UMAT 2010 Question Thread

[Boots]

These are the circumstances

Divorce rate increased btw 1980-1990
Conlcusion: no. of children living with single parents increase by 20% btw 1980-1990

I understand that more marriage will mean there will be less children living with single parents and that if single parents leave the EAST there will a decrease in their abundance.

BUT HOW THE HELL is a decrease in marriages supposed to weaken this conclusion?

[mikee65]

ey stone do you the session times for the UMAT, is it one from 9-11:45 then another at 12 or..

[Boots]

Why isn't B correct? the passage says that life expectancy is increased and so wouldn't the number of people with dementia also increase since they have a larger life expectacy than b4?

Also, C says at least 224000 in the passage they say 224000

[Greggler]

lol some of the middle of the sequences ones by medentry arre an absolute joke..

i'll be skipping them on the actual thing probs and just saving them for the end or something lol

[stonecold]

Stonecold I still don't understand A.

The criticism is that the savings are made because the workers are underpaid.
How does 90% of the funds allocated to healthcare for elderly given to home attendents strengthen the criticism?

Please explain further, I feel so dumb x(

okay i don't know why, but i'm gonna talk about ice cream.

say someone tells you that you could ran ice cream shop for x amount of dollars, and they also tell you that the sugar to make the ice cream costs a certain amount per kilo....however the dirty SOB lied, and matter of fact, the cost of sugar is considerably higher than the price which they told you.  worse still, not only is it now going to cost you more for the sugar, but you also discover that sugar costs make up 90% of your entire operating costs.  so basically 90% of the costs associated with running the business have increased.

this is BAD haha....catch my drift.  sorry if it is a sucky explanation.

[stonecold]

ey stone do you the session times for the UMAT, is it one from 9-11:45 then another at 12 or..

pretty much.   i take a couple minute break between sections sometimes for a drink or toilet or whatever...

[stonecold]

medentry, you are a joke.  this isn't a pattern....it looks like someone spilt paint on a piece of paper!

what's wrong with this pattern? its better than other awful ones they've put up

@kenhung, I think they mean 90 degrees

yahh, my bad.  it actually makes sense.  their explanation is dismal though.   i just saw 900 and 450 degrees and i was like you have got to be fucking joking!

[Boots]

Stonecold I still don't understand A.

The criticism is that the savings are made because the workers are underpaid.
How does 90% of the funds allocated to healthcare for elderly given to home attendents strengthen the criticism?

Please explain further, I feel so dumb x(

okay i don't know why, but i'm gonna talk about ice cream.

say someone tells you that you could ran ice cream shop for x amount of dollars, and they also tell you that the sugar to make the ice cream costs a certain amount per kilo....however the dirty SOB lied, and matter of fact, the cost of sugar is considerably higher than the price which they told you.  worse still, not only is it now going to cost you more for the sugar, but you also discover that sugar costs make up 90% of your entire operating costs.  so basically 90% of the costs associated with running the business have increased.

this is BAD haha....catch my drift.  sorry if it is a sucky explanation.

got it. thanks bro

[mikee65]

hey again guys, this ones from S.3 in exam 4

couldn't my explanation be as good as theirs?

[mikee65]

ey stone do you the session times for the UMAT, is it one from 9-11:45 then another at 12 or..

pretty much.   i take a couple minute break between sections sometimes for a drink or toilet or whatever...

nah lol I mean on the actual exam day.

[stonecold]

ey stone do you the session times for the UMAT, is it one from 9-11:45 then another at 12 or..

pretty much.   i take a couple minute break between sections sometimes for a drink or toilet or whatever...

nah lol I mean on the actual exam day.

Oh, sorry. Umm I don't think you get up between sections or anything, however I think it takes a while for the switch between sections, so you may get a couple of minutes break between sections.

Can anyone confirm?

Also, where is the test centre.  Please say City.

[iffets12345]

We definately get a break I think... I thought it was like the Macrob/melb high test where u get 10 mins break?
It's in the City, something about Flinders I recall.
And stonecold, lol at you, you're working so hard at UMAt but u haven't thought about the real details XD

[Boots]

no there is no break and it is held at caulfield racecourse if you do not live in the country

[stonecold]

aww shit!  how am I going to get there without relying on public transport...

ffs my mum just started full time work.  like it couldn't have waited another 3 weeks? *sighs*

edit: anyone got their info letter/entry ticket yet?

[stonecold]

How is the answer not B.  IMO option C is a ridiculous assumption...