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GMAT Number Properties

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The single most-tested topic on the GMAT Quantitative Section is something called "Number Properties."  In a way, this statement, while absolutely true, is a bit deceptive.  It's like saying the…

Auxiliary (Helping) Verbs and Number on the GMAT

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First of all, try this GMAT Sentence Correction practice problem.   1) Knocked from the asteroid belt, an asteroid that comes close to Earth may be captured by Earth's gravitational…

GMAT Probability and Counting Techniques

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This is the third in a series of probability articles for the GMAT Quantitative Section.  In the first, I discussed the "AND" and "OR" rules for probability.  In the second, I discussed…

GMAT Grammar: A Quirky Idiom for Comparisons

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This is an idiom that demonstrates some of the quirkiest aspects of the English language, aspects that often frustrate non-native speakers in the process of learning English.   This idiom concerns…

How Long Should I Study for the GMAT?

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Suppose you know, or at least you suspect, that you want to go to business school at some point in the not-too-distant future.  You know that you have to take…

GMAT idioms: Can You Believe That?

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Before a discussion of this cluster of idioms, take a look at these practice GMAT Sentence Correction questions. 1) Supply-side economics believes in the national economy growing most vigorously both through reducing taxes,…

Should I Take the GRE for Business School?

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What does business school have to do with the GRE? Unlike the GMAT, which only those applying to business school sit for, the GRE is typically known as a test…

Re-thinking Pythagoras: Is a triangle obtuse?

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The Pythagorean Theorem is one of the most remarkable theorems in all of mathematics.  It has a treasure trove of ramification up its sleeve, any one of which could provide you with…

GMAT Math: the Probability “At Least” Question

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In the first post in this series, I spoke about the AND rule and the OR rule in probability.  Now, we will focus on probability question involve the words "at least."  First, some practice…

GMAT Preposition “with”

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Prepositions in English display a powerful diversity of uses.  In the previous preposition article, we talked about the proposition "to".  Here, we will look, at the preposition "with."   The preposition…