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- by okigbo
Sat Mar 06, 2010 1:29 am- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: The Inference Questions
- Replies: 6
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- by okigbo
Sat Mar 06, 2010 12:34 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Sentence Correction-quiz-2
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1147
- by okigbo
Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:55 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Bold Part
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2030
Thanks ForeverYong. I'm in the same boat as you - scored 44 on my last two MGMAT practice tests but am going for the 80/80 90th Overall - which is around a 700. Also my test is next week like yours. Any other strategies you are employing to boost your quant score? Do let me know. Maybe we could boun...
- by okigbo
Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:13 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Couple questions and need help with pacing! Help me get 700+
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1873
- by okigbo
Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:30 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Couple questions and need help with pacing! Help me get 700+
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1873
That response was unnecessary and disrespectful. These experts take many valuable hours answering questions on this forum. If you won't follow forum rules, then I suggest you avoid coming here.
Plain and simple...
- by okigbo
Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:00 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: gone
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3988
MGMAT CAT - Inference
Columnist: The winner of this year's national spelling bee won by correctly spelling the spoken word Ursprache, which means "fame" in German. Given the richness of our language, why must we resort to words taken from modern foreign languages to challenge our best spellers? Ursprache is lis...
- by okigbo
Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:23 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: MGMAT CAT - Inference
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2609
MGMAT CAT - Exponents
If n is a non-negative integer such that 12^n is a divisor of 3,176,793, what is the value of n^12 – 12^n ?
a. -11
b. -1
c. 0
d. 1
e. 11
- by okigbo
Sat Feb 27, 2010 2:10 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: MGMAT CAT - Exponents
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1679
MGMAT CAT - Probability
In United States currency, a nickel is worth 5 cents, a penny is worth 1 cent, and a dime is worth 10 cents. 100 cents equals one dollar. If a hand purse contains 6 nickels, 5 pennies and 4 dimes, what is the probability of picking a coin other than a nickel twice in a row if the first coin picked i...
- by okigbo
Sat Feb 27, 2010 1:49 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: MGMAT CAT - Probability
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3221
MGMAT CAT - Exponents
If r and q are integers, what is the value of (5^r)(3^(q+1))? (1) (5^r)(3^q) = 729 (2) r + q = 6 My question relates to statement 1. If you didn't see that the 3^(q+1) is actually 3(3^q), looking at statement 1, where 729=3^6, that would be insufficient right? (5^r)(3^q) = 3^6 This means that q=6. D...
- by okigbo
Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:49 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: MGMAT CAT - Exponents
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1371
Improving from 44 to 48+ in Quant
Guys, I need some concrete advice on how to improve my quant score. I scored a 44 on the actual thing two months ago. Since then, I have re-read the MGMAT quant guides and began taking practice tests. All three exams so far have yielded a quant score of 44! I know what my weaknesses are: overlapping...
- by okigbo
Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:28 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Improving from 44 to 48+ in Quant
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2428
Distance Problem
Skier Lindsey Vonn completes a straight 300-meter downhill run in t seconds and at an average speed of (x + 10) meters per second. She then rides a chairlift back up the mountain the same distance at an average speed of (x – 8) meters per second. If the ride up the mountain took 135 seconds longer...
- by okigbo
Fri Feb 26, 2010 8:08 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Distance Problem
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2358
- by okigbo
Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:48 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: people's prediction
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7638
Why doesn't E have a would after independent panel? I thought that was necessary to maintain parallelism
- by okigbo
Mon Feb 22, 2010 1:15 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: must be warned of potential.....
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2512
I choose C.
a - no 'should' in subjunctive (insisted that)
b - 'should be paying' is a no-go
d - no 'should' in subjunctive (insisted that)
e - wrong modifier with 'author'
Whats the source of the question?
- by okigbo
Mon Feb 22, 2010 1:07 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: publishers
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1209