The "Time-Remaining Approach" On The Quant Section

One simple way to keep time on the quant section of the GMAT is to know in advance approximately what your time should be at a given question.

Because the GMAT quant section contains 31 questions that must be answered in 62 minutes, each question should take you, on average, two minutes. Thus, you can memorize what your time should be at key question numbers.

For example, perhaps you feel comfortable checking in on your time every five questions. After question 5, 10 minutes, on average, should have gone by, meaning that you should have about 52 minutes on the clock. After question 10, 20 minutes, on average, should have gone by, giving you about 42 minutes on the clock. After question 15, you should have about 32 minutes on the clock. After question 20, you should have about 22 minutes on the clock. After question 25, you should have about 12 minutes on the clock for the remaining six questions.

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