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Another problem giving me grief ...help!
Does anyone have any techniques, or "rules of thumb" to deal with number property questions / geometry problem like this. Also what's the quickets solution: A cube has lenght x, a surface area y, and a volume z. Which of the following must be true? a. (xy)/z - y/x = 0 b. ((x^2)y)/z - y/x =...
- by elemat
Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:19 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Another problem giving me grief ...help!
- Replies: 1
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help solving this geometry problem
Hi Everyone, I ran across this problem. What is the fastest way to solve this problem, without mapping anything out... IN a xy-coordinate plane, a line is defined by y=kx+1. If (4,b), (a,4) and (a,b+1) are three points on the line, where a and b are unknown, the k = a. 1/2 b. 1 c. 1.5 d. 2 e. 2.5 Th...
- by elemat
Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:11 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: help solving this geometry problem
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1185
A quick way to solve this problem
I ran across the problem below and had some trouble with it. I know i can solve it, but it involves tons of multiplication and hte use of the quadratic formula...Is there a quicker way (without resorting to back solving) ? A rectangular yard is 20 yards wide and 40 yards long. It is surrounded by a ...
- by elemat
Sun Oct 04, 2009 7:44 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: A quick way to solve this problem
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1261
rule around the use of "twice"
Sentences that use the phrase "twice" vs. "double" throw me off...can anyone explain how to dermine the correct use of "twice"/"double" and what/why the correct choices are in the two sentences below: 1 In 1980 the United States exported twice as much of its n...
- by elemat
Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:09 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: rule around the use of "twice"
- Replies: 0
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still don't understand the answer
I get that "sloth" should be singular: so the answer is between D & E. But isn't D an incorrect answer because the actions the sloth performs are not in parallel form. "the sloth hangs..., sleeping ... and moving so infreq...". Shouldn't it be something like this instead: the...
- by elemat
Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:15 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Found throughout Central and South America
- Replies: 17
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Help with this sentence...
The Commerce Department announced that the economy grew during the second quarter at a 7.5 percent annual rate, while inflation eased when it might have been expected for it to rise. a) b)it might have been expected to rise c)it might have been expected that is should rise d) its rise might have bee...
- by elemat
Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:05 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Help with this sentence...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1295
more - plural/singular, count/noncount
Is "more" singular or plural or both depending on context? Is it a count or noncount word ...or both? Here are some examples below, can someone tell me if they are correct/incorrect? I want more water. I want more marbles. More are arriving soon. More of the hightway is under construction....
- by elemat
Sun Sep 27, 2009 12:07 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: more - plural/singular, count/noncount
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1089
How to decide if subject is plural or singular
Which is the correct sentence: 1. One percent of Cleveland's teens is pregnant. 2. One percent of Cleveland's teens are pregnant. The second sounds better to my ears, but this rule i found indicates that #1 is the correct choice: "Quantifiers: with fractions, percentages, and indefinite quanitf...
- by elemat
Sun Sep 27, 2009 11:37 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: How to decide if subject is plural or singular
- Replies: 1
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Please rate - trying to asses my weak areas
I am trying to work to improve my AWA essay. Here is my baseline attempt at Analysis of an Issue. Please rate, thanks in advance! "Responsibility for preserving the natural environment ultimately belongs to each individual person, not to government" Discuss the extent to which you agree or...
- by elemat
Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:50 am- Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
- Topic: Please rate - trying to asses my weak areas
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1656
tips for AWA
I have the most horrible time writing essays for the AWA section of the GMAT. My biggest problem seems to be coming up with supporting examples for analysis of an issue topic. I completely blank on this section and feel like the examples i come up with are weak. (Thing is, I read quite a bit and up ...
- by elemat
Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:01 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: tips for AWA
- Replies: 1
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