Welcome to the second installment of our Know the Code series on overlapping sets. We’re learning how to recognize (quickly!) that you have an overlapping sets problem in the first [...]

GMAT story problems can be pretty frustrating. First, you have to turn the problem into math, and then you still have to do the math—all in 2 minutes! It’s important to [...]

Algebraic techniques can often help us solve word problems. The process typically involves assigning one or more variables, writing an equation (or two or three), and then solving that equation. [...]

2010 has been a special year for the Beat The GMAT community. This fall we celebrated our 100,000 th member and this important milestone reminded us all that we are, [...]

If you're just starting your GMAT prep (or even if you've been at it for a little while), the Data Sufficiency section can be tricky. After all, who ever heard [...]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDL1lS18_Cw[/youtube] How would you solve this popular type of GMAT question? A parking lot contains 80 vehicles. Each vehicle is either a car or a truck, and each vehicle is either [...]

Here is a new Challenge Problem! If you want to win prizes, try entering our Challenge Problem Showdown . The more people enter our challenge, the better the prizes. As always, [...]