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Choose 6 cards from a normal deck
20. In how many ways can one choose 6 cards from a normal deck of cards so as to have all suits present?
a. (13^4) x 48 x 47
b. (13^4) x 27 x 47
c. 48C6
d. 13^4
e. (13^4) x 48C6
My answer is [spoiler]((13^4)48C2)[/spoiler]. I want to understand, what's wrong with my logic?
- by karmayogi
Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:48 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Choose 6 cards from a normal deck
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7556
Thanks everyone. I got the difference. Check the following URL: http://learnenglish.byexamples.com/noun ... s/#respond
- by karmayogi
Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:50 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Melville and Whitman
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9230
I am bouncing back this thread as I am looking for some grammatical rule to differentiate between A and B. MGMAT says in B, 'The modifiers “the author� and “the poet� for “Herman Melville� and “Walt Whitman� respectively are non-restrictive. ' Could someone please explain why/how &qu...
- by karmayogi
Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:19 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Melville and Whitman
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9230
Re: Kaplan 800/SC/Q53: Ellipsis
The analyst suggested that traders pay more attention to a broader measure of the money supply, known as M2, but still not to ignore standard indicators. A) B) and not to ignore any longer C) but that they still not ignore D) and that they continue not to ignore E) but they should still not ignore ...
- by karmayogi
Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:30 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Kaplan 800/SC/Q53: Ellipsis
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4354
Truely great work on verbal front Karan. I am not sure how many guys here on the forum can correlated with your story, but I am definitely the one. To many of our fellow countrymen and women English comes naturally, while to others it comes with sheer hard work. One question: Is Powerscore Reasoning...
- by karmayogi
Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:09 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 710 :RC /CR tips
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5077
- by karmayogi
Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:19 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Kaplan 800/SC/Q53: Ellipsis
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4354
Hi, guys, just got back from vacation and got your PM! Unfortunately, I can't actually respond to this one. A while back, Kaplan's legal department formally asked us not to host or comment on any Kaplan problems on our own forums, and we were advised to avoid doing the same on any other forums / pu...
- by karmayogi
Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:58 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Kaplan 800/SC/Q53: Ellipsis
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4354
hehe, now thinking back, I never used the sentence "I have a class in bio" or "I have a class in gym". You could be referring to the class, OR you could be referring to the classroom... so "bio class" is more clear in terms of meanings. man, this is a tough one :) You ...
- by karmayogi
Sun Aug 23, 2009 10:59 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Kaplan/SC/27: Graduation requirements
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1463
I chose C too... now looking back maybe D is better? haha only diff between C and D is the order of the clauses, and one uses "history class and biology class" whereas the other uses "class in history and class in biology". In terms of succinctiveness, maybe history class is pre...
- by karmayogi
Sun Aug 23, 2009 9:44 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Kaplan/SC/27: Graduation requirements
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1463
I thought, it's a very interesting question, but looks like there are not many takes of it :D Ok let me explaim my doubt: In the question, I assumed that "Blinded by" is used metaphorically i.e. unable to see/think something very obvious, while the person is not physically blind. For examp...
- by karmayogi
Sun Aug 23, 2009 8:05 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Kaplan 800/SC/22: Blinded by...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2656
I also selected C, but the OA is D. I couldn't able to figure out how latter is better than former.singhag wrote:IMO it is C it has idiom except X and Y where X and Y are parallel
Explanation in Kaplan is not very convincing.
- by karmayogi
Sun Aug 23, 2009 8:03 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Kaplan/SC/27: Graduation requirements
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1463
Kaplan/SC/27: Graduation requirements
Except for one class in history and one class in biology, all the student's graduation requirements have been fulfilled. A B Except for needing to take once class in history and one in biology, the student has fulfilled all of his requirements for graduation. C The student has fulfilled all of his ...
- by karmayogi
Sun Aug 23, 2009 1:07 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Kaplan/SC/27: Graduation requirements
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1463
Kaplan 800/SC/22: Blinded by...
Having lost his sight to sustained eyestrain , John Milton nevertheless composed Paradise Lost, considered by many to be the greatest English epic. A) Having lost his sight to sustained eyestrain B) With this sight lost to sustained eyestrain C) Blinded by sustained eyestrain D) Having been blinded...
- by karmayogi
Sat Aug 22, 2009 11:18 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Kaplan 800/SC/22: Blinded by...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2656
What's the source?Sher1 wrote:OA is B, but I didn't buy it. I see someone chose B as an OA. Please provide further details why D was not right.
- by karmayogi
Sat Aug 22, 2009 9:58 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Verbally
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2453
B is correct and the best here which refers to cost....remove the of construction and which refers to primary noun 'which' always refers to the noun immediately before comma. Hence, we can straight rule out A and B because in these options 'which' is referring to 'children', WHICH is the noun immed...
- by karmayogi
Sat Aug 22, 2009 7:28 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Verbally
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2453