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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

[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?
Second one is considered wordy hence first would be preferred.

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

Even I suffer from the same doubt :(

Thanks for asking buddy....

by pops

Sun Apr 11, 2010 10:04 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: hi! parallelism! pl. explain.
Replies: 6
Views: 1202

liferocks wrote:we can infer that the properties of heights will be same as that of the sides.
what :O ?

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

neerajkumar1_1 wrote:need the solution
Ans should be E

by pops

Sun Apr 11, 2010 6:25 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: numbers
Replies: 4
Views: 927

understood it now.. thanks buddy !

by pops

Sun Apr 11, 2010 6:13 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Stressing Arts
Replies: 6
Views: 3021