In England, a larger percentage of the students take their A Level exams in college than is the case in Northern Ireland.

A. In England, a larger percentage of the students take their A Level exams in college than is the case in Northern Ireland.
B. In England, a larger percentage of students take their A Level exams in college than do so in Northern Ireland.
C. A larger percentage of students in England than is the case in Northern Ireland, take their A Level exams in college.
D. A larger percentage of the students in England than do so in Northern Ireland, take their A Level exams in college.
E. In England, a larger percentage of the students take their A Level exams in college than the Northern Ireland students do.

exp :
In B,D,E , the usage of 'do' indicates that action of the students is subject of comparision, which is wrong.
It is the number of students or percentage of the students that is compared.

C is awkward construction.

A is best.


Despite objection to the tax policies of town auditor, the yearly expenses have increased from 500,000 to two million, an amount that is about the size of the entire education budget.

A. have increased from 500,000 to two million, an amount that is about the size of the entire education budget
B. have increased from 500,000 to two million, about the size of the entire education budget
C. have increased from 500,000 to two million, an amount about the size of the entire education budget
D. has increased from 500,000 to two million, an amount which has about the size of the entire education budget
E. has increased from 500,000 to two million, about the entire education budgets size

EXP :

'Has' is wrongly used in D,E.
'That is' is wordy in A.
B size of the budget is compared to the expenses.

C is the best ans





Undercover police detectives have observed large concentrations of gang members in the west end of the Meadowvale district, which is consistent to the growth of crime there.
A. the Meadowvale district, which is consistent to the growth of crime there
B. the Meadowvale district, where the crimes growth is consistent with these findings
C. the Meadowvale district, findings consistent to its growth of crime
D. the district of Meadowvale, findings consistent with the growth of crime in the area
E. the district of Meadowvale, consistent with the growth of the crime there
EXP:

In A, district consistent to the growth is wrong usage and awkward construction.
In B, crime's growth is wrong usage.
In C, 'consistent to' is wrong & 'Its' as no proper referece.
In D, is best ans
In E, area consistent with ... is wrong


please post OAns

1 A. In England, a larger percentage of the students take their A Level exams in college than is the case in Northern Ireland. -- percentage is rightly compared
2 A. have increased from 500,000 to two million, an amount that is about the size of the entire education budget -- though wordy, sounds better

3 B. the Meadowvale district, where the crime's growth is consistent with these findings --> place, where

wat r the oa's

I think the answer is C.
Reason:

from (1) 65% has AI> 50,000 ... no info abt NW
from (2) 20% of 65% i.e., 13% of total people who has both AI> 50k and NW > 500,000

Hope its clear.

Alles Gutte!!!!
Ayan.

Ans is (C)

Lets say 100 ppl r there in the state.
1) 65% of ppl has AI > 50,000 --> 65
2) 20% of ppl who hav AI>50k hav nw >500k --> 13

13% ppl of total ppl has both ai>50k n NW>500k

pls let me know if there is any other thot

Hi Freinds,

I got this question in GMATprep, so 'm sure that many of u would have done it,
If xy =1 , what is the value of 2(x+y)(x+y)/2(x-y)(x-y)
Options are :
2
4
8
16
32
Really confused as '2' in numer. & denom. will cancel out so Y is it given ??

there is something wrong with the qn dont confuse too much on this

Consider that 1st year the ht of tree is 4x, 2nd year it wl be 4x^2.... 4th year 4x^4 & 6th year 4x^6
it says that the tree was 1/5 taller than it was at the end of 4th year
i.e 4x^6 = 4x^4+1/5(4x^4)
solving this we get x = 6/5..

wats the OA...

not sure how u got 6/5...thats the OA...there is no answer explanation..n its part of ets paper

hi vinod,

since the height increased by a constant amount ....let say k..

so at the end of 1st yr the height will be 4+k

similarly end of 6th yr will be 4+6k and 4th yr will be 4+4k

given that end of 6th yr = 1/5th taller than it was at end of 4th yr.....

==> 4+6k = 4+4k+ 1/5(4+4k)
4+6k = 6/5(4+4k)

solving k = 2/3

...so tree increased by 2/3

correct me if i was wrong

Regards
Madhav

oa is 6/5..

When a certain tree was first planted,it was 4 ft tall. each year the height increased by a constant amount. at the end of the 6th year, the tree was 1/5 taller than it was at the end of 4th year. by how many feet did the height of the tree increase each year?
1) 3/10
2) 2/5
3) 1/2
4) 2/3
5) 6/5

assuming k as the constant increase..doesnt it lead to 4+5k = 1/5(4+3k) + (4+3k) ?

Lines n and p lie in the xy plane. is the slope of line n less than the slope of line p ?

(1) lines n and p intersect at point (5,1)
(2) the y-intercept of line n is greater than the y-intercept of p

can anyone explain this plss..if am wrong..also i am not getting much abt the co-ordinate qns like this..can anyone give me a precise ref material for this..please..

for this qn.
stem.1 -> lines intersecting at a point can be having any slope.more info required
stem.2-> clealry not enough..

from stem1,2-->y intercept of line n > Lp..means line n should be having -ve slope and line P must be having +ve slope..therefore,slope of line p is greater

Hi ,

check these!

MR1

1. A

S+.04(C1-2000) = 3620
S+.04(C2-2000) = 3580

two eqns. solve it and it leads to c1-c2=100

2.
C.

stem 1 => 14.1/2 = 7 or 7./7 or 7.1 =7 ==> not clear
stem 2 => integers can be anything => not clear
combining both, it shud be either 7.1 or 1.7 and since the power is even, answer should be same.

3. x1,x2,x3...xn..

if you look at the given formula, it says, x1=3, x2=5, x3=9..on closely observing..its just equal to 2^n+1...
2^20-2^19 = 2^19.2^1 - 2^19 = 2^19( 2-1) = 2^19

so answer is A

OAs please...

Hi ,

check these!

MR2 - 4 - c (stem 1) if v < 0 , depending on x it could be positive or negative
(stem 2) same as the above
with stm1 and stm2 --> only one of the odd powered digit is -ve leaving the answer to YES.

5 - D
16. = 8 = .5 -> nonzero
16.1/4=4 =.25 nonzero

8 = 2 .25 nonzero
8.1/8 = 1 .25 .125 nonzero

OA's pls