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Hi Mitch, Can you please quickly confirm whether form of be-Verb + times + COMPARATIVE is considered CORRECT in GMAT ? The construction in red is acceptable when it serves to express how a subject CHANGES. An OA in the OG for Verbal: Its numbers are now five times greater than when the use of DDT w...

In the past, every ten-percentage-point increase in cigarette prices in the country of Coponia has decreased per capita sales of cigarettes by four percent. Coponia is about to raise taxes on cigarettes by 9 cents per pack. The average price of cigarettes in Coponia is and has been for more than a ...

|a|-|b|<|a-b|?

Is |a|-|b|<|a-b|?

1) b^a<0
2) |b|>|a|

OA: B

Can I square both sides in question stem as follows?

Is (|a|-|b|)^2<(|a-b|)^2
a^2 -2 |a||b| + b^2 < a^2 -2 ab+ b^2
-2 |a||b| < -2 ab.......divide by -2
Is |a||b| > ab

"To monitor" vs "for monitoring" >> what is the difference between these two? Generally, for + VERBing is an ADJECTIVE serving to modify a NOUN. A: The Breeding Bird Survey uses annual roadside counts along established routes for monitoring. Here, for monitoring seems to be an A...

Is x > y ?

Is x > y ? 1) (2/5) x > (3/8) y 2) (3/7) x > (15/29) y OA: C Source: Expert Global My approach 1) (2/5) x > (3/8) y Simplifying 16x > 15y Let x =y=1.................16>15.........answer is No Let x =2 &y=1.................32>15.........answer is Yes Insufficient 2) (3/7) x > (15/29) y Simplifyin...

Ellipsis in comparison

I want to know how the ellipsis works in B? B: Carbon emissions will soar to a level more than one-third higher than that in 1990. Here, that serves to refer to level . Implied comparison: Carbon emissions will soar to a level more than one-third higher than the level in 1990. Dear GMATGuru, 1- The...

The city of Workney, in raising bus fares from $1.00 to $1.25, proposed that 18 fare tokens be sold for $20.00 to alleviate the extra burden of the fare increase on the city’s poor people. Critics suggested alternatively that 9 fare tokens be sold for $10.00, because a $20.00 outlay would be proh...

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gmatguru, what are the errors in D ? D: printed instructions, including reminders to watch, comparing signatures Here, the function of comparing is unclear. Option 1: reminders to watch, reminders comparing signatures This option implies that the REMINDERS are comparing signatures -- a nonsensical ...