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BUMP.
The OA is A. This is from 1000SC #180.
Anyone have a good explanation after knowing the OA? Thanks.
- by bigmonkey31
Sun Mar 07, 2010 5:25 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Bob Wilber became
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4839
I think in the 'majority' example, the 2nd is correct, because it uses the term 'a majority'. My reasoning is that it can be treated similar to the rules for 'number' (i.e. A number of people ARE... the number of people IS). With respect to the 2nd example, you use a singular noun with gerunds (as s...
- by bigmonkey31
Fri Mar 05, 2010 11:48 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Can someone help me with these two sentences
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1859
- by bigmonkey31
Fri Mar 05, 2010 11:36 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: sc problem
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1896
I don't think C is right because of the definiteness of the verbs that are used (i.e. "can impress"). If the wording was..... "a student impresses a teacher[...]" then yes C is correct. But the fact that the answer choice uses 'can', there is the possibility that a student may no...
- by bigmonkey31
Fri Mar 05, 2010 1:17 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Please solve
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3072
A. The argument: "Therefore, of the two terms, "explosion" is the one that should be used throughout discussions of this sort" Negate the assumption: A) "In the kind of discussion at issue, the advantages of desirable reactions to the term "explosion" do not outwei...
- by bigmonkey31
Fri Mar 05, 2010 1:02 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: explosion or Energetic
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3948
- by bigmonkey31
Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:55 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Please solve
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3072
It can't be E. As stated above, it's way out of the scope of the argument. Argument: The governor's veto power is the only possible obstacle/block toe the pension enhancement program. Whether the governor is permitted to reduce the benefits is not a premise that is absolutely necessary for the afore...
- by bigmonkey31
Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:49 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Governor's veto
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3787
Yeah, I have the same question as the above poster. Don't both of these equations point the the negative solution for 'X'???
- by bigmonkey31
Thu Mar 04, 2010 12:51 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Is |x| = y - z ?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 22210
Took the GMAT prep today and got this Q wrong... one that I thought was pretty straightforwards, but apparently not.
How do we assume that there can be overlap between the groups? gahhhhhh
- by bigmonkey31
Thu Mar 04, 2010 12:35 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: GMATprep - drama and music clubs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4576
- by bigmonkey31
Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:28 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Sentence Correction
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2571
Ah, I see it now. I guess I was misinterpreting the entire sentence.. it's amazing what a fresh new day and mind will do to your reading abilities 
- by bigmonkey31
Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:08 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Nitrogen Dioxide in Donia (GPREP)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7423
mmslf is correct. You should read the question stem first (step 1 of the Kaplan method). The question stem here tells us that we are dealing with an "explain" or "paradox" question. Therefore, the stimulus will NOT present an argument, and it makes no sense to think about conclu...
- by bigmonkey31
Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:24 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Nitrogen Dioxide in Donia (GPREP)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7423
Perhaps we coud do a different approach Instead of computing the probability of an event occuring, perhaps we could do the probability of the opposite event. For a number to be even in a multiplication, at least one factor must be even, so this means that for a number to be odd no factor can be eve...
- by bigmonkey31
Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:46 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Probability
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1733
not sure if this is the quickest way.. but you basically need to count. For each x, you have 1/3 chance of picking each number. For each y, you have a 1/3 chance, and z a 1/4 chance. Now... we have 3 options with x. And recall that for a product of numbers to be even, you just need ONE of the variab...
- by bigmonkey31
Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:36 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Probability
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1733
Whereas I’m getting it as n^2 – 25 n + 144 = 0, hence two possibilities for n are 9 and 16, and both are there in the choices, fine. But if it mentions that 120º is the smallest angle, then are we sure that the 9th angle in the so called and described counterclockwise manner will be the greate...
- by bigmonkey31
Fri Feb 26, 2010 1:56 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: counterclockwise manner
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2506