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ThePrincetonReviewPublishingTeamRobFranek,Editor-in-ChiefDavidSoto,SeniorDirector,DataOperationsStephenKoch,SeniorManager,DataOperationsDeborahWeber,DirectorofProductionJasonUllmeyer,ProductionDesignManagerJenniferChapman,SeniorProductionArtistSelenaCoppock,DirectorofEditorialOrionMcBean,SeniorEditorAaronRiccio,SeniorEditorMeaveShelton,SeniorEditorChrisChimera,EditorPatriciaMurphy,EditorLauraRose,EditorPenguinRandomHousePublishingTeamTomRussell,VP,PublisherAlisonStoltzfus,SeniorDirector,PublishingBrettWright,SeniorEditorEmilyHoffman,AssistantManagingEditorEllenReed,ProductionManagerSuzanneLee,DesignerEugeniaLo,PublishingAssistantThePrincetonReview110East42ndSt,7thFloorNewYork,NY10017Copyright©2023byTPREducationIPHoldings,LLC.Allrightsreserved.PublishedintheUnitedStatesbyPenguinRandomHouse,LLC,NewYork.TermsofService:ThePrincetonReviewOnlineCompanionTools(“StudentTools”)forretailbooksareavailableforonlythetwomostrecenteditionsofthatbook.StudentToolsmaybeactivatedonlyoncepereligiblebookpurchasedforatotalof24monthsofaccess.ActivationofStudentToolsmorethanonceperbookisindirectviolationoftheseTermsofServiceandmayresultindiscontinuationofaccesstoStudentToolsServices.ISBN9780593516911EbookISBN9780593516928

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GMATisaregisteredtrademarkandownedbytheGraduateManagementAdmissionCouncil(GMAC).ThePrincetonReviewisnotaffiliatedwithPrincetonUniversity.Thematerialinthisbookisup-to-dateatthetimeofpublication.However,changesmayhavebeeninstitutedbythetestingbodyinthetestafterthisbookwaspublished.Ifthereareanyimportantlate-breakingdevelopments,changes,orcorrectionstothematerialsinthisbook,wewillpostthatinformationonlineintheStudentTools.RegisteryourbookandcheckyourStudentToolstoseeifthereareanyupdatespostedthere.Editor:PatriciaMurphyProductionArtist:AmandaShurginProductionEditor:SarahLittandLyssaMandelForcustomerservice,pleasecontacteditorialsupport@review.com,andbesuretoinclude:ofulltitleofthebookeISBN*pagenumbera_prh_6.0_144228926_c0_r0fStudyxy

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AcknowledgmentsOurGMATcourseismuchmorethanclevertechniquesandpowerfulcomputerscorereports;thereasonourresultsaregreatisthatourteacherscaresomuchabouttheirstudents.ThankstoalltheteacherswhohavemadetheGMATcoursesosuccessful,butinparticularthecoregroupofteachersanddevelopmentpeoplewhohelpedgetitofftheground:AliciaErnst,TomMeltzer,PaulFoglino,JohnSheehan,MarkSawula,NellGoddin,TeresaConnelly,PhillipYee,KimberlyBethHollingsworth,BobbyHood,ChrisChimera,ChrisHinkle,PeterHanink,CathyEvins,andDougScripture.SpecialthankstoJohnFulmerandKyleFoxfortheirvaluablecontributionstothe2024editionofthisbook.SpecialthankstoAdamRobinson,whoconceivedofandperfectedtheJoeBloggsapproachtostandardizedtestsandmanyoftheothersuccessfultechniquesusedbyThePrincetonReview.Wearealso,asalways,veryappreciativeofthetimeandattentiongiventoeachpagebyAmandaShurgin,SarahLitt,LyssaMandel,andJasonUlimeyer.

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ContentsGetMore(Free)ContentLettertotheTest-TakerPartI:Orientation1Introduction2CrackingtheAdaptiveSections:BasicPrinciples3CrackingtheAdaptiveSections:IntermediatePrinciples4CrackingtheAdaptiveSections:AdvancedPrinciples5TakingtheGMATPartll:DiagnosticTest16DiagnosticTest17DiagnosticTest1:AnswersandExplanations8StudyGuidesPartlll:HowtoCracktheQuantitativeGMAT9GMATMath:BasicPrinciples10POEandGMATMath11DataSufficiency:BasicPrinciples12Arithmetic13Algebra14PluggingIn15AppliedArithmetic16Geometry

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17NumberTheory18AdvancedDataSufficiency19HardMathPartIV:HowtoCracktheVerbalGMAT20SentenceCorrection21ReadingComprehension22CriticalReasoningPartV:HowtoCracktheIntegratedReasoningGMAT23IntegratedReasoning:Basics24IntegratedReasoning:StrategiesPartVI:HowtoCracktheAnalyticalWritingAssessment25AnalyticalWritingAssessmentPartVII:AnswerKeytoDrillsPartVIII:DiagnosticTest226DiagnosticTest227DiagnosticTest2:AnswersandExplanationsPartIX:ThePrincetonReviewGMATMathandVerbalWarm-UpQuestionsandExplanations28GMATMathandVerbalWarm-UpQuestions29GMATMathandVerbalWarm-UpQuestions:AnswersandExplanations

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PartX:ThePrincetonReviewGMATMathandVerbalPracticeBinsandExplanations30GMATMathandVerbalPracticeBins31GMATMathandVerbalPracticeBins:AnswersandExplanations_144228926_

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*Researchadmissionsratesandaveragetestscoresfordozensofpopularbusinessschools*AccesstheBusinessSchoolInsider,ourguidetofinancialaid,admissions,writingwinningapplicationessays,MBAjobprospects,andmore«Checktoseeiftherehavebeenanycorrectionsorupdatestothisedition«GetourtakeonanyrecentorpendingupdatestotheGMATLookForTheseIconsThroughoutTheBookPREMIUMPORTALONLINEVIDEOTUTORIALSONLINEARTICLESONLINEPRACTICEDRILLSONLINEPRACTICETESTSPROVENTECHNIQUES

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APPLIEDSTRATEGIESTIME-SAVINGTIPOTHERREFERENCESWATCHOUT

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DearTest-Taker,ThereisalotofcontentthatcouldbetestedontheGMAT.Virtuallyallthatcontentiscoveredinthisbook.Therefore,thisbookisverylong.Wesetouttocreateabookwithasimplegoalinmind:wewantyoutoachievetheGMATscoreofyourdreams.We'veloadedthisbookwithenoughpracticequestions,tests,anddiscussionabouttheGMATthatnothingyouseeontestdayisgoingtobeasurprisetoyou.Beforeyouevenseeasinglequestion,youaregoingtobeprovidedwithinformationanddetailstogiveyouconfidencethattheGMATistherighttestforyoutotaketohelpachieveyourcareergoals.Overtheyears,ThePrincetonReviewhaslearnedalotofimportantlessonsaboutpreparingtotakestandardizedtests.ManyofthoselessonsthatpertaintotheGMATareinthepagesofthisbook.Butwe'vealsolearnedalotoflessonsaboutstudentssuchasyourself.Andcentraltothoselessonsisthatnotwostudentsfollowthesamepathtosuccess.Someofyouaregoingtothoroughlycombthrougheverypage,takeeverypracticetest,sendquestionstooureditorialteam,andthinkaboutnearlynothingelseuntiltestday.Ifthissoundslikeyou,thenyou'regoingtolovethisbook.Youmightevengiveitapermanentspotonyourmantle.Othersofyouwantabookthathelpsyoutriagehowtospendyourtime.Youhaveonlysomanyhoursadayorweektodevotetoyourstudies.You'regoingtoseeabookthisbig,thatfeelsthisheavy,andknowyouareunlikelytoseeeverypageandworkthroughevery

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question.Ifthissoundslikeyou,thenwehavegoodnews.Youarealsogoingtolovethisbook.Theopeningdiagnostictestisgoingtogiveyouagoodsenseofwhereyouarewitheachquestiontype.Thecustomized2-,4-and6-weekstudyguidesaregoingtohelpyouevaluatethatfirstdiagnostictestandgiveyouaplanforhowtomovethroughthisbook.Theclosingdiagnostictestisgoingtoletyouknowjusthowfaryou'vecomeandwhatyoustillmayneedtobrushupontomaximizeyourscore.Inshort,wecreatedabookthatyoucanusetomaximizeyourtimeinordertomaximizeyourscore.Wethinkyou'llloveit.Butdon’ttakeourwordforit.Seeforyourself.Happystudying,ThePrincetonReview

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PartIOrientation1Introduction2CrackingtheAdaptiveSections:BasicPrinciples3CrackingtheAdaptiveSections:IntermediatePrinciples4CrackingtheAdaptiveSections:AdvancedPrinciples5TakingtheGMAT

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Chapter1IntroductionCongratulationsonyourdecisiontoattendbusinessschool,andwelcometoGMATPremiumPrep,2024Edition!PreparingfortheGMATisanimportantpartoftheprocess,solet’sgetstarted.ThischapterwillprovideyouwithastrategicplanforacingtheGMAT,aswellasanoverviewofthetestitself,includingquestionformatsandinformationonhowthetestisscored.

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HOWTOUSETHISBOOK:ASTRATEGICPLANFORACINGTHEGMAT1.LearntheFamedPrincetonReviewTest-TakingStrategiesInthenextfewchapters,you’llfindthestrategiesthathavegivenourGMATstudentstheedgeforover20years.NeedExtraPractice?GotoyourStudentToolstoaccesstheOnlineQuestionBank.Seethispageforinstructions.2.LearntheSpecificMathandVerbalSkillsYou'llNeedOurcoursesincludeanextremelythoroughreviewofthemathandverbalskillsourstudentsneedtoacetheGMAT,andthisbookwillgiveyouthatsamereview.3.PracticeEachTypeofQuestion—attheDifficultyLevelYouNeedtoMasterTwooftheGMAT’ssections,theQuantitativeandVerbalsections,arecomputeradaptive.Thesesectionsquicklyfocusonyourabilitylevelandthenmostlygiveyouquestionsatorjustabovethatlevel.Itmakessenseforyoutopracticeonthelevelofproblemyouwillactuallyseeduringthetest.GMATPremiumPrepistheonlybookouttherewithpracticequestionsgroupedbydifficulty.Pagesafterpagesofpracticequestionsarearrangedatthebackofthisbookindifficulty“bins”—justlikethequestionsontherealGMAT—sothatyoucanconcentrateonthequestionlevelyouwillhavetoanswerontheactualtestinordertogetthescoreyouneed.

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TheIntegratedReasoningsectionoftheGMATisnotcomputeradaptive.We’veprovidedtwocompleteIntegratedReasoningsectionsatthebackofthisbooktohelpyouprepareforthissectionofthetest.ToregisterfortheGMAT:800-717-GMATToreachGMACCustomerService:866-505-6559or703-668-96054.PeriodicallyTakeSimulatedGMATstoMeasureYourProgressAsyouworkthroughthebook,you’llwanttotakeouronlinepracticeteststoseehowyou'redoing.ThesetestscloselymimictheGMATsoyoucanbecomefamiliarwiththetest’scontentandstructure.OurtestsincludeadaptivesectionsfortheQuantitativeandVerbalsectionsandanon-adaptivesectionfortheIntegratedReasoningsection.OurpracticetestscanbefoundatPrincetonReview.com.Inaddition,weactivelyencouragestudentstouseTheOfficialGuideforGMATReview,whichispublishedbytheGraduateManagementAdmissionCouncil(GMAC).ItcontainsactualtestquestionsfrompreviousadministrationsoftheGMAT.YoushouldalsotakeatleastoneoftherealpracticetestsavailablethroughtheGMATwebsite,www.mba.com.yourtests.Pleaserefertothe“GetMore(Free)Content”onthispagetolearnhowtodojustthat.5.HoneYourSkills

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Usingthedetailedscorereportsfromyourpracticeexamsandthediagnostictests,you’llbeabletozeroinonproblemareasandquicklyachieveproficiencythroughadditionalpractice.Andasyourscorerisesontheadaptivesections,thisbookisreadywithmoredifficultquestionbinstokeepyouontrackforthescoreyouneed.YoucanusethetwoIntegratedReasoningchaptersinthisbook,andtheIntegratedReasoningDrillsonyourStudentToolstohelpyouprepareforyourpracticetestsandyourrealGMAT.6.KeepTrackoftheApplicationProcessThroughoutthebook,youwillfindinformativesidebarsexplaininghowandwhentoregisterforthetest,howandwhentoapplytobusinessschool,theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofapplyingearly,andmuchmore.Plus,atPrincetonReview.com,you’llbeabletotakeadvantageofourpowerfulweb-basedtoolstomatchyourselfwithschoolsthatmeetyourneedsandpreferences.——ToregisterfortheGMAT:www.mba.comWHATISTHEGRADUATEMANAGEMENTADMISSIONTEST?TheGraduateManagementAdmissionTest(GMAT)isastandardizedtestthatbusinessschoolsuseasatooltodecidewhomtheyaregoingtoacceptintotheirMBAprograms.WhereDoestheGMATComeFrom?TheGMATispublishedandadministeredbytheGraduateManagementAdmissionCouncil(GMAC),aprivatecompany.We’lltellyoumoreaboutthemlateroninthisbook.

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MoreGreatResources!Checkoutouronlineguide,TheBestBusinessSchools,forprofilesofthenation’stopb-schools:www.princetonreview.com/business-school-rankings/best-business-schoolsWhatDoestheTestLookLike?TheGMATisofferedonlyoncomputer.The3.5-hourtestisadministeredatapprovedtestingcentersorbyonlineappointmentforthosewhowishtotaketheGMATinafamiliarenvironment,suchastheirhome.Youenteryourmultiple-choiceanswersonthescreenwithamouse;youmustcomposeyouressayfortheWritingAssessmentsectiononthecomputeraswell.1.One30-minuteessaytobewrittenonthecomputerwithagenericword-processingprogram2.One30-minute,12-question,multiple-choiceIntegratedReasoningsection.SomeIntegratedReasoningquestionscanhavemultipleparts.(optionalbreak)3.A62-minute,31-questionmultiple-choiceQuantitativesection(optionalbreak)4.A65-minute,36-questionmultiple-choiceVerbalsectionStudyXY

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Onaverage,thiswouldgiveyoutwominutesforeachquantitativequestionandalittlelessthantwominutesforeachverbalquestion—butyouwillfindthatourPrincetonReviewstrategieswillslightlyrevisethesetimes.Youmustansweraquestioninordertogettothenextquestion—whichmeansthatyoucan’tskipaquestionandcomebacktoit.Andwhileyouarenotrequiredtofinishanyofthesections,yourscorewillbeadjusteddownwardtoreflectquestionsyoudonotcomplete.OneachoftheQuantitativeandVerbalsections,approximatelyone-quarterofthequestionsyouencounterwillbeexperimentalandwillnotcounttowardyourscore.Thesequestions,whichwillbemixedinamongtheregularquestions,aretheresothetestcompanycantryoutnewquestionsforfuturetests.We’llhavemuchmoretosayabouttheexperimentalquestionslater.ButWait,There’sMoreOneofthefirstoptionsyou’llencounterwhentakingtheGMATistheoptiontochoosefromoneofthreepossibleordersfortheexamsections.Youpickyourpreferredsectionorderonthedayofthetest.Herearethepossiblesectionorders:Order#1(Classic|Order#2(VerbalOrder#3(QuantitativeOrder)First)First)AnalyticWritingAssessmentVerbalQuantitativeIntegratedReasoningOptional8-minutebreakOptional8-minutebreakIntegratedReasoningIntegratedReasoningVerbal+Studyxy

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AnalyticalWritingAnalyticalWritingAssessmentAssessmentHowDoYouKnowWhatOrdertoPick?Theanswertothatdependsonyourgoalsforthetestandyourlevelofcomfortwiththedifferentsections.AreyoulookingtogetahighQuantitativescore,butyoudon’tcaresomuchabouttheVerbal?HasyourschooltoldyoutheyneverconsidertheessayandIntegratedReasoningsection?AreyougoodatVerbalbutnotsogoodatQuantitative?Theanswertothesequestionsandotherquestionslikethemhelptoinformyoursectionorderchoice.HowDoesThisImpactYourStudying?Werecommendthatyoutakeyourfirsttwotestsusingtheclassicorder.Amajorgoalofyourfirstpracticetestistosimplygetacquaintedwiththesections,questiontypes,content,andtimingoftheGMAT.Amajorgoalofyoursecondpracticetestistostartputtingintousesomeofthebasicapproachesforimportantquestiontypes.Takingyourfirsttwotestsusingtheclassicsectionorderprovidesabaselinescore.Havingestablishedabaselinescore,youcanthentryoutdifferentsectionordersfortheremainingtests.Comparetheresultsofthetestswithdifferentsectionorderstotheresultsofthetestswiththeclassicsectionorderandseeifthereareanyimprovements.Inadditiontolookingforscoreimprovements,youshouldalsopayattentiontoahandfulofotherfactorsaboutyourpreferencesintesttaking.Forinstance,doyouliketoeaseintoatestorhitthegroundrunning?Ifyouliketoeaseintoatest,youmaywanttostickwiththeclassicsectionorder.WhileallpartsofyourGMATscoreareimportant,mostschoolsdoattachlessimportancetoyourAWA(AnalyticalWritingAssessment)andIntegratedReasoningscoresthanyourQuantitativeandVerbalscores.+Studyxy

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Remember,aswell,thatonlytheQuantitativeandVerbalscoresareusedincalculatingtheoverallscore.Doyouliketodothesectionyou'remostworriedaboutfirst?Sometest-takersliketogetthesectionthattheyaremostworriedaboutoutoftheway.Ifthat’syou,you’llprobablywanttopickeithertheVerbalFirstorQuantitativeFirstorders,dependingonwhichsectionyouaremostworriedabout.Areyouworriedaboutfatigue?Mosttest-takersfindtheGMATbothfast-pacedandtiring.Fatiguecanbeaveryrealissue.Ifyouareworriedaboutfatigue,youprobablywanttodoeithertheVerbalFirstorQuantitativeFirstordersastheyplacethetwoleastconsequentialsectionsattheendofthetest.WhatInformationIsTestedontheGMAT?Youwillfindseveraldifferenttypesofmultiple-choicequestionsontheGMAT.Quantitative(31questionstotal)eProblemSolving—approximately16questionseDataSufficiency(astrangetypeofproblemthatexistsonnoothertestintheworld)—approximately15questionsVerbal(36questionstotal)¢ReadingComprehension(testsyourabilitytoanswerquestionsaboutapassage)—approximately12questionseSentenceCorrection(agrammar-relatedquestiontype)—approximately14questionseCriticalReasoning(alogic-basedquestiontyperecycledfromtheLSAT)—approximately10questionsIntegratedReasoning(12questionstotal)

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eTableAnalysis—dataispresentedinasortabletable(likeanExcelspreadsheet);eachquestionusuallyhasthreeparts.eGraphicsInterpretation—achartorgraphisusedtodisplaydata;eachquestionusuallyhastwoparts;answersareselectedfromdrop-downboxes.eMulti-SourceReasoning—information(acombinationofcharts,text,andtables)ispresentedontwoorthreetabs;eachsetoftabbedinformationisusuallyaccompaniedbythreequestions.eTwo-PartAnalysis—eachquestionusuallyhasfiveorsixoptionsofwhichyouneedtopicktwo.HowIstheGMATScored?Assoonasyou’vefinishedtakingtheGMAT,yourcomputerwillcalculateanddisplayyourunofficialresults,notincludingyourWritingAssessmentscore.Youcanprintacopyofyourunofficialresultstotakewithyou.Within20days,youwillreceiveyourscorereportonline;awrittenreportwillbeavailableonlybyrequest.MostpeoplethinkoftheGMATscoreasasinglenumber,butinfacttherearefiveseparatenumbers:1.Quantitativescore(reportedonascalethatrunsfrom6to51inone-pointincrements)2.Verbalscore(reportedonascalethatrunsfrom6to51inone-pointincrements)3.Totalscore(reportedonascalethatrunsfrom200to800andisbasedonlyontheresultsofQuantitativeandVerbalsections)4.AnalyticWritingAssessmentscore(reportedonascaleof0to6,inhalf-pointincrements;6isthehighestscore)

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5.IntegratedReasoningscore(reportedonascalefrom1to8inone-pointincrements)Thereportwilllooksomethinglikethis:ScoresintheQuantitativeandVerbalsectionsofthetestarebasedonthreefactors:thenumberofquestionsyouanswer,whetheryouansweredthequestioncorrectly,andtheparametersofthequestion(suchasdifficulty).Yourscoreimprovesifyouanswermorequestions,answerthemcorrectly,andanswerthematahigherlevelofdifficulty.GetThePrincetonReview'sdefinitivelistofadmissionsratesandaveragetestscoresfordozensoftopbusinessschools.VisityourStudentToolsformoreinfo.Manybusinessschoolstendtofocusonthetotalscore,whichmeansthatyoumaymakeupforweaknessinoneareabybeingstronginanother.Forexample,ifyourquantitativeskillsarebetterthanyourverbalskills,they’llhelppullupyourtotalscore—althoughsomeofthemoreselectiveschoolssaytheyprefertoseemathandverbalsub-scoresthatarebalanced.AccordingtoGMAC,two-thirdsoftest-takersreceiveatotalscorebetween400and600.Totalscoresgoupordowninten-pointincrements.Inotherwords,youmightreceive490or500ontheGMAT,butnever494or495.

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TheIntegratedReasoningsectionisscoredfrom1to8inone-pointincrements.Questionshavemultipleparts,andyoumustanswereachpartcorrectlytogetcreditforthequestion.TheIntegratedReasoningscoreisnotincludedintheOverallscore.ThescoreontheAnalyticalWritingAssessmentsectionisbasedonthesubmissionofoneAnalysisofanArgumentessay.Theessayisscoredindependentlytwice,andtheaverageofthescoresistaken.Oneofthescorersfortheessaymaybeanautomatedessay-scoringengine.Youwillalsoseeapercentilerankingnexttoeachscore.Forexample,ifyouseeapercentileof72nexttoyourVerbalscore,itmeansthat72percentofthepeoplewhotookthistestscoredlowerthanyoudidontheVerbalsection.WHATISTHEPRINCETONREVIEW?ThePrincetonReviewisatest-preparationcompanyfoundedinNewYorkCity.Ithasbranchesinmorethan50citiesacrossthecountry,aswellasabroad.ThePrincetonReview’stechniquesareuniqueandpowerful,andtheyweredevelopedafterastudyofthousandsofrealGMATquestions.Theyworkbecausetheyarebasedonthesameprinciplesthatareusedinwritingtheactualtest.ThePrincetonReview’stechniquesforbeatingtheGMATwillhelpyouimproveyourscoresbyteachingyouto:othinklikethetest-writersotakefulladvantageofthecomputer-adaptivealgorithmsuponwhichtheGMATisbasedofindtheanswerstoquestionsyoudon’tunderstandbyusingProcessofEliminationoavoidthetrapsthattest-writershavesetforyou(andusethosetrapstoyouradvantage)HowCloselyDoesThePrincetonReviewMonitortheGMAT?

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Veryclosely.Eachyear,wepublishaneweditionofthisbooktoreflectthesubtleshiftsthathappenovertimeoranymajorchangestotheGMAT.ForthelatestinformationontheGMAT,pleasevisitourwebsitePrincetonReview.com.IsThisBookJustLikeThePrincetonReviewCourse?No.Youwon’thavethebenefitoftaking10computer-adaptiveGMATthatarescoredandanalyzedbyourcomputers.Youwon’tgettositinsmallclasseswithasmallgroupofotherhighlymotivatedstudentswhowillspuryouon.Youwon’tgettoworkwithourexpertinstructorswhocanassessyourstrengthsandpinpointyourweaknesses.Thereisnowaytoputthesethingsintoabook.Whatyouwillfindinthisbookaresomeofthetechniquesandmethodsthathaveenabledourstudentstocrackthesystem—plusareviewoftheessentialsthatyoucannotaffordnottoknowandsomecustomizedstudyguidestohelpyouallocateyourtimetothehighestpriorityareas.AWarningManyofourtechniquesforbeatingtheGMATmaybeverydifferentfromthewaythatyouwouldnaturallyapproachproblems.Somemethodsmayevenseemcounterintuitive.Restassured,however,thatmanytest-takershaveusedourmethodstogetgreatGMATscores.Togetthefullbenefitofourtechniques,youmusttrustthem.Theonlywaytodevelopthistrustistopracticethetechniquesandpersuadeyourselfthattheywork.PracticewithRealQuestionsOnereasoncoachingbooksdonotuserealGMATquestionsisthatGMACwon’tletthem.Sofar,thecouncilhasrefusedtoletanyone(includingus)licenseactualquestionsfromoldtests.Aswementionedabove,thecouncilhasitsownreviewbook,TheOfficialGuideforGMATReview,whichweheartilyrecommendthatyoupurchase.GMACalsoputsoutpreparationsoftwarecalledGMATPrep,whichcanbedownloadedforfreefrom

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www.mba.com.Thissoftwareincludestwocomputer-adaptivetestsplusadditionalpracticesets,allofwhichfeaturerealGMATquestions.BypracticingourtechniquesonrealGMATitems,youwillbeabletoprovetoyourselfthatthetechniquesworkandincreaseyourconfidencewhenyouactuallytakethetest.And,remember,byusingThePrincetonReview’spracticequestionsgroupedbylevelofdifficultyatthebackofthisbook,you’llbeabletoconcentrateonthetypesofquestionsyouareactuallylikelytosee.AdditionalResourcesInadditiontothematerialinthisbook,weofferanumberofotherresourcestoaidyouduringyourGMATpreparation.RegisteryourbookatPrincetonReview.comtogainaccesstoyourStudentTools,thecompanionwebsitetothisbook.Thereyouwillfind:o6full-lengthGMATexams*Assortedvideosthatdemonstratestep-by-stepapproachestoGMATquestiontypeseOurGMATOnlineQuestionBank¢GMATGrammarReviewoIntegratedReasoningDrills*BusinessSchoolResourcesPremiumStudentToolsTogainaccess,followtheinstructionsonthispage.

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SummaryoByusingacombinationofThePrincetonReview’sIntegratedReasoningintroduction,MathandVerbalreviews,thepracticequestionscontainedinthisbook,andperiodicsimulatedtests,youwillbeabletoimproveyourscoreontheGMAT.oThetestitselfistakenoncomputer.Itconsistsofthefollowing:AnalyticalWritingAssessmenteAnalysisofan|1essayonbusinessoratopicof|30Scoring:0—Argumentgeneralinterestminutes|6inhalf-pointincrementsEE|QuantitativeSectioneProblem31questionstotal;roughly50%|62Scoring:6—SolvingProblemSolvingminutes|51eDataSufficiencyEE|VerbalSection*Sentence36questionstotal;roughly40%|65Scoring:6—CorrectionSentenceCorrectionand30%minutes|51oCriticaleachforReadingandCriticalReasoningReasoning*ReadingComprehensionOverallscore:200-800(basedonlyontheQuantitativeandVerbalsections)IntegratedReasoningSectioneTableAnalysis|12questionstotal,butmost30ScoredonaeGraphicsquestionsrequiremultipleminutes|scalefromInterpretation[responses1to8in

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