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What’s the Kind of Math on the GRE Quantitative Reasoning Section? A Breakdown
Unless you’re a math major, chances are that when you start preparing for the GRE, it’s been a while since you took a math class. Your algebra skills, once sharp and shiny, are rusty. Formulas you once knew are getting mixed up and mixed around. Your times tables have...
Anatomy of GRE Quantitative Reasoning Section
Unlike GMAT quant, each GRE quantitative reasoning section is non-adaptive and can be navigated – you can visit and revisit any of the twenty questions for the duration of the thirty-five minute time limit. Each GRE quantitative section is also predictable in terms of...
GMAT Focus Edition and Current Edition 2023
The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is undergoing significant changes with the introduction of the GMAT Focus Edition 2023. The new GMAT is designed to meet the evolving needs of business schools and employers and emphasizes higher-order reasoning skills and...
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Introduction to Combinatorics & Permutations
GMAT Combinatorics. It’s a phrase that’s stricken fear in the hearts of many of my students. And it makes sense because so few of us are taught anything about it growing up. But the good news is that, despite the scary title, what you need to know for GMAT...
Triangle Inequality Rule
One of the less-common but still need-to-know rules tested on the GMAT is the “triangle inequality” rule, which allows you to draw conclusions about the length of the third side of a triangle given information about the lengths of the other two sides. Often times,...
GMAT 3-Month Study Plan
One of the most crucial decisions to make before you start preparing for the GMAT test is to decide when is the latest and/or earliest time to start preparing in order to do well on the exam. Giving an answer to this question is not as straightforward and easy as it...
Taking the GMAT Exam in Atlanta
Table of Contents: What does the test center look like? Test center holidays Tips About ¾ of the way through your extensive GMAT prep you should begin to start planning your test day, including scheduling the test, preparing your trip to the test center, and even...
Taking the GMAT in Toronto
Table of Contents: Who administers the GMAT test? What does the test center look like? Where are the test centers located? Test center holidays Top MBA programs in the area Tips Test Day FAQs About ¾ of the way through your extensive GMAT prep you should begin to...
Similar Triangles – GMAT Geometry
Triangles, and Geometry in general, are something you need to master as much as you can before your GMAT exam. It can seem complicated in the beginning, but once you start working with different geometric objects and its shapes, thing will definitely get easier. The...
Taking the GMAT in Los Angeles
Table of Contents: Who administers the GMAT test? What does the test center look like? Where are the test centers located? Test center holidays Top MBA programs in the area Tips Test Day FAQs About ¾ of the way through your extensive GMAT prep you should begin to...
GMAT Data Sufficiency Introduction
As a GMAT test-taker, you are probably familiar with data sufficiency problems. These are one of the two question types that you will come across in the GMAT quant section, and you will find up to 10 of them on the exam. The rest of the 31 questions will be...
Taking the GMAT in Washington DC
Table of Contents: Who administers the GMAT test? What does the test center look like? Where are the test centers located? Test center holidays Top MBA programs in the area Tips Test Day FAQs About ¾ of the way through your extensive GMAT prep you should begin to...
Isosceles Triangles and Data Sufficiency
Although we’ve already discussed isosceles triangles a bit during our discussion of 45-45-90 (i.e. isosceles right) triangles, it’s worth discussing some other contexts in which you may see isosceles triangles on the GMAT, specifically on Data Sufficiency problems. ...
GMAT Test Day FAQs and Checklist
GMAT Test Day Checklist The GMAT has strict rules and guidelines for test-takers, that’s why it is important for you to be prepared beforehand to avoid unnecessary fees such as rescheduling one for your test appointment. In this article, you will find some advice for...
Taking the GMAT Exam in Chicago
Table of Contents: Who administers the GMAT test? What does the test center look like? Where are the test centers located? Test center holidays Top MBA programs in the area Tips Test Day FAQs About ¾ of the way through your extensive GMAT prep you should begin to...
Rope Problem – Graphic Solution Path
Hi guys! Today we're going to look at the rope problem. And this is a fairly straight forward problem with an excellent graphic solution path. But there are some obstacles in our way to that graphic solution path. Obstacles To Avoid The first thing to watch out for...
Counting Primes Exponent Inequality – GMAT Problem
Today, we are looking at counting a primes exponent inequality problem. Despite all those scary terms, this one is actually fairly straightforward once you master the ability to count prime factors. Counting primes is all about understanding how many versions of each...
The Area of an Equilateral Triangle
As promised, we will now connect the 30-60-90 triangle to the equilateral triangle, specifically its area. There is a formula for the area of an equilateral triangle as it relates to the length of its side s, and it is as follows: But more likely than not for the...
Averages Problem No.1 : Test Averages
Hey guys, today we're going to take a look at the test averages problem. This is a very straightforward mathematically oriented average problem or at least it can be. But there are very strong graphic solution paths here and there's also a really strong sort of...
The 5-12-13 and 7-24-25 Right Triangles
By: Rich Zwelling, Apex GMAT Instructor Date: 12th January, 2021 The 5-12-13 and 7-24-25 Right Triangles Although the 3-4-5 right triangle is by far the most common of the so-called “Pythagorean triples” tested on the GMAT, there are a few others worth knowing. First,...
The 30-60-90 Right Triangle
By: Rich Zwelling, Apex GMAT Instructor Date: 7th January, 2021 30-60-90 Right Triangle In a previous piece, we covered the 45-45-90 right triangle, also known as the isosceles right triangle. There is another so-called “special right triangle” commonly tested on the...
45-45-90 Right Triangle – GMAT Geometry Guide
By: Rich Zwelling, Apex GMAT Instructor Date: 6th January, 2021 45-45-90 Right Triangle Another of the commonly tested triangles on the GMAT is the 45-45-90, also known as the isosceles right triangle. Know that term, as it could appear by name in a question. As shown...
The 3-4-5 Right Triangle – GMAT Geometry Guide
By: Rich Zwelling, Apex GMAT Instructor Date: 17th December, 2020 Right Triangle Identities: 3-4-5 Right triangles always adhere to the same basic relationship, reflected by the Pythagorean Theorem, or a² + b² = c², where a, b, and c match the triangle sides as...
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