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Best way to calculate faster? 13 Jan 2022, 06:14
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Hi,

first time posting here.

Any tipps on how to improve mental calculations / decrease the time to do so?

On harder questions I lose too much time writing things down and very often make mistakes.

Does anyone know a good app for practicing?
Are there certain rules I should just repeat every day?

I'm trying to find the most efficient way to improve :)

Looking forward to any advice.

Best,

M

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Best way to calculate faster? 13 Jan 2022, 14:52
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oh its the opposite for me. I tend to do mental math but get it wrong sometimes. Therefore I am retraining to write everything down. But this does not answer your question, does it..
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Best way to calculate faster? 14 Jan 2022, 01:30
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Well for gmat quant questions you dont have to be an ace in doing mental calculations , all one is required to be good is at concepts.
I would advise you to solve questions and develop a habit of solving questions step by step than doing mentally.
At this stage do not get distracted by timing , work on getting accuracy...

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Hi,

first time posting here.

Any tipps on how to improve mental calculations / decrease the time to do so?

On harder questions I lose too much time writing things down and very often make mistakes.

Does anyone know a good app for practicing?
Are there certain rules I should just repeat every day?

I'm trying to find the most efficient way to improve :)

Looking forward to any advice.

Best,

M
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Learn basic concepts of number properties, algebra and Geometry.
GMAT will never ask you to do hard calculations.
Just a tip : try to solve questions with different ways.

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