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Sentence Correction Many travelers state unequivocally that the streets in Paris are more beautiful than any other city. (A) that the streets in Paris are more beautiful than any other city. (B) that the streets in Paris are more beautiful than those in any other city. (C) that Parisian streets are more beautiful than in any other city. (D) that, unlike any other city, Parisian streets are more beautiful. (E) that the streets of Paris are more beautiful than the streets in any other city. |
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Problem Solving Kevin bought 12 kg of cashew nuts for $360. He was forced to sell them at a loss of as much money as the S.P of 3 kg. At what price(in $) did he sell the cashew nuts? A. 38 B. 24 C. 40 D. 35 E. 20 |
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Posted on 13-Aug-09
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So,folks here are the correct answers Sentence Correction The correct answer is B. (A) creates ambiguity through faulty parallelism: Are streets being compared with streets or with cities? (E) eliminates confusion by using strict parallel structure: "the streets in Paris" is balanced by "the streets in any other city." But (B) is better because it saves a word by using "those" instead of repeating "the streets." C and (D) only worsen the parallelism. |
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Problem Solving The correct answer is B. Loss = C.P - S.P Let S.P per kg = s Loss = 3 x S.P. per kg = 3s 3s = 360 - 12s s = 24 Click here for the next week's Punch |
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