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A proposed change to federal income tax laws would eliminate deductions from taxable income for donations a taxpayer has made to charitable and educational institutions. If this change were adopted, wealthy individuals would no longer be permitted such deductions. Therefore, many charitable and edu...
- by MBA Challengers
Sun Oct 02, 2016 3:10 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: A proposed change to federal income tax laws
- Replies: 8
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Hi Zoe, The premise on which the conclusion is based is the bone flute discovered from a pre-historic era. In order for the conclusion to hold valid, that particular artefact has to tie in for the conclusion of the diatonic note dating much earlier. Option D talks about flutes in general and not the...
- by MBA Challengers
Fri Sep 30, 2016 3:07 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR - fragment of bone fulte
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2253
Hi lucas211, Jot down a few broad points only about the first paragraph since the question is asking for an evaluation only about the 2 highlighted bits in the first part: 1. Some historians - during WW-II alliance between trade unions and African Americans - advanced the cause of civil rights. This...
- by MBA Challengers
Thu Sep 29, 2016 5:09 am- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: GMAT Practice exam 2 - RC Question
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2129
Hi Zoe, Start with putting it in points: Premise 1: Diatonic scale is the 7-note musical scale used in Western Music since Renessaince Premise 2: Spacing of the 4 holes on a fragment of bone flute from Neanderthal campsite is adequate to play 3rd to 6th notes of the diatonic scale Conclusion: Diaton...
- by MBA Challengers
Thu Sep 29, 2016 4:56 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: CR - fragment of bone fulte
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2253
Tom, working alone, can paint a room in 6 hours. Peter and John, working independently, can paint the same room in 3 hours and 2 hours, respectively. Tom starts painting the room and works on his own for one hour. He is then joined by Peter and they work together for an hour. Finally, John joins th...
- by MBA Challengers
Wed Sep 28, 2016 3:07 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Work Rate Problem - 3
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3019
Hi, all Please throw some lights about my question below. Thanks in advance. There is a widespread belief in the United States and Western Europe that young people have a smaller commitment to work and a career than their parents and grandparents and that the source of the change lies in the collap...
- by MBA Challengers
Mon Sep 26, 2016 10:27 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: There is a widespread belief in the United States and Wester
- Replies: 2
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Birds have been said to be descended from certain birdlike dinosaur species with which they share distinctive structural features. The fossil record, however, shows that this cannot be so, since there are bird fossils much older than the earliest birdlike dinosaur fossils that have been found. Whic...
- by MBA Challengers
Mon Sep 26, 2016 10:14 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: OG CR:Birds have been said to be descended
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6195
Clearly the answer of the question would be inferred from the second paragraph as the opening line clearly states "the two movements shared some underlying beliefs". We can make it easier with a quick summary in 3 short points: 1. Participation in the workplace and economic self-sufficienc...
- by MBA Challengers
Mon Sep 26, 2016 9:58 am- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: gmat prep question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3208
Let's start with listing down the premises and the conclusion: 1. Workers complaining that minimum wage is not sustainable 2. Govt proposing to raise minimum wage Conclusion: Employers paying current minimum wage argue that raise will increase unemp as they cannot employ so many workers at raised mi...
- by MBA Challengers
Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:02 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: OG CR:In Stenland, many workers have been
- Replies: 2
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Slightly different approach: First divide the body weight by 15 to understand how many of the 2 cubic centimentres dose. 120/15 = 8 Thus, he should have been prescribed 8 x 2 cubic centimetre dosages = 16 cubic centimetre dosage. However, the prescription is for 18 cubic cm, which is 2 cubic cm more...
- by MBA Challengers
Wed Sep 21, 2016 11:28 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Percentage Problem
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2250
Let's start with listing all premises: 1. FF restaurants - 45% of restaurants in Cantaria 2. The older people get, lesser likely they are to eat in FF restaurants 3. Younger people eat at FF restaurants 4. Avg age of Cantarian population is rising and continuing trend Conclusion - Number of fast foo...
- by MBA Challengers
Tue Sep 20, 2016 4:11 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: OG CR:Fast-food restaurants make up
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5675
While the method described by GMATGuruNY is the quickest way to do it, in case that logic doesn't strike, a slightly convoluted way to solve the problem is: 15% rise and 35% decline shows that the rise has to be on a higher value than the decline The value of the stock portfolio increased by 2%. The...
- by MBA Challengers
Mon Sep 19, 2016 8:54 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Ques)A certain portfolio consisted of 5 stocks, priced at $2
- Replies: 2
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Avg of 16 student scores = 62.5
Total scores of the 16 students = 62.5 x 16 = 1000
Avg of 15 student scores = 64
Total scores of the 15 students = 64 x 15 = 960
Score of the 16th student = (Total of 16 student scores) - (Total of 15 student scores)
= 1000 - 960
= 40
Hence, the answer is Option C.
- by MBA Challengers
Mon Sep 19, 2016 8:52 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Ques)The average (arithmetic mean) of 16 students first quiz
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1832
Percentage is a very relative concept, depending on the base. The percentage of 10 on a base of 100 changes to the percentage of 10 on a base of 200. In practical terms, if you are 1 person on a deserted island, you are 100% of the population. Whereas if you are 1 person in a bigger city like Hakuna...
- by MBA Challengers
Mon Sep 19, 2016 8:51 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Please ! Help me
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2087
Telomerase is an enzyme that is produced only in cells that are actively dividing. For this reason it is generally absent from body tissues in adults. Bone marrow is an exception to this rule, however, since even in adults, bone marrow cells continually divide to replace old blood cells. Cancers ar...
- by MBA Challengers
Fri Sep 16, 2016 2:20 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Telomerase
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8761