Today's Quote:



Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your permission.



- Ralph Waldo Emerson




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Day 12 Goal:



Word Problems are a synthesis of multiple math topics, and they are a perennial source of misery for math students from every corner of the world. Over the next three days, you'll learn important strategies for effectively handling these question types. Today you'll learn how to assign variables, create equations and tackle some basic question types.



To Do:


For those following the GMAT Prep Now video course:
"¢Watch videos #1 to 10 in the Word Problems module
For those following the Manhattan GMAT Strategy Guides:
"¢In the Word Problems Strategy Guide, 5th Edition:â—¦Complete Chapter 1: Algebraic Translations (p. 11-21)



Practice:
"¢In the Official Guide for GMAT Review, 13th Edition, answer the following Word Problems:â—¦Problem Solving: 29, 56, 60, 64, 71, 83, 88, 90, 93, 105, 113, 114, 119, 140, 144, 153, 167, 185, 203, 212
â—¦Data Sufficiency: 9, 25, 26, 28, 33, 34, 44, 45, 51, 54, 57, 61, 65, 71, 76, 78, 88, 91, 127, 132, 141, 142, 151, 153, 158, 161, 163, 174

Don't Forget To:

"¢Record your OG13 answers into the Improvement Chart for Official Guide 13th Edition
Additional Reinforcement:
"¢In the Official Guide for Quantitative Review, 2nd Edition, answer the following Word Problems:â—¦Problem Solving: 2, 3, 13, 25, 35, 49, 61, 62, 69, 73, 75, 114, 115, 120, 127, 138, 154, 155, 165, 167
â—¦Data Sufficiency: 5, 6, 7, 9, 13, 26, 27, 29, 33, 44, 50, 67, 75, 84, 97, 108

"¢Review/Ask/Answer questions in the Beat The GMAT Math Forums

Thank you!!