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by livia.maas
Tue Aug 25, 2015 11:15 pm
 
Forum: Section #1
Topic: Q19 - The use of automobile safety
Replies: 11
Views: 5193
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Re: Q19 - The use of automobile safety

"How did you get the number 600 (20% increase) if the proportion of accidents involving child passengers remained constant?" 600/1200 = 50%, just like 500/1000 = 50%. Therefore, the proportion of serious accidents involving child passengers (serious accidents involving child passengers/to...
by livia.maas
Wed Sep 23, 2015 1:16 am
 
Forum: Section #3
Topic: Q22 - Science writer: Scientists' astounding success
Replies: 10
Views: 5850
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Re: Q22 - Science writer: Scientists' astounding success

I eliminated all the other answers until it came between (B) and (C). I incorrectly picked (B). I didn't pick (C) because the stimulus said that scientists picked their own problems, and formulated them in such a way as to make "scientific solutions feasible." Therefore, even if they had b...
by livia.maas
Sat Jan 16, 2016 12:02 am
 
Forum: Section #1
Topic: Q25 - A clothing manufacturer reports
Replies: 3
Views: 309
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Q25 - A clothing manufacturer reports

Hi all, I ended up choosing (D) for this question, although the correct answer is (E). How is (E) correct? Just because there's a difference in how unsalable and recycled garments are counted, it doesn't necessarily explain the percentage change. I'm also confused whether the percentages are being d...