On the GMAT Quantitative section, the Problem Solving questions are just the familiar five-choice multiple choice math problems you have seen on every standardized test since well before puberty. Here, you have discovered a veritable treasure chest of Problem Solving sample questions. Below is a link to thirty-two different articles on this blog, each with [...]
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Slicing up GMAT Circles: Arclength, Sectors, and Pi
Few topics perplex students like circles on the GMAT. “What was the formula for area of a circle, again? I know pi is in there somewhere!” With a few simple insights, though, this entire topic simplifies. First, let’s look at a problem. How do you find the do calculations for something like this? Given that [...]
Five Common GMAT Math Mistakes
A good deal of success in math is simply about careful detail management. If you are, by nature, someone already comfortable with math, highly organized and detail oriented, probably none of these mistakes will plague your work. This is a post for folks who may be a little rusty in math, and need to be [...]
GMAT Sets: Double Matrix Method
Learn this powerful method for unlocking devilishly complicated problems about sets. Practice questions First, try these challenging 700-level practice questions. 1) At Veridux Corporation, there are 250 employees. Of these, 90 are female, and the rest are males. There are a total of 40 managers, and the rest of the employees are associates. If [...]
Exponent Powers on the GMAT
Learn the powerful shortcuts through these problems! Practice Questions Before reading this post, try these three related practice questions. 1) Is a positive? Statement #1: > a Statement #2:> a 2) Is a positive? Statement #1: > a Statement #2: < a 3) Is a positive? Statement #1: < a Statement #2: < a [...]
Sequences on the GMAT
Understand how to handle these tricky upper level Quant problems! Definitions A sequence is a list of numbers that follow some mathematical patterns. More formally, a sequence is a function whose inputs are limited to the positive integers. Terms are denoted by a letter for the whole sequence, and in the subscript, the index, which [...]
A Geometric and Visual Approach to GMAT Math
Sometimes, the best choice from among two options is neither of them! Approaches to the GMAT Quantitative Section Many quantitative problems contain numbers and demand numerical calculations. Others contain variables, and one can use either an algebraic approach or a numeric approach. See this blog post for more on that choice. Folks are often [...]
Variables in GMAT Answer Choices: Algebraic Approach vs. Numerical Approach
Fact: On GMAT Problem Solving, some of the prompts will state quantities in terms of variables, and then expect you to answer in terms of those variables. Such questions are known as “variable in the answer choice” questions (or VICs in some circles). Fact: There are two basic strategies you can use to solve these: [...]
GMAT OG Case Study: Problem Solving Practice Problem #163
Here is the problem that appears in the OG, 12th Edition: Problem Solving Practice Problem #163 This year Henry will save a certain amount of his income, and he will spend the rest. Next year Henry will have no income, but for each dollar he saves this year, he will have 1 + r dollars [...]
