1.Skim through the first paragraph.Take your eyes off the screen.
2. Ask yourself the paragraph's "purpose" .Purpose is always very, very brief.Avoid paraphrasing the details.
3. Skim through the next paragraph.Take your eyes off.Ask yourself the paragraph's "purpose".Link the purpose of the first paragraph with that of the second.
4. Keep repeating Step 3 for all the subsequent paragraphs.
What is the remainder when (100! + 17) is divided by 7?
100! is a multiple of 7. So, it leaves remainder 0.17 leaves remainder 3 with 7.
So, the answer is 0 + 3 = 3.
Uncountable nouns are singular.
Hair has grown. - CorrectSugar is sweet. - Correct
In DS, an answer is achieved only when the answer is "consistent".
Q. Is X a multiple of 24?(1) X is a multiple of 6.(2) X is a multiple of 4.
X = 24 satisfies both (1) and (2), leads to "Yes".X = 12 satisfies both (1) and (2), leads to "No"."Inconsistent". Hence, insufficient. Answer is E.
On the real GMAT, every question is important.First few questions on a section are a bit more important.
In DS, "no" can very well be an answer.
Question: Is X = 7?(1): X is not a prime number.(1) is sufficient. Because (1) leads to "No, X is not equal to 7".
What is the remainder when (100! + 17) is divided by 7?
100! is a multiple of 7. So, it leaves remainder 0.17 leaves remainder 3 with 7.
So, the answer is 0 + 3 = 3.
You should regularly revisit SC concepts.Make SC Stage-1 videos and GMAT Shots your good friends!
"Confusing-correlation-with-causation"
A favorite GMAT CR fallacy.
Example: Grandma sneezed, so a tornado hit Nebraska.
Don't exhaust official material early- it's a common mistake.Save it for the last few weeks.
Don't exhaust official material early- it's a common mistake.Save it for the last few weeks.
Be cautious when you see "numbers" in CR questions.- Often, the key to solving the question lies in those numbers.