red Balls= R as per the problem we get, B*5G*Px * 11R= 88000 => BGRP x= 1600 which implies that x can be 8 or 10 as 5<x<11....
- by stephenjmurph
Mon Apr 20, 2015 5:31 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: More Primes
- Replies: 93
- Views: 45585
I vociferously disagree with the answer to question 2: Answer A: "The only way to ELIMINATE the jolt ... on the center of percussion." First, "eliminate" is a STRONG word! The first paragraph states "location.... that will also greatly diminish the strain..." THEN we ge...
- by stephenjmurph
Sun Apr 19, 2015 12:50 pm- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: Tennis Players
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2915
I vociferously disagree with the answer to question 2: Answer A: "The only way to ELIMINATE the jolt ... on the center of percussion." First, "eliminate" is a STRONG word! The first paragraph states "location.... that will also greatly diminish the strain..." THEN we ge...
- by stephenjmurph
Sun Apr 19, 2015 12:48 pm- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: Manhattan GMAT. Book 7: P.104 Passage F Help!
- Replies: 9
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I vociferously disagree with the answer to question 2: Answer A: "The only way to ELIMINATE the jolt ... on the center of percussion." First, "eliminate" is a STRONG word! The first paragraph states "location.... that will also greatly diminish the strain..." THEN we ge...
- by stephenjmurph
Sun Apr 19, 2015 12:48 pm- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: Manhattan GMAT. Book 7: P.104 Passage F Help!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4883
Here's my beef with this question: Question E states "SOME scientific theories are consistent with fundamental religious doctrines." I recognize that when the article refers to creationist theory that refers to religion, but that's ONLY ONE EXAMPLE. For "SOME" to be correct, the ...
- by stephenjmurph
Sat Apr 18, 2015 12:08 pm- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: Apes are our friends
- Replies: 69
- Views: 41841