Got 620 after 3.5 months revision. Very :-(

Hi all, Took the GMAT today and scored 620 (Q:39 [58 percentile] and V:36 [80 percentile). I'm dissappointed. I need to get around the 700 mark. I studied for 4 months and went through OG 10th edition - Each question twice. I also learnt the verbal and quant concepts sections from the Kaplan and PR ...

Thats what I thought. On page 217 in OG 10th Edition it says that 0.04 is smaller than 0.02.

I couldn't believe that my maths had fallen to that level 5 days before my exam.......relieved.

My $2....

I had a look at it and felt that it was no good. Its questions do not closely resemble GMAT questions. Do you have the official GMAT guide. It uses mathematical explanations, even when plugging in or backsolving would be better and quicker. I would stay clear of Barron's. The general consensus appea...

Keeping track of time...

HI all, Whats the best way of keeping track of time during the exam: I'm thinking of keeping to the following plans: 70 mins - Question 35 60 mins - Question 30 50 min - Question 25 40 mins - Question 20 30 mins - Question 15 20 mins - Question 10 10 mins -Question 5 Hows does this sound to you. Its...

Help with simple maths problem

Help needed with the following:

(x-y)^2 = 0.

I understand that this translates to (x-y)(x-y) = 0. But kaplan says that this is the same as (x-y) = 0, why is this.

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Simple inequalities equation

1/k > 0. I would think that hence 1> K- But this is wrong. Why???

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Simple square root question

I would be grateful for your advice.

Consider the sqaure root of 3. Why is its reciprocal the square root of 3 / 3.

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Simple maths question help

In a weight lifting competition, the total weight of Joe's two lifts was 750 pounds. If twice the wieght of his first lift was 300 pounds more than the weight of his second lift. What was the weight of his first lift? Let A be the weight of his first lift: 2A + A + 300 = 750 3A = 1050 A = 350......w...