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You can't 'improve' your quant score. Ok get a 51 instead of a 50. 50 or 51 in my view is the same. It shows you are a Quant monster. 51 is rare but 50 is stellar. So you want to get your Verbal up from 39? You will be better off channeling your verbal abilities to the essays. Going through this pro...
- by gmat1011
Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:53 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 740!! Should I retake??
- Replies: 52
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IMO answer is E. Conclusion: diabetics are able to eat [certain types of] ice cream without experiencing discomfort due to glucose intolerance afterward BECAUSE [there are several ice cream companies who add sucrose to none of the ice cream they produce] We are looking for an assumption that support...
- by gmat1011
Mon Jan 24, 2011 7:20 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Knewton Challenge, 1/24/11 (Glucose Intolerance)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5621
hi prachich... the use of "which" in e is not problematic... the which here does not refer to the word immediately before the comma... here we have a noun idea in play. which is actually referring to the tsunami in the Indian Ocean as one composite idea... check out the post by adamknewton...
- by gmat1011
Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:27 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Indian Ocean
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2286
in your modified sentence: the most common maps designed by cartographers that only measure distance the most commonly designed maps by cartographers that only measure distance "commonly designed maps by" is not correct 'commonly designed' describes the maps. it describes the attributes of...
- by gmat1011
Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:52 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Common vs commonly
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7064
i would say its C stem 1: insuff consider 5, 10; if 5 is added then range does not change -- so N consider 4, 6; if 2 is added then range does increase - so Y stem 2: insuff consider 1, 4; if 3 is added then 8/3(new mean)<3 (so condition satisfied) but no change in range -- so N consider -1, -2; if ...
- by gmat1011
Sun Jan 23, 2011 8:57 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: A tuff one form 800score...Experts Help!!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1308
i dont see anything wrong with what yellowwho asked... thats why we have these forum
wtf maihuna? had a bad day or you always like this?
- by gmat1011
Sun Jan 23, 2011 4:49 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Coord Geo
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10411
nice so there is a set of 3 siblings (those who have exactly 2) + 2 other sets of siblings (exactly 1) 3 + 2 + 2 ---> total 7 2 of the set of 3 can be selected in 3C2 = 3 2 of 2 from second set in 1 way 2 of 2 from third set in 1 way Total ways to select is 7C2 = 21 prob of selecting 2 siblings = 5/...
- by gmat1011
Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:55 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: MGMAT CAT PS Question 700+
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1933
there are so many free practice tests available - take them to get a sense for where you stand and to practice your timing on the test
- by gmat1011
Sat Jan 22, 2011 5:30 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: Need Verbal time split + Strategy tips
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3422
I would say Princeton quant is really easy compared to the other tests/material... I am not sure how trustworthy the scores are but postings on the net do seem to indicate that the overall scores are somewhat accurate... I am a bit surprised though I have attempted 2 CD tests so far and the quant is...
- by gmat1011
Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:05 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: PR Free CAT Que : The mansion owner
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2340
- by gmat1011
Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:36 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Retail Stores - Princeton Practice CAT question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1453
Beautiful method - Rahul. Thanks. This is great. In this specific case since the items are all "different" I think it can be thought of as assigning the children to each distinct gift and not the other way around. There are 16 different gifts sitting in a row. How many ways can the 4 child...
- by gmat1011
Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:29 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: combo
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4273
Retail Stores - Princeton Practice CAT question
Retail stores of the same type often succeed despite the fact that they are clustered next to each other; one reason is suggested by the behavior of consumers, who would rather shop in an area in which comparisons between products can be made at several stores than in an area in which comparisons c...
- by gmat1011
Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:40 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Retail Stores - Princeton Practice CAT question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1453
2 traditions are being compared. The criterion of comparison is their ability to result in something (that something = religious adherence). The 2 traditions are - (i) those developed by theodicean societies, and (ii) those developed by non-theodicean societies In my view, the answer is D. Tradition...
- by gmat1011
Fri Jan 21, 2011 8:15 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Knewton Challenge, 1/21/11 (Max Weber)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7256
Munda Singh, I dont think its a good idea to take such a specific real life example to justify C. there is no evidence that these other lang. with a "shared" ancestry have influenced French at all. I voted for D but I won't be surprised if its E as it does broadly fit the required paramete...
- by gmat1011
Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:01 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: LSAT problem example 6: Conforms to the Principle
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4902