Challenging GMAT Math Practice Questions
Here are fifteen challenging questions for GMAT math practice, with explanations below. Can you keep the GMAT Quant pace, doing these in under 90 seconds each? As always, no calculator! 1) Let...
View ArticleGMAT Quant: Must Be True Problems
First, try these challenging GMAT practice problems. Give yourself a strict time-limit of six minutes for the set. 1) If A is a number, which of the following must be true for any A? 2) If F and G are...
View ArticleHow to Plug in Numbers on GMAT Math Questions
First, a few practice GMAT math questions. 1) Last year, the price of a vacation package was P. At the beginning of this year, the price went up 40%. Lucas used a travel voucher to purchase the...
View ArticleGMAT 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?...
View ArticleLeft Overs Ratios and a Double Matrix from the QA Webinar
We recently issued a call for you, and other students, to submit questions that we could answer in a video series. There were a lot of great submissions, and the ones that we thought useful for a broad...
View ArticleCompound Interest on the GMAT
First, a few practice problems. Remember: no calculator! 1) If $5,000,000 is the initial amount placed in an account that collects 7% annual interest, which of the following compounding rates would...
View ArticleAsking Excellent Questions
Success on the GMAT depends on many skills, and one skill that can help a student make enormous progress is the skill of asking excellent questions. In order to discuss this skill, first let’s look at...
View ArticleGMAT Tuesdays with Kevin: Problem Solving – Co-Prime
Hello! 🙂 This week, we’re tackling the GMAT math through a question that a student brought up. At first, the problem seems like a plug-and-chug kind of problem. But with the help of a crucial insight,...
View ArticleChallenging GMAT Problems with Exponents and Roots
Here are twelve challenging problems related to the topic of exponents & roots. Remember, no calculator. (A) 17 (B) 19 (C) 21 (D) 23 (E) 27 4) Rank the following quantities in order, from smallest...
View ArticleGMAT Practice Problems: Variables in the Answer Choices
1) Jennifer can buy watches at a price of B dollars per watch, which she marks up by a certain percentage before selling. If she makes a total profit of T by selling N watches, then in terms of B and T...
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