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In the United States, about $5,200 per person per year is spent on health care, while in Britain the amount is about half that. A recent study indicated that middle-aged white Americans have a significantly higher rate of diabetes and heart disease than do middle-aged white Britons. Even after elim...

by MBA Challengers

Wed Oct 26, 2016 12:35 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: CR | Inference
Replies: 3
Views: 2497

Hi TheGraduate, Let's start by breaking the stimulus into premises and conclusion: Premise 1: People should cultivate self-esteem instead of criticizing themselves Premise 2: Goal -> Society with citizens who are genuinely happy Premise 3: No one can be genuinely happy if they are not pursuing perso...

by MBA Challengers

Mon Oct 17, 2016 1:54 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Many psychologists recommend that people cultivate
Replies: 1
Views: 1683

Insurance Company X is considering issuing a new policy to cover services required by elderly people who suffer from diseases that afflict the elderly. Premiums for the policy must be low enough to attract customers. Therefore, Company X is concerned that the income from the policies would not be s...

by MBA Challengers

Sun Oct 16, 2016 11:53 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: insurance company X is considering
Replies: 2
Views: 3222

Hi nishatfarhat87, Let's start with the premises and the conclusions: Premise 1: Large trucks = higher rate of accidents per mile driven than any other vehicle. Essentially, if cumulatively large trucks have driven 100 miles, there could have been x number of accidents which is the highest number fo...

by MBA Challengers

Sun Oct 16, 2016 11:38 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: GMATPREP | CR | Trailer Trucks
Replies: 2
Views: 1604

Hi nishatfarhat87,

You got it... It is a clever word play on "contemporary"!

by MBA Challengers

Wed Oct 12, 2016 5:52 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: CR doubt
Replies: 6
Views: 2650

Hello, I'm having trouble understanding why my response to the following question was considered incorrect; I don't understand how the actual answer chosen by the test makers would be the best choice for this question: According to a study by the Human Resources Ministry, between 1950 and 1980, the...

by MBA Challengers

Tue Oct 11, 2016 3:24 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Critical reasoning q4
Replies: 2
Views: 1844

Hi baalok88, Another possible route to doing this question: No. of blue balls = 12 No. of yellow balls = y Probability of drawing a blue ball < 2/5 Proceed to get to a situation where the probability of drawing a blue ball = 2/5 = 40% Now, we already know that the number of blue balls = 12. What wou...

by MBA Challengers

Tue Oct 11, 2016 3:03 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Probability Question- from a bag containing....
Replies: 12
Views: 3906

Hi, You need to look at the entire passage in order to be able to answer any question as it would put the highlighted parts in context. Just to summarise, let's consider the below points: 1. Economic growth in the US has been sluggish 2. Manufacturing employs only 19.1% American workers whereas serv...


Shipping Clerk: The five specially ordered shipments sent out last week were sent out on Thursday. Last week, all of the shipments that were sent out on Friday consisted entirely of building supplies, and the shipping department then closed for the weekend. Four shipments were sent to Truax Constru...

by MBA Challengers

Tue Oct 11, 2016 2:18 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Shipping Clerk
Replies: 13
Views: 9558

Hi, We can start by dividing the question into separate premises and then check the options for an appropriate inference: Premise 1: Solidity of bridge piers built on pilings depends on the depth of the pilings Premise 2: Prior to 1700, pilings driven to "refusal" level beyond which it cou...

by MBA Challengers

Tue Oct 11, 2016 1:47 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: CR doubt
Replies: 6
Views: 2650

Hi, Start by dividing the stimulus into premises and conclusion: Premise 1: Consumption of cigarettes in 1976 = 1.034 x 1973 level Premise 2: Sale of chewing tobacco in 1976 = 1.18 x 1973 level Premise 3: US population in 1976 = 1.05 x 1973 level The task in this question entails us to find the corr...

by MBA Challengers

Mon Oct 10, 2016 10:27 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: GMATPREP | CR | Inference
Replies: 2
Views: 1723

Hi TheGraduate, Start with dividing the stimulus into premises and conclusion: Premise 1: Developed countries around the world have pledged to reduce global carbon emissions to half their 1990 levels by 2050. Premise 2: Countries in the developing world would need to cut emissions by 23% Premise 3: ...

by MBA Challengers

Sun Oct 09, 2016 9:40 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Developed countries around the world
Replies: 1
Views: 1526

Which of the following best completes the passage below? People buy prestige when they buy a premium product. They want to be associated with something special. Mass-marketing techniques and price reduction strategies should not be used because ------------. A) affluent purchasers currently represe...

by MBA Challengers

Thu Oct 06, 2016 1:57 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: buy prestige when they buy a premium product
Replies: 2
Views: 3971

Hi Mitch, I had the following doubt in A: I want to understand how is A correct. The last line talks about beliefs but these beliefs could very well be the beliefs of the law makers and not the people being governed. Hi, The answer has a major basis in the following statement: Indeed, the highest c...

by MBA Challengers

Thu Oct 06, 2016 1:48 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: A difficult inference question.
Replies: 5
Views: 2382

The distance from point A to point B is 15 meters, and the distance from point A to point C is 11 meters. If d is the distance, in meters, between points B and C, then which of the following must be correct? A. 0 < d < 24 B. 1 < d < 25 C. 2 < d < 26 D. 3 < d < 27 E. 4 < d < 28 Hi richachampion, In ...