,Table of Contents
1.0 What Is the GMAT®?
1.1 Why Take the GMAT® Exam?
1.2 GMAT® Exam Format
1.3 What Is the Content of the Test Like?
1.4 Quantitative Section
1.5 Verbal Section
1.6 What Computer Skills Will I Need?
1.7 What Are the Test Centers Like?
1.8 How Are Scores Calculated?
1.9 Analytical Writing Assessment Scores
1.10 Test Development Process
2.0 How to Prepare
2.1 How Can I Best Prepare to Take the Test?
2.2 What About Practice Tests?
2.3 Where Can I Get Additional Practice?
2.4 General Test-Taking Suggestions
3.0 Math Review
3.1 Arithmetic
3.2 Algebra
3.3 Geometry
3.4 Word Problems
4.0 Problem Solving
4.1 Test-Taking Strategies
4.2 The Directions
4.3 Sample Questions
4.4 Answer Key
4.5 Answer Explanations
5.0 Data Sufficiency
5.1 Test-Taking Strategies
5.2 The Directions
5.3 Sample Questions
5.4 Answer Key
5.5 Answer Explanations
Appendix A: Answer Sheets
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1.0 What Is the GMAT®?
1.1 Why Take the GMAT® Exam?
1.2 GMAT® Exam Format
1.3 What Is the Content of the Test Like?
1.4 Quantitative Section
1.5 Verbal Section
1.6 What Computer Skills Will I Need?
1.7 What Are the Test Centers Like?
1.8 How Are Scores Calculated?
1.9 Analytical Writing Assessment Scores
1.10 Test Development Process
2.0 How to Prepare
2.1 How Can I Best Prepare to Take the Test?
2.2 What About Practice Tests?
2.3 Where Can I Get Additional Practice?
2.4 General Test-Taking Suggestions
3.0 Math Review
3.1 Arithmetic
3.2 Algebra
3.3 Geometry
3.4 Word Problems
4.0 Problem Solving
4.1 Test-Taking Strategies
4.2 The Directions
4.3 Sample Questions
4.4 Answer Key
4.5 Answer Explanations
5.0 Data Sufficiency
5.1 Test-Taking Strategies
5.2 The Directions
5.3 Sample Questions
5.4 Answer Key
5.5 Answer Explanations
Appendix A: Answer Sheets
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End User License Agreement
,THE OFFICIAL GUIDE FOR GMAT®
QUANTITATIVE REVIEW 2016
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Copyright © 2015 by the Graduate Management Admission Council. All rights reserved.
Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means,
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