The number of undergraduate degrees in engineering awarded by colleges and universities in the United States increased by more than twice from 1978 to 1985. (A) increased by more than twice (B) increased more than two times (C) more than doubled (D) was more than doubled (E) had more than doubled. P...

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96 = 2*2*2*2*2*3, statement 1: m is odd, so unit's digit could be 1,3,5,7,9. But we have only one odd factor in 96(product of digits of m) i.e. 3. Therefore, unit's digit of m is 3. - sufficient statement 2: hundred's digit is 8, so we are left with 2*2*3. Therefore, m could be 826, 843, 834, 862. S...

Is it a GMAT Prep question?? IMO B. a) lack of "more X than Y" IDIOM b) "more and more X" - this is acceptable as Ron has already mentioned in some thread c) same as a). d) "which" refers to what with conjunction 'and'. It should follow comma immediately. e) Slightly aw...

Option D is again long sentence fragment. Rivers, modifier, but modifier... Ron, I just wanted a clarification regarding your explanation for option b. <two: 'by constructing' seems to refer back to the rivers as its ostensible subject, implying (absurdly) that the rivers themselves constructed t...

Hi, I have a query regarding a usage of "is verb+ing to have to verb" in the below sentence of nytimes.com. Could you please elaborate on the usage of this construction and what does it imply?. Iraq is in a dangerous neighborhood, but it also has its own history of menacing its neighbors. ...

Answer should be E. Line l: y = M1x + C1 passes through (4,3) so 3 = 4M1 + C1. => M1 = (3-C1)/4 Line k: y = M2x + C2 passes through (4,3) so 3 = 4M2 + C2. => M2 = (3-C2)/4 Statement 1: product of x intercepts positive: (C1/M1) * (C2/M2) > 0 ..Don't have C1*C2 product value OR C1,C2 value to...

In option E, I can see that

"Of all the immigrants to enter ..., federal immigration station ..."

I think 'federal immigration station' is not one of the immigrants. So it's wrong for this reason as well. If I am wrong please correct me.

Thanks,
Kamal

Hi Ron,

I agree with 'sd'. Even I chose D just because of the inequality sign. From the statement 1 itself, in any case, |x-y| > |x|+|y| is not possible.

Thanks,
Kamal

Hi Ron, what's wrong with option A. I mean please elaborate your views comprehensively on option A. pronoun 'it' can refer back to 'an earthquake of a given magnitude'. Also comparison issue can be resolved by replacing 'it', and the main clause can remain in present tense as well. Since answer give...

Hi Ron, Sorry for opening old thread. I want to have some takeaways from the correct option A. "until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal" In the correct option, please explain the usage of "that". Since "that" is not immedia...

I see a quite obvious awkward construction in option C ("in its paying").

Possessive 'its' should be followed by noun, but here it's verb+ing form(trying to act as gerund that is trap here in this incorrect answer).

--Kamal

Hi Ron, This is an official problem, so definitely we should get atleast one takeaway from this problem. Anyway I got it right because rest of the other options were eliminated because of grammatical reasons and logical predications. But I am facing in correct option A. "a corporation commits ....