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<p>MATH
1. There are 6 red, 6 brown, 6 yellow, and 6 gray scarves packaged in 24 identical, unmarked boxes, 1 scarf per box. What is the least number of boxes that must be selected in order to be sure that among the boxes selected 3 or more contain scarves of the same color?
A) 3
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
E) 9
The answer is E. Can you explain why?</p>

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<li>Gregory must inspect 12 working devices, labled alphabetically from A and L, that are arranged in a linear array. He must start with device A and proceed alphabetically, returning to the beginning and repeating the process after inspecting device L, stopping when he encounters a defective device. If the first defective device he encounters is device D, which of the following could be the total number of devices that Gregory inspects, including the defective one?
A) 64
B) 68
C) 72
D) 74
E) 78
I don’t know the answer and how to solve the problem!! Please help!</li>
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<p>WMC
1. (My grandson thinks he can cook better than any other person at the fair; and he) has the blue ribbons to prove it.
A) My grandson thinks he can cook better than any other person at the fair; and he
B) My grandson thinks he can cook better than any other person at the fair, and he
C) Thinking he can cook better than any other person at the fair, my grandson</p>

<p>The answer is B, but isn’t C possible as well?</p>

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<li>Every year, toy manufactures (gather) groups of children into playrooms, observing their choices of toys (as predicting) (which) new products will become the (most popular). (No error)</li>
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<p>The answer is (as predicting), why is it wrong? Can you explain why?</p>

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<li>Paul Ecke, flower grower and hybridizer, (became) (known as) “Mr. Poinesettia” after developing new varieties of the flower and (by pioneering) it (as a living symbol) of Christmas. (No error)</li>
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<p>The answer is (by pioneering), can you explain why it is wrong?</p>

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<li>Electronic bulletin boards, combining the convenience of a telephone with the massive information storage capacity of a computer, present messages on (diverse subjects as) astronomy, artificial intelligence, and skydiving.
A) diverse subjects as
B) diverse subjects that are
C) subjects as diverse as</li>
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<p>The answer is C, but I choose C! Can you explain why it is wrong and the error type of the question?</p>

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<p>1) Notice what happens if 8 are selected. It is possible that 2 of each color are selected. Now when we pick another one color must be repeated so 3 of the same color are guaranteed.
2) If I am understanding the problem correctly it should be A. He inspects four from the beginning. He could inspect a multiple of 12 more by repeating this cycle before stopping. SO the answer should be in the form 12k+4. A is the only number of this form, 64=12*5+4.
I probably should not try to help with the English parts of the SAT.</p>

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<p>Thanks!!! Can anyone help me with writing???</p>

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<p>WMC:

  1. I can’t tell you specifically why the grammar is wrong, but isn’t it obvious that B is the answer? C just doesn’t make coherent sense.
  2. “as predicting” implies that the children are predicting, not the manufacturers (as the sentence is meant to mean), you’d have to replace it with “to predict” for the sentence to make sense.
  3. The “by” makes no sense, the “by” implies that the pioneering itself gave him the nickname. Just delete the “by” and it’s fine.
  4. “diverse subjects as” and “diverse subjects that are” are just plain wrong. I honestly can’t tell you the grammatical rule (sorry), but diverse needs to be used as it is in C.</p>
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<p>Thank you!!! Can anyone explains precisely for writing question 4)???</p>