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thank you . 1) a couple decides to have 4 children. If they succeed in having 4 children and each child is equally likely to be a boy or a girl, what is the probability that they will have exactly 2 girls and 2 boys? a. 3/8 b. 1/4 c. 3/16 d. 1/8 e. 1/16 OA is A #Total number of outcomes (i.e. number...
- by Reva
Sun Apr 10, 2011 6:31 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: probability
- Replies: 6
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1) a couple decides to have 4 children. If they succeed in having 4 children and each child is equally likely to be a boy or a girl, what is the probability that they will have exactly 2 girls and 2 boys? a. 3/8 b. 1/4 c. 3/16 d. 1/8 e. 1/16 OA is A #Total number of outcomes (i.e. number of ways to...
- by Reva
Sat Apr 09, 2011 7:48 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: probability
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3447
probability
1) a couple decides to have 4 children. If they succeed in having 4 children and each child is equally likely to be a boy or a girl, what is the probability that they will have exactly 2 girls and 2 boys?
a. 3/8
b. 1/4
c. 3/16
d. 1/8
e. 1/16
OA is A
- by Reva
Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:06 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: probability
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3447
grammar gurus please help us I need to get a clear understanding of rules related to comparison and usage of �More than� and �greater than�. RULE#1 Use �greater than� when DESCRIBING NUMBERS We normally say - "Value x is 5 times greater than Value 5" and not "Value x is 5 ...
- by Reva
Fri Apr 01, 2011 4:46 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: “More than” Vs “greater than” -Need help.. Grammar gurus
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5088
- by Reva
Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:51 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: GMAT VOCAB
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2061
permutation and combination
which is the good source for practicing permutation and combination? Does Manhattan word translation cover enough?
- by Reva
Sat Feb 05, 2011 8:26 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: permutation and combination
- Replies: 1
- Views: 974
- by Reva
Fri Jan 28, 2011 5:56 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: og12
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3530
suggestion
Helllo, please help me to tackle this problem. i have started my preparation in first week of jan but still cudn't gain confidence . i was concentrating only on SC . now i feel that i i have wasted so much time so i am rushing to complete the topics as i have to cover other topics too. please help m...
- by Reva
Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:42 pm- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: suggestion
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1127
correct so can you please tell me where the predicative is in this sentence??? it lacks " is " or a verb to make a full sentence. i dont understand i chose A In (C), the "alone...system" clause becomes a modifying phrase, but, because we've removed the "that," the word...
- by Reva
Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:34 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Knewton Challenge, 1/25/11 (Eucbacteria)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6760
Because there are 2 events here and hence it should be accompanied by the time reference differentiators ( HAD BEEN/HAD + Simple VERB-ed) . Former event should be coupled with HAD/HAD BEEN and later event (Simple -ed form of verb) So She had been awake when the phone rang! i m little confused what ...
- by Reva
Wed Jan 26, 2011 12:30 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: MANHATTAN SC
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2341
- by Reva
Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:22 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: MANHATTAN SC
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2341
can you please explain how sentence shifts the scope to" the use of novel techniques" Well, I am not an expert, but here is my approach: The patient's rare disease was treated using novel techniques developed at the medical school. (WRONG) Look at the bold part. We clearly need a doctor(Su...
- by Reva
Wed Jan 26, 2011 10:44 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Dangling modifier confusion: Need clarity
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4111
thank u so much. For RC what kind of reading will help me which newspaper or magazine i should read Hello sir, I am planning to take my GMAT in April. I have appeared for GMAT 3 yrs ago but ended up with a very bad score of 480 Q 42 V18. This time i really want to score high and cross the 600 barrie...
- by Reva
Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:12 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 760 (Q-48/V-46) - Think I did beat the GMAT
- Replies: 194
- Views: 81523
Hello sir, I am planning to take my GMAT in April. I have appeared for GMAT 3 yrs ago but ended up with a very bad score of 480 Q 42 V18. This time i really want to score high and cross the 600 barrier. Can you pleas help me how should i schedule my study plan? should i mix both verbal and quant at ...
- by Reva
Fri Jan 21, 2011 7:11 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 760 (Q-48/V-46) - Think I did beat the GMAT
- Replies: 194
- Views: 81523
thanks.
bubbliiiiiiii wrote:For that you have to identify the object, which could be a word or a phrase and decide.Reva wrote:I have a doubt how do we know that a modifier after comma is modifying whole phrase or the last word or noun before comma
I guess this is something which comes with practice and experience.
- by Reva
Thu Jan 20, 2011 7:20 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: doubt
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1057