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Can any expert please tell me why option C is correct and D wrong? I think option C is conspicuously wrong because "Does bamboo have higher tensile strength than mild steel" is more like a question. D, in my opinion, is error-free and clear. Also, can "Does bamboo have higher tensile ...
- by harsh8686
Mon Oct 07, 2019 9:02 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Not only is the tensile strength of bamboo higher than that
- Replies: 1
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Not only is the tensile strength of bamboo higher than that
Not only is the tensile strength of bamboo higher than that of mild steel, it withstands compression twice as well as concrete does. A) is the tensile strength of bamboo higher than that of mild steel, it B) is bamboo’s tensile strength higher than mild steel’s, it C) does bamboo have higher t...
- by harsh8686
Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:51 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Not only is the tensile strength of bamboo higher than that
- Replies: 1
- Views: 770
Hi @GMATGuruNY, I am trying to understand the meaning of "she has lived in England and Canada" Does it mean that Bharati Mukherjee is still living in England and Canada or does it mean that she used to live in England and Canada but her influence can still be felt? I am asking this because...
- by harsh8686
Fri May 24, 2019 10:13 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Being a United States citizen since 1988 and born in Calcutt
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8308
Can anyone please tell me what wrong with my approach: => the given equation can be written as a + 1/a > 2 => (a^2+ 1)/a > 2 => (a^2 + 1 - 2a)/a > 0 => (a-1)^2/a > 0 since (a-1)^2 will always be positive therefore if a>0 we will have the answer as YES, and if a<0 then the answer is NO STATEMENT 1 (1...
- by harsh8686
Sun Jan 06, 2019 2:58 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Number Properties
- Replies: 2
- Views: 689
- by harsh8686
Sun Jan 06, 2019 2:53 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Number Properties
- Replies: 2
- Views: 689
Absolute value
If $$\left|X^2\ -\ 6\right|\ =\ X$$ , which of the following could be the value of x?
A) -2
B) 0
C) 1
D) 3
E) 5
- by harsh8686
Wed Jan 02, 2019 5:49 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Absolute value
- Replies: 4
- Views: 944
Okay. So this question I think will be understood by only cricket lovers :) So the question state that bowler average of taking a wicket is 12.4. That means on every 12.4 runs, the bowler is taking 1 wicket. Assuming total wicket that bowler had taken earlier was x , the total number of runs given =...
- by harsh8686
Sat Dec 29, 2018 9:38 pm- Forum: GMAT Math
- Topic: Tough Problem Solving Question 700+ lvl
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1976
Suppose we want to write a number in its basic form, i.e. with help of prime numbers only. sentence 1 : Now, if we take one factor of N which is greater than $$\sqrt{N}$$ another factor must be less than $$\sqrt{N}$$. So, the first factor can not be the least prime factor. Except when that number i...
- by harsh8686
Sat Dec 29, 2018 9:19 pm- Forum: GMAT Math
- Topic: Divisibility/Multiples/Factors , Number Properties
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1829
Magoosh's 3 month Advance Study Plan
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- by harsh8686
Sun Dec 23, 2018 8:10 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Magoosh's 3 month Advance Study Plan
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3613
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- by harsh8686
Wed Dec 19, 2018 7:02 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: absolute value
- Replies: 4
- Views: 733
absolute value
If y=|x+5|−|x−5|, then y can take how many integer values?
A. 5
B. 10
C. 11
D. 20
E. 21
- by harsh8686
Wed Dec 19, 2018 6:58 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: absolute value
- Replies: 4
- Views: 733
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- by harsh8686
Mon Dec 10, 2018 4:13 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Find signs (+/-) of the roots of a quadratic equation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 26433
answer
I am like to add up for NOR. Nor is a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) and hence the two sentence that nor is connecting should be in parallel. More about coordinating conjunction here: https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2009/09/29/coordinating-conjunctions-but-fanboys-part-47 Example : Wrong: Despit...
- by harsh8686
Mon Dec 10, 2018 6:31 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Neither/Nor vs Not/Nor, Parallelism
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2368
can someone help me understand this question. I am not able to figure out conclusion in this question and why D is correct?
- by harsh8686
Thu Nov 29, 2018 5:57 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Amla
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2795
best way to solve modulus question is by making graphs. This one is pretty straight forward question, but for hard questions, learn graphing technique from this guy https://www.youtube.com/user/misterwootube . His videos are awesome.
- by harsh8686
Thu Nov 29, 2018 7:28 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Inequality
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1118