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Hello Folks, Help me out wid noder option. Option A is A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were published, Had it been: A letter by Mark Twain, written in the same year as that of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , will it be the correct answer? ...
- by pops
Mon Apr 19, 2010 2:20 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: 1000SC Q 11
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11200
Second one is considered wordy hence first would be preferred.[email protected] wrote:He is twice as old as his son.
He is two times as old as his son.
Are both the sentences correct in GMAT ?
I am sure of the second sentence, but not sure if the first sentence is correct.
Could you let me know, please?
- by pops
Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:25 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: number comparison
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1445
@loki.gmat: 'whose' can be used for people or thing. so using whose for house in your example is correct. @ashu@gmat: you said that: This option suggests that geometrical symmetries that the author is talking about are of the Photographs whereas actually they are of the murals. That is why Option C ...
- by pops
Fri Apr 16, 2010 9:50 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: sc 503
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7324
brilliant.. thanks... that was what I was trying to recall mate ! there is formula for this particular problem: sum of integers that are formed by the permutations of n digits sum is given by equation: = (sum of digits)*(n-1)!*(111... n times) if repetition is not allowed. = (sum of digits)*(n)^(n-1...
- by pops
Fri Apr 16, 2010 9:22 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Sum of three-digit integers
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7039
(6@2)@4=6@(2@4) this would be true if, (A) @ is either + or X (since minus and division wont solve the equation) statement1: 3@2>3 3+2=5>3 true 3 X 2=6>3 true 3-2=1>3 false 3/2=1.5>3 false hence @ is either + or X. hence sufficient for (A) statement2: 3@1=3 this means @ can be X or division.. hence ...
- by pops
Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:50 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Operator puzzle
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1339
before trying anything one quick way to find the answer is putting x=1... if not all it will help eliminate most of the answers, then try x=0 or -1
in this case x=1 eliminate all except D
- by pops
Wed Apr 14, 2010 9:42 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Factoring Problem
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1081
I really liked this question a lot... there are 2 choices which weakens.. one less and the other more !
- by pops
Tue Apr 13, 2010 2:36 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: fisherman
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2105
how does C proves that far fewer children available for adoption than there are people who want to adopt?
I guess closest to this statement is A
- by pops
Tue Apr 13, 2010 2:33 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: 1000 CR fewer children available for adoption
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4344
If x and y are +ve integers, are x & y squares of consecutive numbers? A . √x + y = 7 B . √y + x = 11 A new approach to the problem. To suffice the question condition: (i) x=(k+1)^2 and y=k^2 or (ii) x=k^2 and y=(k+1)^2 statement 1: plugging in x and y from (i) and (ii) k+1+k^2 =7 or k+(k+1...
- by pops
Tue Apr 13, 2010 1:46 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Deceptively simple
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1089
IMO its option B=$1200 because in first $1000 family pays $200+initial $800 ie total $1000 and company $800 so in first $1000 family pays $200 more than the company so expense has to be $200 more than $1000 to break even hence ans is $1200 Ans. should be B because family's total medical expense wou...
- by pops
Mon Apr 12, 2010 11:45 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: medical expenses thereafter
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4497
- by pops
Sun Apr 11, 2010 10:04 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: hi! parallelism! pl. explain.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1202
what :O ?liferocks wrote:we can infer that the properties of heights will be same as that of the sides.
- by pops
Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:36 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Triangle Question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 987
need the solution statement1: 40%*P=Female1 no information of overall numbers hence insufficient statement2: 20%*FI=Female2 no information of overall number hence this also insufficient combined: We need to find (Female1+Female2)/(P+FI) =(40%*P+20%*FI)/(P+FI) cannot be solved further without any mo...
- by pops
Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:08 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: percents and fractions
- Replies: 1
- Views: 847
- by pops
Sun Apr 11, 2010 6:25 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: numbers
- Replies: 4
- Views: 927
- by pops
Sun Apr 11, 2010 6:13 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Stressing Arts
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3021