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Will manhattan prep books help?

I feel its similar to most tutoring in a sense that its still subjective. I have the Quant books and again, I dont rely on it entirely.

I went back to FORUM.

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for this question, can anyone explain why C is not a candidate

Because
it doesn’t directly support the idea of the overall number of textbooks accessed remaining the same.

but, it is giving the idea that digital books increasing and physical ones decreasing

making overall books same

the answer is B, which is based on study habits, its a big term as studying habits may change (depending on students)

The argument clearly says even after having the accessibility to online materials, the students are not reading more. The no books read by the students is still the same. So we need an answer which supports the idea that book reading or learning will be constant. B does that. C on the other hand will be a possibility, which we cannot predict as we are not the authors.

But it said the number of textbooks accessed were same ( which means we can’t predict whether it decreased or increased)

CR Questions December - 28 :

Q1. When the heart is under duress, it releases proteins known as troponins into the bloodstream. In elite marathoners and cyclists, troponin levels become so elevated after a race that they are indistinguishable from those observed in patients who have recently suffered a heart attack. Despite the benefits of exercise, it is evident that too much running or cycling, even for one day, has a detrimental effect on health.

Which of the following would be most useful to determine to evaluate the argument?

(A) Whether non-elite runners and cyclists, after prolonged exercise, have more troponin in their bloodstream than do elite athletes.

(B) How long the body takes, on average, to restore elevated troponin levels to normal.

(C) Whether the body produces any other substances after extended periods of exercise that may be harmful.

(D) Whether the body sustains irreparable damage as a result of a long-distance run or bicycle ride.

(E) Whether other forms of prolonged cardiovascular exercise, such as swimming, also lead to elevated levels of troponin in the body.



Difficulty - Hard

Q2. Plantings of cotton bioengineered to produce its own insecticide against bollworms, a major cause of crop failure, sustained little bollworm damage until this year. This year the plantings are being seriously damaged by bollworms. Bollworms, however, are not necessarily developing resistance to the cotton’s insecticide. Bollworms breed on corn, and last year more corn than usual was planted throughout cotton-growing regions. So it is likely that the cotton is simply being overwhelmed by corn-bred bollworms.

In evaluating the argument, which of the following would be most useful to establish?


(A) Whether corn could be bioengineered to produce the insecticide

(B) Whether plantings of cotton that does not produce the insecticide are suffering unusually extensive damage from bollworms this year

(C) Whether other crops that have been bioengineered to produce their own insecticide successfully resist the pests against which the insecticide was to protect them

(D) Whether plantings of bioengineered cotton are frequently damaged by insect pests other than bollworms

(E) Whether there are insecticides that can be used against bollworms that have developed resistance to the insecticide produced by the bioengineered cotton



Difficulty - Hard

Attempted to level up for CR by trying 700 level Q’s cause I got pretty comfy with 650 level Q’s (error log showed that I made errors but around 70% accuracy and my wrong answers had a lot to do with me being stuck with 2 option choices and I picked the wrong one).
700 level Q’s feels like a whole new ball game entirely though. It feels that the thinking is more on how the Q is worded and the mess around it.
I’ve just been using Charles - GMAT Ninja’s techniques and so far it has worked.
With those above 700, its a killer.
Any tips?
CR is literally the only part of the whole GMAT that I have found pretty doable for me.

I can feel you, that part when we are left with only 2 choices we always pick the wrong answer! haha It says that you have understood the argument, but couldn’t dissect the option statements well. There is always a small catch in the wrong choice (after you left with 2) that you need to see, because author must have let a tiny fault in that. Be Subtle in thinking as Charles ( G-Ninja ) says. As we go up the difficulty, we can see such twisting getting worse, you need to be very careful. I think you are on the right path towards 90% in CR. Practice more and analyze each question in detail. Try to understand how author has framed the question. By doing this you will soon start to find the answer when prethinking. Good luck

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can anyone help with SC question?

This is OG question I suppose

You can find very good explanations for this question in GMAT club. Just search the question and see. Daag and other experts have alrady explained.

This question is discussed in details here: https://gmatclub.com/forum/yellow-jacke ... 13500.html Hope it helps.

in B option, the given part is dependent clause right?

sure, thank you!1