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by BrandenF768
Thu Mar 24, 2016 6:30 pm
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: The passage mentions which of the following
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The passage mentions which of the following

The passage mentions which of the following as a basic consideration in administering minority-based funding programs? A) Coming up with funding for programs B) Encouraging government agencies to assist in middle- and high-income minority entrepreneurs C) Recognizing the profit potential of small se...
by BrandenF768
Thu Mar 24, 2016 7:06 pm
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: The single-family house constructed by the Yana
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The single-family house constructed by the Yana

Sentence Correction The single-family house constructed by the Yana, a Native American people who lived in what is now northern California, was conical in shape, its framework of poles overlaid with slabs of bark, either cedar or pine, and banked with dirt to a height of three to four feet. A) banke...
by BrandenF768
Thu Mar 24, 2016 11:03 pm
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Math
Topic: Three friends rented a car for a week
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Three friends rented a car for a week

Data Sufficiency Question Three friends rented a car for a week and divided the cost equally. What was the total cost of renting the car? (1) If the three friends had kept the car for a second week, they could have obtained the two-week rate, which was 1.5 times the cost of a one-week rental. (2) If...
by BrandenF768
Fri Mar 25, 2016 6:25 pm
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Math
Topic: In the figure shown, what is the value of x ?
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In the figure shown, what is the value of x ?

Data Sufficiency Link to figure: http://s1038.photobucket.com/user/brandenfini/media/Diagram%20for%20Geometry%20Problem_zps4jqmkf9z.png.html In the figure shown, what is the value of x ? (1) The length of line segment QR is equal to the length of line segment RS (2) The length of line segment ST is ...
by BrandenF768
Mon Mar 28, 2016 10:08 pm
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Math
Topic: Three friends rented a car for a week
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Re: Three friends rented a car for a week

tim Wrote:What's the problem? You seem to have accurately determined that statement 1 is insufficient, which is correct.


As exposed by my question above, I got this question incorrect because I read it incorrectly. Totally understand problem now. This happens too often :oops:
by BrandenF768
Mon Mar 28, 2016 10:15 pm
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: The passage mentions which of the following
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The passage mentions which of the following

The passage mentions which of the following as a basic consideration in administering minority-based funding programs? A) Coming up with funding for programs B) Encouraging government agencies to assist in middle- and high-income minority entrepreneurs C) Recognizing the profit potential of small se...
by BrandenF768
Sat Apr 09, 2016 10:41 pm
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: Last August the XT chain
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Last August the XT chain

Last August the XT chain of gasoline stations had a temporary sales promotion in effect. In the promotion, any customer who made a purchase of ten or more gallons of gasoline was entitled to a free car wash. For the month of August, XT experienced a ten percent increase in gasoline sales as compared...
by BrandenF768
Mon Apr 11, 2016 10:19 pm
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: * press secretary
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Re: * press secretary

This was a devilish problem for me, but this is how I think of it: cancelled projects is a subset of wasteful projects. Understanding that the two sets are not one in the same is the key. Then, to be unbiased, the ratio of wasteful president projects to wasteful opposing projects should be equivalen...
by BrandenF768
Sat Apr 16, 2016 5:41 pm
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Math
Topic: Each of the digits 7, 5, 8, 9, and 4 is used only once
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Re: Each of the digits 7, 5, 8, 9, and 4 is used only once

Source: GMAT Prep Exam 3 from Exam Pack 1.
by BrandenF768
Sat Apr 16, 2016 5:43 pm
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: Last August the XT chain
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Re: Last August the XT chain

Yep I just read it wrong in the way you described. That was my issue. Once read correctly it became straightforward.
by BrandenF768
Sat Apr 30, 2016 11:57 pm
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: Sales of wines declined in the 1980s
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Re: Sales of wines declined in the 1980s

My issue with correct answer A) is that "the 1991 report" does not have a complete independent clause (?). Specifically, I was looking for the correct answer to read something like: "they began to grow again after the 1991 report [that...] was released ". There is no "was re...