Finding smart ways to solve questions quickly - Quant Prepathon Lesson 5

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Hope you got some really helpful insights from the first 4 lessons of 7-Days, 7-Lessons, 1-Objective Quant Prepathon. Today we are sharing the 5th lesson of the Prepathon. In this lesson, we will help you understand how you can find smart ways to solve questions. Not just we would also help you learn how to identify questions that can be solved smartly and the ones that shouldn't be. We have covered this skill in detail in this video lesson along with an example question. Make sure you go through the video completely to learn the skill set.

We will share the 1st practice question of Day 5 soon after this post and we will attach the links in this post as well. All the best and feel free to put your questions in the comments below! Here’s the mega-thread where we will be sharing links to all the Prepathon related posts. So, enjoy learning some key Quant skills over the next 3 days through this Prepathon and stand a chance to win some exciting prizes too!

Format of the Prepathon

Let me familiarize you with the format of the Prepathon, so that you gain the maximum from your participation.

Everyday, we will focus on 1 key skill needed to answer GMAT Quant questions under 2 mins. To help you build the skill we will do the following:

• Video Lesson – We will share a video lesson around 8pm IST/2:30 pm UTC explaining the skill in detail along with a sample question & solution to help you internalize the skill
• Practice Question 1 – After 1 hr, we will share the 1st Practice Question to help you apply the skill properly. You can submit your answers within next 24 hrs to be earn points for the competition.
• Practice Question 2 – After 30-45 mins, we will share the 2nd Practice Question to solidify your understanding further. You can submit your answers within next 24 hrs to be earn points for the competition.

During the prepathon, we will be live on the platform. So, feel free to ask us any doubts that you’ve related to the application of the skills. We will be happy to take them up in the respective posts. The questions will be posted under relevant sub-forums but this post will act as a Mega-thread with links to all of our Prepathon Videos and Posts in one place.

Link to Quant Prepathon Main Thread

If you want to access the other posts of the Prepathon and participate in it, bookmark the Megathread of the Prepathon. Stay tuned and Enjoy learning!
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