I have a question though I disagree with the solution.

Statement A by itself is NOT SUFFICIENT, x could = 0, which is not odd.

You need statement 1 and 2 to be sufficient , as statement 2 guarantees x != -

Hi Andrew, Thanks for the question. This is from the 4th Edition of our Number Properties Strategy Guide, page 151. I'll rewrite the question: If x^3 - x = p, and x is odd, is p divisible by 24? Because x^3 - x can be factored into (x - 1)(x)(x +1), or three consecutive integers, then we know: (1) ...

A gambler rolls three fair six-sided dice. What is the probability that two of the dice show the same number, but the thirds show a different number? The answer in the book says 15/36 but I have a different one 5/36 6 ways of choosing the first dice * 1 way of choosing the 2nd dice * 5 ways of choos...

Chapter Q14. The question states : It takes the average dyer 80 minutes to dry one full load of Bob's laudry. Bob has one average dyer and also decides to try one "Super Jumbo-Tron Dyer Matiic" which is faster than the average dryer by a ratio of 5:4" ... The last line "faster th...

BUMP! - Can someone please reply, I am also lost on this.

Ron - I have a question for you regarding answer E. "Although eradicated in the United states, Polio continues elsewhere and could be " I thought after Although must be a clause, but "eradicated in the United States is just a phrase. Doesn't it require a subject and verb, i.e Although...

Thanks Ron, awesome understandable advice as usual.

Thank you.

Ron - is the usage of AND incorrect in A) Fossils of the arm of a sloth found in Puerto Rico in 1991, and dated at 34 millions year old" the ", and" make it look like an independent clause but it isn't, should it be just "and " . I'm having a tough figuring about when to &qu...

Thanks Ron super clear on that now, and great point on the modifier.

choice e * '... that the 15 recordings...' is not only nonparallel with the words immediately following 'with', but it's also grammatically nonsensical (you can't start a sentence with 'even that...'). Ron, quick questions for you. Choice e has ", and that the fifteen ", I thought "E...

Ron,

Why is E wrong, it has the correct idiom, and "plan to " is correct, its because it sound awkward?

Thanks

C. than they were the use of "they" implies that we're talking about the SAME BABIES referenced in the earlier part of the sentence. when you use a PRONOUN, you are automatically referring to the SAME NOUN, IN THE SAME CONTEXT, as in the first part of the sentence. I never actual knew tha...

Ron - just a clarification.

From the SC book, I thought if you had Present Participle modifier, the subject didn't have to touch, it only had to be in the sentence.

Or is Present Participle Initial modifier something special

thanks much.

I picked D, and don't get why it's wrong. Is something else wrong with the sentence? With is a prepositional modifier, it can be a noun or adverbial modifier. Reading another post ( http://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/many-daring-vacationers-who-participate-in-guided-t3770.html) From Emily Sledge: &...

Thank you - it makes a lot of sense! Thanks Ron for explaining, the examples help a lot!