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by thoppae.saravanan
Sat Mar 27, 2010 8:11 am
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Math
Topic: A student worked for 20 days....
Replies: 11
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Re: Median..

Arranging amount earned in ascending order with the number of days,

48-2
70-3
80-4
84-7
96-4

median = (amount earned in 10th day + amount earned in the 11th day)/2 = (84+84)/2 = 84.
by thoppae.saravanan
Sat Mar 27, 2010 10:02 am
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Math
Topic: GMAT Prep Math Question
Replies: 9
Views: 2893
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Re: GMAT Prep Math Question

The nice way to solve this problem is mentioned by akhp77. I tried the same way. expressing p+n when divided by 5 leaves remainder 1 can be expressed as p+n = 5x+1 where x is an integer. similarly p-n = 3y+1 where y is an integer. With option 1 and 2 alone will not be able to solve the problem. Comb...
by thoppae.saravanan
Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:10 pm
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: sc1000
Replies: 7
Views: 2684
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Re: sc1000

Impact on... and Possibility of... are proper idioms. So only C and E.

could have a serious impact.. and possibility of having... agrees with tense. So will go for E.
by thoppae.saravanan
Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:01 am
 
Forum: General Math Questions
Topic: From 380 to 600...but stucked on 600...
Replies: 1
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Re: From 380 to 600...but stucked on 600...

Hi, I assume that you are happy with your Verbal score and just want to focus on quants. I think if you can make close to 14-16 more questions right from your current level in quans you will be able to add +100 to your score. Tip:- See the areas where you are spending lot of time and making more mis...
by thoppae.saravanan
Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:03 am
 
Forum: General Math Questions
Topic: Inscribe your name in my circular heart with approximation
Replies: 5
Views: 2448
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Re: Inscribe your name in my circular heart with approximation

Reason is very simple. 5.17/9 approximates to 57.4. Here you have approximated the numerator values pi and sqrt(3) as 3.1 and 1.7 which is in a way lesser than the real one namely 3.142 and 1.732. So this clearly indicates the actual should always be greater than 57.4 and definitely not lesser than ...
by thoppae.saravanan
Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:19 am
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: Archaeological excavations of Roman
Replies: 4
Views: 1368
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Re: Archaeological excavations of Roman

like should be followed by noun, pronoun or noun phrase. So option B is wrong. Author is trying to say that the primary goal of romans and greeks was same. So option D and E are out. So only options left are A and C - which pronoun should be used that or it. "It" is preferred to "that...
by thoppae.saravanan
Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:50 am
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: Archaeological excavations of Roman
Replies: 4
Views: 1368
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Re: Archaeological excavations of Roman

very true. As i already reasoned why "that" cannot be used to eliminate option C, the same is applicable for option B as well. Additionally you can eliminate option B because like is followed by "that" which seems to introduce a clause.
Hope this helps.
by thoppae.saravanan
Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:58 am
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: LSAT CR - If A, then B
Replies: 4
Views: 2280
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LSAT CR - If A, then B

The following is a LSAT CR. If A, then B. If B, then C. If C, then D. If all of the statements above are true, which of the following must also be true? (A) If D, then A. (B) If not B, then not C. (C) If not D, then not A. (D) If D, then E. (E) If not A, then not D. Guess this is a syllogism questio...
by thoppae.saravanan
Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:11 pm
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: LSAT CR - If A, then B
Replies: 4
Views: 2280
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Re: LSAT CR - If A, then B

Going by the same argument then option B should also be right. Isn't it?

Moreover the statements does not say that D can be approached only via A-->B-->C
by thoppae.saravanan
Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:08 pm
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: LSAT CR - If A, then B
Replies: 4
Views: 2280
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Re: LSAT CR - If A, then B

Thank you very much for the rules. Now i understood why option C is right.
by thoppae.saravanan
Thu Apr 01, 2010 3:47 pm
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT CAT Math
Topic: If (x # y) represents the remainder that results when the...
Replies: 2
Views: 2071
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Re: If (x # y) represents the remainder that results when the...

The question simply asks you to find the sum of all possible values of y such that (16#y) = 1. From the first part of the question (16#y) is equal to remainder when 16 is divided by y. So the possible values of y could be 3,5,15 because dividing 16 by these numbers will give you remainder 1. So, sum...
by thoppae.saravanan
Thu Apr 01, 2010 7:39 pm
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: Means of or Means to
Replies: 1
Views: 3774
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Re: Means of or Means to

"..by means of" and . " .. a means to" both are proper usage. The selection of one of them depends upon the context/sentence.

Ex: They are the primary means of communication with the public.
Ex: What philosophy means to me is....
by thoppae.saravanan
Thu Apr 01, 2010 7:44 pm
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: Official Guide Verbal (edition 2) Question 108
Replies: 5
Views: 1262
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Re: Official Guide Verbal (edition 2) Question 107

Facts are represented in simple present tense. Option E conveys the meaning properly. So will go for option E.

What is the OA btw?
by thoppae.saravanan
Fri Apr 02, 2010 4:11 am
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: Official Guide Verbal (edition 2) Question 108
Replies: 5
Views: 1262
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Re: Official Guide Verbal (edition 2) Question 108

so what is the OA btw and what is the explanation.
by thoppae.saravanan
Fri Apr 02, 2010 5:32 am
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: 1000SC - 90
Replies: 2
Views: 945
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1000SC - 90

[Deleted because this question is from a banned source - see below.]


I thought the answer will be A but the OA is E. Any explanations?