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Well, I think that this part of text: "...An ancestral species might have adapted to exploit a particular ecological niche on one island and then traveled over water to colonize other islands. Or this ancestral species might have evolved at a time when the islands were connected, which some of ...
- by oagostinho
Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:51 am- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: tough CR! help me!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2159
Re: Bored by History
Most students are bored by history courses as they are usually taught, primarily because a large amount of time is spent teaching dates and statistic. The best way to teach history, therefore, is to spend most class time recounting the lives of historical figures and very little on dates and statis...
- by oagostinho
Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:06 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Bored by History
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5471
I have problem with OA D According to this 20 yrs ago Cost (n)< 20 Cost (T) Today new Cost(N')= 1/10 of cost (N) Therefore new Cost (N')< 2 Cost (T) But then how it is economical Hi, I see it in this way: Argument said: (1) Cost_Today (Photovoltaic power)= 1/10 Cost_20YearsAgo (Photovoltaic power);...
- by oagostinho
Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:38 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Nuclear Plants
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2945
Hi,quant-master wrote:OA is C
Let me know if anybody needs further explanation.
Thanks,
Quant-Master
Can you explain me, please!
Thanks!
- by oagostinho
Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:41 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Question of the Day - 22nd August, 2009
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1965
Hi,
IMO E, because, (1) and (2) it is not possible to get one specific value!
What do you think?
cheers!
- by oagostinho
Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:55 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Question of the Day - 22nd August, 2009
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1965
Re: sc question - tenses
The reason why A is correct and B is not is that "have shifted" implies that tectonic plates shifted automatically (or by themsleves), which is wrong.. "Have been shifted" is the right word because it implied that Earthquakes have caused tectonic plates to shift.. Hi, I read tha...
- by oagostinho
Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:59 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: sc question - tenses
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2157
Hi,gmatv09 wrote:IMO C
I think that (C) it's already been included in the argument...but (E), really considers another points!
IMO (E)
Cheers!
- by oagostinho
Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:25 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Protectionism
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1532
Re: Cr challenege - 5
In my opinion it is "C". "A major incentive for the two sides to resume hostilities has been suppressed." In the Para, they say that the " fight " has been suppressed. A fight can be suppressed but can the hostility suppress at the time the Negotiations begin? E i feel...
- by oagostinho
Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:13 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Cr challenege - 5
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4642
Re: energy
In response to the increasing cost of producing energy through traditional means, such as combustion, many utility companies have begun investing in renewable energy sources, chiefly wind and solar power, hoping someday to rely on them completely and thus lower energy costs. The utility companies c...
- by oagostinho
Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:59 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: energy
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6925
Re: bold face must discuss
Modern navigation systems, which are found in most of today’s commercial aircraft, are made with low-power circuitry, which is more susceptible to interference than the vacuum-tube circuitry found in older planes. During landing, navigation systems receive radio signals from the airport to guide th...
- by oagostinho
Mon Aug 17, 2009 2:44 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: bold face must discuss
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4291
OA is C Now you must be wondering how :D Well the key to this answer is to separate premise and conclusion and you would see the answer coming. Premise/Fact :The existence of frozen nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide on Pluto’s surface Rule :The proportion of any gas in such an atmosphere as Pl...
- by oagostinho
Thu Aug 13, 2009 5:23 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: 780+ CR's
- Replies: 160
- Views: 36537
Re: Is N a factor of 24?
23) Is N a factor of 24? (1) 48 is a factor of 3n (2) 60 is a factor of 5n My Solution : Rephrase : do factors contain 2*2*2*3 (1) Gives 2*2*2*2 hence insuff (2) Gives 2*2*3 hence insuff I feel the answer is C but it's given as B? What are your views? Hi, people, this is my opinion: From (1) We can...
- by oagostinho
Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:13 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Is N a factor of 24?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2019
Re: Paulsville and Longtown
Paulsville and Longtown cannot both be included in the candidate’s itinerary of campaign stops. The candidate will make a stop in Paulsville unless Salisbury is made part of the itinerary. Unfortunately, a stop in Salisbury is out of the question. Clearly, then, a stop in Longtown can be ruled out....
- by oagostinho
Mon Aug 10, 2009 3:19 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Paulsville and Longtown
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2200
Day 1: Study for the GMAT
Hi, People Well, I would like to say thanks for this forum! I've been used to study for the GMAT. Today. It's my first day to study for the GMAT. In the following days, i will try to make posts about how is going on. My objective score is: 700+ In that way, i have to work hard to accomplished this o...
- by oagostinho
Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:08 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Day 1: Study for the GMAT
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1223