In most likelihood, you will only get one or two combinations/permutations questions per test. Typically, the questions are quite challenging. Knowing the standard formulas won’t be enough; you’ll also have to use logic, and a fair amount of grit. Below is a question that will really force you to think, and rely on that grit. [...]
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How to Approach Complicated Math Problems
Every GRE test is going to have a few math questions that are very difficult. Upon seeing them, you may become completely flustered and believe that there is no way you are able to solve such a question. Oftentimes this is not the case. Rather, you fall into any number of traps that prevent you [...]
GRE Perfect Math Score Challenge
The Revised GRE is a long, grueling test. To get a perfect score on the quantitative section (a 170) you will not only have to answer the difficult questions correctly, but you will also have to answer all of the easy ones. Nonetheless, I’ve focused on the difficult questions for the 170-challenge. I can’t promise [...]
Revised GRE Math Practice Questions: Explanations!
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a Revised GRE Math practice questions post. The math practice questions ranged from relatively easy to very difficult. At the time I provided answers but not explanations. One of my hopes was that students would be able to reason on their own why a certain answer is correct. [...]
Revised GRE Math Practice Questions
Maybe you’ve been prepping for months or maybe this is your first foray on-line to see what this GRE thing is all about. Regardless, you need to do well on Quant, so you want to have a sense of where on the Revised GRE scale of 130 – 170 you are scoring. Below are some [...]
New GRE Multiple Answer Question: Practice Question of the Week #9 Answer!
Here’s the answer to yesterday’s practice problem: If x > 0 and two sides of a certain triangle have lengths and respectively, which of the following could be the length of the third side of the triangle? Indicate all possible lengths. The answers are A, C, and E. Remember, for this MAQ, you must choose [...]
New GRE Multiple Answer Question: Practice Question of the Week #9
This week’s practice problem is a Multiple Answer Question, one of the new questions formats for the revised exam: remember, you can choose more than one answer! If x > 0, and two sides of a certain triangle have lengths and respectively, which of the following could be the length of the third side of [...]
GRE Math – Difficult Multiple-Answer Questions
Have a go at a type of problem that “freaks out” (my students’ own words) test-takers: Which of the following must be greater than , where ? Choose ALL that apply. This is a very difficult, time-consuming problem. Unfortunately, there will be a few such problems on the new GRE math section. The good news [...]
More From the Multiple Answer Questions on the Revised GRE – Challenge Question
A subset of math problems I anticipate students will struggle with on the New GRE involve multiple answer questions. As you can see below, there are 8 possible answer choices, any of which can be correct. In many ways, this can be more devious than a numeric entry question. A group of x applicants is [...]
Ready for a New Question Type on the Revised GRE?
Just as the verbal section on the Revised GRE is offering up multiple answer questions, so, too, will the math section. The new GRE is officially calling these Multiple Choice Questions: Select One or More Answers. For brevity’s sake, I’m going to call them Multiple Answer Questions. Doesn’t sound much more complicated than the Sentence [...]
