GMAT official practice exams "+" symbol vs division symbol

Question

Does anyone else have issues seeing the (+) symbol in questions like these on official practice exams? its happened more than once where the + sign looks like a division symbol. I have missed many easy questions due to reading this as a division symbol instead of +. Should i just assume that the GMAT wont use division symbols like that?

Thanks in advance

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Thanks in advance

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

One thing you could try is highlighting the symbol with your cursor.

bb · Answer

Looking at your screenshot, I can totally see how it looks like division 😣

There is always a bit of a risk with formula-heavy questions. I was somewhat paranoid about them when taking the GMAT. AT the test center, I found the monitor sitting quite far from me, and at low resolution so it was grainy but big. Highlighting is one option (when it works). I found most of the time GMAT would have division done as a fraction.

This can also be the display distortions at certain zoom levels in the browser. I know on GMAT Club at 110%, some icons have a strike through them for unknown reasons. They don't display those at 125% or 100%. Kind of nutty.

AjiteshArun · Answer

Hi Ltieu01,

This could be a problem with the font itself, but practically speaking, you can:

1. Try turning subpixel rendering (ClearType in Windows) on/off. You can find this in Settings -> Personalisation -> Fonts.

2. Try decreasing your monitor resolution or try zooming in using your browser controls.

All my GMATs have been test-centre appointments, and I haven't faced this issue yet (relatively low-resolution monitors, larger than most laptop screens).

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