Q's on prob/perm & comb not available in OG 12th edition

[sridhar95_04]

Hello All,

This is the first time I am writing in this forum.

I have been working out the problems in OG 12th edition in both, Problem solving (total 230 q's) and DS (totally 174 q's) and I have nearly completed all of them. However, I noticed that there are no questions on probability and Permutations/Combinations in the entire OG 12th edition.

Also, in the Math review which gives the explanation of concepts does not include probability and perm/combinations.

Does this mean that these portions will not appear in the actual GMAT? I would also like to know if they have mentioned anywhere whether probability & perm/comb is available in the syllabus for GMAT.

Kindly let me know if the portions are available anywhere.

Thanks a lot,

Sridhar

[vaibhavgupta]

Hello All,

This is the first time I am writing in this forum.

I have been working out the problems in OG 12th edition in both, Problem solving (total 230 q's) and DS (totally 174 q's) and I have nearly completed all of them. However, I noticed that there are no questions on probability and Permutations/Combinations in the entire OG 12th edition.

Also, in the Math review which gives the explanation of concepts does not include probability and perm/combinations.

Does this mean that these portions will not appear in the actual GMAT? I would also like to know if they have mentioned anywhere whether probability & perm/comb is available in the syllabus for GMAT.

Kindly let me know if the portions are available anywhere.

Thanks a lot,

Sridhar

No, they are tested in GMAT. check questions on the Maths forum!

[VivianKerr]

If only these concepts were omitted. While not heavily tested, these concepts will appear. Try this links to get started:

https://www.platinumgmat.com/gmat_study_ ... robability

https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/category ... mbinations

https://grockit.com/blog/gmat/2010/09/22 ... -counting/

https://gmatclub.com/forum/math-combinatorics-87345.html

[sridhar95_04]

Thanks Vaibhav and Vivian,

It does look like questions on probability, permutations & combinations do appear regularly on the gmat. However, only a fundamental testing of the concepts is done and not very difficult problems appear.

Thanks,
Sridhar

[David@VeritasPrep]

I have taken the test a couple of times over the past 18 months and have seen an interesting trend of permutations combined with probability. A simple probability question, involving just one event, but the only way to find the probability is to work through a permutation or combination. So these questions are out there.

If you are interested in probability, combinations, or permutations Veritas has a book devoted to these topics that has been well received. The following is the link to the reviews on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Combinatorics-Pro ... Descending