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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..
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
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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