Category: GMAT Math Basics
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How to Solve GMAT Motion Problems
GMAT motion problems can be the most challenging word problems. Learn key motion formulas and practice questions you’ll see on test day!
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GMAT Math: How to Divide by a Square Root
A lot of students prepping for GMAT Quant, especially those GMAT students away from math for a long time, get lost when trying to divide by a square root. However, dividing by square roots is not something that should intimidate you. With a short refresher course, you’ll be able to divide by square roots in […]
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GMAT Quant: Rates and Ratios
What are rates and ratios? How do rate and ratios problems differ? Hint: Not that much. Original photo by Pierre Rougier In fact, rates are just ratios in disguise. Here are a four GMAT practice problems exploring rates and ratios. Remember: no calculator! Rates and Ratios Practice Problems 1) Someone on a skateboard is traveling 12 miles […]
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Practice Problems on Powers and Roots
Here are ten reasonably challenging problems on powers and roots. Solutions follow the problems. Remember, no calculator! Statement #1: x < 1 Statement #2: x > –1 4 8 14 28 42 5) If A is an integer, what is the value of A? 11 30 45 75 225 Powers & roots This is […]
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GMAT Practice Questions with Fractions and Decimals
Here are ten problems on fractions and decimals, some of which are quite challenging. Remember, no calculator! (A) 0.1 (B) 1 (C) 10 (D) 100 (E) 1000 6) Suppose you have access to a large vat of distilled water, several gallons large. You have two precise measuring pipettes, one to measure exactly 1/3 of an […]
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GMAT Math: The Uses and Abuses of Formulas
First, a few practice problems: 1) In the figure above, AC = BC = 8, angle C = 90°, and the circular arc has its center at point C. Find the area of the shaded region. 2) Employees at a company will vote for an executive team of five people from eight qualified candidates. The […]
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Backsolving on GMAT Math
First of all, try these challenging GMAT Problem Solving practice problems without a calculator. (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5 (E) 6 2) In the month of August, Pentheus Corporation made $200,000 in profit. Pentheus made 6% of that profit on the second Wednesday of August. If the profits that day were approximately […]
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GMAT Quant: Arithmetic with Inequalities
Here are four GMAT Data Sufficiency questions involving inequalities. Full solutions will come at the end of this article. The arithmetic of equations: a review First of all, let’s review what should be more familiar — the arithmetic of equations. Suppose A = B and P = Q. The soundbyte is: you can combine […]
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GMAT Quantitative: Ratio and Proportions
First, a bank of eight practice problems 1) A certain zoo has mammal and reptiles and birds, and no other animals. The ratio of mammals to reptiles to birds is 11: 8:5. How many birds are in the zoo? Statement (1): there are twelve more mammals in the zoo than there are reptiles Statement (2): […]
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GMAT Quant: Mathematical Grouping Symbols
Many folks remember Order of Operations by means of the mnemonic PEMDAS. Just for review, PEMDAS is a quick way to remember the following order of mathematical prioritization: Priority #1: P = Parentheses Priority #2: E = Exponents Priority #3: MD = Multiplication & Division Priority #4: AS = Addition and Subtraction A few things […]