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OG Verbal review Q.no 69

When people evade income taxes by not declaring taxable income,a vicious cycle results.Tax evasion forces lawmakers to raise income tax rates,which causes the tax burden on nonevading taxpayers to become heavier.This,in turn,encourages even more taxpayers to evade income taxes by hiding taxable inco...

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Sat Oct 09, 2010 5:43 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: OG Verbal review Q.no 69
Replies: 4
Views: 1995

I highly recommend you to study powerscore cr bible first and see if you are improving!! Hi, I would like to have some advise on how to improve the CR accuracy.I currently have a accuracy level of 50%.My verbal score is very low.I would like to improve it in one month's time.Because I have schedule...

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Sat Oct 09, 2010 11:04 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Pls advise on CR strategy
Replies: 2
Views: 1324

Pls advise on CR strategy

Hi, I would like to have some advise on how to improve the CR accuracy.I currently have a accuracy level of 50%.My verbal score is very low.I would like to improve it in one month's time.Because I have scheduled my GMAT exam on the end of the month.Is it better to take a e-GMAT course for 2 hrs to i...

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Tue Oct 05, 2010 8:12 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Pls advise on CR strategy
Replies: 2
Views: 1324

Another approach: Usually such questions have a solution which has the power = 0, and when we are substituting values 0 seems like a good choice too. When we substitute 0 we get solutions for B, C and D. Now to eliminate between A and E, try out other numbers. 1 solves E thus we are left with A thr...

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Sun Oct 03, 2010 7:44 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: MGMAT CAT exam question
Replies: 4
Views: 1621

Hi I got this question in a MGMAT CAT exam.If any of you can solve this question using different method ,please let me know. Each of the following equations has at least one solution EXCEPT –2^n = (–2)^-n 2^-n = (–2)^n 2^n = (–2)^-n (–2)^n = –2^n (–2)^-n = –2^-n The usual method is ...

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Fri Oct 01, 2010 6:50 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: MGMAT CAT exam question
Replies: 4
Views: 1621

MGMAT CAT exam question

Hi I got this question in a MGMAT CAT exam.If any of you can solve this question using different method ,please let me know. Each of the following equations has at least one solution EXCEPT –2^n = (–2)^-n 2^-n = (–2)^n 2^n = (–2)^-n (–2)^n = –2^n (–2)^-n = –2^-n The usual method is t...

by manjus_mailme

Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:39 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: MGMAT CAT exam question
Replies: 4
Views: 1621

Thank you for the explanation. [/i] I need one more clarification please.Since 1/4 of 8 is 2 .How did you decide that it is 7th no ? Since 1/4 of the terms are above the number we want, and since there are 8 terms, there will be: (1/4)(8) = 2 terms above the correct answer. Since there are 8 terms ...

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Wed Aug 25, 2010 8:44 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: GMAT prep problem -How to get the answer
Replies: 5
Views: 1530

38,69,22,73,31,47,13,82 Which of the following numbers is greater than three fourths of the numbers but less than one-fourths of the numbers in the list above ? I didn't note down all the 5 answer choices.But the correct answer is 71.Could anyone pls help me to arrive at the answer? Hi, the first t...

by manjus_mailme

Tue Aug 24, 2010 1:12 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: GMAT prep problem -How to get the answer
Replies: 5
Views: 1530

38,69,22,73,31,47,13,82 Which of the following numbers is greater than three fourths of the numbers but less than one-fourths of the numbers in the list above ? I didn't note down all the 5 answer choices.But the correct answer is 71.Could anyone pls help me to arrive at the answer? Hi, the first t...

by manjus_mailme

Sat Aug 21, 2010 10:53 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: GMAT prep problem -How to get the answer
Replies: 5
Views: 1530

GMAT prep problem -How to get the answer

38,69,22,73,31,47,13,82

Which of the following numbers is greater than three fourths of the numbers but less than one-fourths of the numbers in the list above ?

I didn't note down all the 5 answer choices.But the correct answer is 71.Could anyone pls help me to arrive at the answer?

by manjus_mailme

Fri Aug 20, 2010 4:06 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: GMAT prep problem -How to get the answer
Replies: 5
Views: 1530

Concision clarification

This is from Manhattan GMAT SC book In GMC advanced chapter Although most consumers are suspicious of such offers, colin wants to purchase the two-for-one vacation package. Consumers suspect such offers is unidiomatic.So I cannot modify the first part of the above sentence. But the sentence Many dir...

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Tue Aug 03, 2010 6:15 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Concision clarification
Replies: 1
Views: 1173

It was really helpful.Thanks Hi, Assuming y=4 The greatest integer less than y is 3 and the greatest integer equal to y is 4. I am afraid this may not be right. The greatest integer lesser than or equal to 4 is 4. hence, if y = 4; [y] = 4. hence, y-[y] = 0 If d = y-[y], then d is less than 1 indeed....

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Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:14 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: OG quant review inequality problem
Replies: 2
Views: 2447

OG quant review inequality problem

[y] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to y.Is d < 1? 1) d= y-[y] 2) [d] =0 I could not understand the explanation for this problem.Very confusing.Can anybody pls tell me a simple approach to this problem. I tried this problem in the following manner. Assuming y=4 The greatest integer l...

by manjus_mailme

Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:45 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: OG quant review inequality problem
Replies: 2
Views: 2447

Can you please tell me what is the answer for the second question ?

by manjus_mailme

Fri May 14, 2010 11:26 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: when to simplify ?
Replies: 9
Views: 1515

Anyone planning to take GMAT later this year? I am interested in joining a Study Group to help me keep motivated. Weeknights and Weekends would work for me. I am planning to take GMAT by end of Aug.Weekends would be great.I live in Boston area and I am interested to join the study group.You can mai...

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Tue May 04, 2010 2:42 pm
Forum: Let's Meet Up
Topic: Study Group in Boston
Replies: 25
Views: 12054