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assumptions
The verb tense stugglles here are very nice. Regardless of what the tense "WILL" or "WOULD" the negation still works. We are picking the best out of the five not the perfect. We can sit back and name off 100 assumptions but we have to clearly delete the ones we know are wrong. So...
- by simba12123
Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:46 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Nighttime News
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5487
- by simba12123
Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:42 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: mgmat7
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1710
mgmat 8
5^5 + 5^5 + 5^5 + 5^5 + 5^5 =
a.5^6
b.25^5
c.15525
d.5^25
e.25^25
qa is
a
im very tempted to choose D. however, if this question was asking 5^5 5 times - then would choice d work?
- by simba12123
Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:00 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: mgmat 8
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1419
mgmat7
When a cylindrical tank is filled with water at a rate of 22 cubic meters per hour, the level of water in the tank rises at a rate of 0.7 meters per hour. Which of the following best approximates the radius of the tank in meters?
a. (root 10)/2
b. root 10
c.4
d.5
e.10
qa is b
- by simba12123
Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:30 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: mgmat7
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1710
Mgmat 6
The total cost of producing item X is equal to the sum of item X's fixed cost and variable cost. If the variable cost of producing X decreased by 5% in January, by what percent did the total cost of producing item X change in January? (1) The fixed cost of producing item X increased by 13% in Januar...
- by simba12123
Tue Nov 11, 2008 6:47 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Mgmat 6
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1369
mgmat 5
In a group of 68 students, each student is registered for at least one of three classes – History, Math and English. Twenty-five students are registered for History, twenty-five students are registered for Math, and thirty-four students are registered for English. If only three students are register...
- by simba12123
Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:12 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: mgmat 5
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1320
mgmat 4
If x and y are positive integers, which of the following CANNOT be the greatest common divisor of 35x and 20y?
a.5
b.5(x – y)
c.20x
d.20y
e.35x
qa is c
I broke these down to primes and want to deal with the problem in this manner. The mgmat solution is puzzling.
- by simba12123
Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:03 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: mgmat 4
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2037
rather than istead of
Hello,
I would like to branch off from this conversation and ask a similiar one.
I am seeing splits in the OG SC questions and they deal with 1.) Rather than and 2.) Instead of. Are there any specific differences?
- by simba12123
Fri Nov 07, 2008 12:21 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: As Vs Like
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5844
TO BE
We can all agree that the gmat hates the word BEING. In regards to this, the word TO BEING is the sibling of the word BEING. Hence shouldnt this choice a be out of the picture?
In og, you can easily see that TO BE is almost always ruled out.
- by simba12123
Fri Nov 07, 2008 6:05 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Subjunctive Modd - Your response to this question appreciate
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4496
sc
Karen thank you. I understand that subjunctive mood does require the word THAT. However, in order to please the subjunctive requirement we are stampeding over the REQUIRE X TO DO Y idiom. IT seems that two rules are overlapping here. Hence, a needed hierarchy of rules? THe reason I am a stickler on ...
- by simba12123
Thu Nov 06, 2008 3:33 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC Practice question #3
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3185
sc
calling all gmat instructors. I would really like to know why the alleged correct answer, which I am pitted against is working off a plural subject. It is clear here the subject is ONE OF and therefore singular. SO qa must be c
- by simba12123
Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:26 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC Practice question #14
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3327
sc
Please google, wiki or research the net. The subject of the sentence needs to hidden or else the exam will turn into an elemantary verbal exam. THe subject is almost always hidden just before the word OF. GO ahead test it out on the OG I dare you. :) The subject here (as bleacherseat explained) is s...
- by simba12123
Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:22 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: pl explain
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6069
ok
In regards to the IMO answers that are flooding this whole column, I dont think we are gaining anything at all by writing "IMO A" or "IMO B". So lets talk this out and try to learn here. 1.) I am pitted against the answer choice of A because it is a direct and clear violation of ...
- by simba12123
Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:13 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC Practice question #3
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3185
- by simba12123
Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:04 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC Practice question #30
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7307
- by simba12123
Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:23 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: exponents
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2257