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Hi All, I took Veritas free practice test today and scored 640. Any idea how close is it to actual GMAT score??

Also, i tried the CR and SC practice questions and got 60-80% correct. Are these qizzes and this exam a good practice material to go for. I doubt it a lot coz my accyracy in CR was better with OG questions compared to veritas. Also, the answer choices are close enough and i got caught in the trap. Till some point it was helpful but now i am finding it demoralizing. Any suggestions?? Kindly share

Statements : 
All incense are incantation.

No incantation is inept.

Some inept are indolent.

Some indolent are incisive.

Conclusions:

I. 0.00002% incisive which are part of indolent, they have also a part of inept.

II. Atleast some incantation are not indolent.


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Hi All! My D-day is 30th october! As per my understanding, after reading the info at mba.com, for India centres, we only need to carry our pass ports for identification to the test centres. Kindly do let me know if i am mistaken. Also, any suggestions before exam would be a great favor. Thanks!

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All of the students of Music High School are in the band, the orchestra, or both. 80 percent of the students
are in only one group. There are 119 students in the band. If 50 percent of the students are in the band only,
how many students are in the orchestra only? 

  • 119
  • 85
  • 60
  • 51
  • 30

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Each of the 59 members in a high school class is required to sign up for a minimum of one and a maximum of
three academic clubs. The three clubs to choose from are the poetry club, the history club, and the writing
club. A total of 22 students sign up for the poetry club, 27 students for the history club, and 28 students for
the writing club. If 6 students sign up for exactly two clubs, how many students sign up for all three clubs?

  • 8
  • 9
  • 6
  • 5
  • 2

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Each of 435 bags contains at least one of the following three items: raisins, almonds, and peanuts. The
number of bags that contain only raisins is 10 times the number of bags that contain only peanuts. The
number of bags that contain only almonds is 20 times the number of bags that contain only raisins and
peanuts. The number of bags that contain only peanuts is one-fifth the number of bags that contain only
almonds. 210 bags contain almonds. How many bags contain only one kind of item? . 

  • 350
  • 260
  • 256
  • 316
  • 320

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Machine A can complete a certain job in x hours. Machine B can complete the same job in y hours. If A and B
work together at their respective rates to complete the job, which of the following represents the fraction of
the job that B will not have to complete because of A’s help?

  • (x – y)/ (x + y)
  • y / (x + y)
  • y / (x – y)
  • (x + y) / xy
  • x / (y – x)

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Lindsay can paint 1/x of a certain room in 20 minutes. What fraction of the same room can Joseph paint in 20 minutes if the two of them can paint the room in an hour, working together at their respective rates? 

  • (x – 3) / x
  • x / (x – 3)
  • (x – 3) / 3x
  • 3x/(x – 3)
  • 1/3x

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Two years ago, Sam put $1,000 into a savings account. At the end of the first year, his account had accrued
$100 in interest bringing his total balance to $1,100. The next year, his account balance increased by 10%. At
the end of the two years, by what percent has Sam’s account balance increased from his initial deposit of
$1,000? 

  • 25%
  • 19%
  • 20%
  • 21%
  • 22%

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The manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of a certain item is $60. Store A sells the item for 20
percent more than the MSRP. The regular price of the item at Store B is 30 percent more than the MSRP, but
the item is currently on sale for 10 percent less than the regular price. If sales tax is 5 percent of the
purchase price at both stores, what is the result when the total cost of the item at Store B is subtracted from
the total cost of the item at Store A?  

  • $2.10
  • $1.89
  • $1.80
  • $0.63
  • $0

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Hi All,

I am new to this community. I want to prepare for GMAT as CAT screwed my life.Can seniors/fellow gmat takers help me with all material i should get and how should i plan my studies for GMAT.  I am planning to give GMAT in July..

Please reply ASAP....

One-fifth of the light switches produced by a cer_tain factory are defective. Four-fifths of the defective switches are rejected and of the nondefective switches are rejected by mistake. If all the switches not rejected are sold, what percent of total switches produced are defective switches sold by the factory

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 On a purchase of $120, a store offered a payment plan consisting of a $20 down payment and 12 monthly payments of $10 each. What percent of the purchase price, to the nearest tenth of a percent, did the customer pay in interest by using this plan?


There are 10 women and 3 men in room A. One person is picked at random from room A and moved to room B, where there are already 3 women and 5 men. If a single person is then to be picked from room B, what is the probability that a woman will be picked?  


If the probability of rain on any given day in Chicago during the summer is 50%, independent of what happens on any other day, what is the probability of having exactly 3 rainy days from July 4 through July 8, inclusive?