The Hardest (and Easiest) GMAT Math Practice Questions on the Exam

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ความคิดเห็น • 57

  • @juancarloscevallos3899
    @juancarloscevallos3899 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    It's just mindblowing the clarity that you have when explaining

  • @vibhorkala5144
    @vibhorkala5144 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Super helpful, looking forward to more such videos

  • @pranayjakkula7783
    @pranayjakkula7783 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thanks a ton Erika. More such videos will help us in our preparation.

    • @MagooshGMAT
      @MagooshGMAT  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      More will be coming! :)

  • @JJ-zy3zv
    @JJ-zy3zv ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Erika is excellent one of the best experts out there. Her videos are very enjoyable

  • @SaadAldousari
    @SaadAldousari ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is a brilliant video. Thank you Erika!

    • @MagooshGMAT
      @MagooshGMAT  ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you found it helpful! :)

  • @ayushjain9588
    @ayushjain9588 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Can you please make more videos on permutations and combinations.. the differences and how to distinguish the problems with respect to which concept would be used in which case

    • @Ephesians3-3412
      @Ephesians3-3412 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Questions that include words like, "arrangement," "display," "rank," or "order" are indicative of a permutation's question. Problems that ask about the number of ways you can combine, or create subgroups signal a combination's question.

  • @devondevon4366
    @devondevon4366 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    9:22
    Since the expression a/b + 1 can be expressed as (a+b)/c and since each unknown is one of the numbers 2, 3, or 5, you want the
    -----------
    c/b denominator to be the smallest (2)of the three integers, hence (3 + 5)/2 = 4 . Hence the greatest possible value o
    expression is 4, answer

  • @elmerhuamanpedraza3121
    @elmerhuamanpedraza3121 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you. you help me a lot. Nive and useful video

  • @anaghafarpour9318
    @anaghafarpour9318 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you very much. It was great. I solved all the question correctly before watched your answers.

  • @hondini
    @hondini 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really helpful! Thank you!

    • @MagooshGMAT
      @MagooshGMAT  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're very welcome! Glad you liked it, and thanks for stopping by :)

  • @ishikabansal9031
    @ishikabansal9031 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey there!
    Would love to see a video of the strategies to tackle the hardest GMAT Algebra questions.

  • @atharvagupta9355
    @atharvagupta9355 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Hey Erika, Would you recommend us to solve the last problem during the GMAT at all -considering it took almost 3 mins to do it mentally?

    • @erikatyler-john2005
      @erikatyler-john2005 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      This is a great question, Atharva! Honestly... it depends. If you're not sure how to approach the problem after ~30 seconds and you're slammed for time, this would be a great candidate to guess on. But if you've got the approach figured out and you're on target for time, it's reasonable for some Quant problems to take ~3 minutes! I typically think about Quant problems as taking between 1 and 3 minutes, with the shorter ones balancing out the longer ones to give 2 minutes per question on average. This would be one of the longer ones for sure. That said, I wouldn't take more than 3 minutes on a Quant problem - it just isn't worth it.

  • @borhansultan8153
    @borhansultan8153 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    helpful thanks.

  • @shuxratabdihalilov7302
    @shuxratabdihalilov7302 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi,where have got math example of GMAT?Can you say?

  • @devondevon4366
    @devondevon4366 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    15:45 , B cant be 5 since A would have to be a unit digit that when multiplied by 5 = 3, but 5 times any number ends in either 0 or 5, hence A =5 has to be ruled out hence A =6

    • @nicoleweigelt3938
      @nicoleweigelt3938 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In general it cant be 5 because there is already a 5 under the line

    • @devondevon4366
      @devondevon4366 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@nicoleweigelt3938 Yes, you are correct

  • @devondevon4366
    @devondevon4366 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:15
    angle E =45 since angle DAE =40 (parallel line and transversal) given that angle C from ACB =40 (75+65+40=180) hence 180- (40+95)=45 degree answer

  • @MehakZahra-aNaqvi
    @MehakZahra-aNaqvi ปีที่แล้ว

    Question that starts after 12:14: How can one assume it's B*B that resulted in 4 digit number, even if it was giving other product something to carry, the 4 digit number might be because of B*A.

    • @MagooshGMAT
      @MagooshGMAT  ปีที่แล้ว

      In this case the only number we ruled out due to that issue was 1, and that's because it is not possibly to multiply a 3-digit number by 1 and get a 4-digit result. For example, 311 * 1 = 311. That will always be the case, and no numbers will carry over since the highest number, 9, multiplied by 1 is still 9. You won't get a result big enough that it needs carried. Hope that helps!

  • @devondevon4366
    @devondevon4366 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice questions. Surprisingly, the US GMAT score in 2019 was lower that the world's average.

  • @Mark-qt8fs
    @Mark-qt8fs 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    question to someone who has taken the gmat: how comparable in difficulty are these hard questions?

  • @omarzoghayyer5405
    @omarzoghayyer5405 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    excellent

  • @DropshippersNightmare
    @DropshippersNightmare ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For the hard arithmetics problem isn't B surely 6? I crossed out 5 because it was a known value in the answer (CB5B) where it would just be shown as B instead of 5. I am new to GMAT, so please correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks!

    • @MagooshGMAT
      @MagooshGMAT  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good thinking! :D

  • @devondevon4366
    @devondevon4366 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    13:17 answer 17
    A A B
    x B
    -----------
    C B 5 B
    Only 1x1, 5x5, 6x6 will give you the same digit B B B
    1 can be ruled out since 1 would give AAB (and not four digits CB5B), 5 can be also ruled out since 5 x a number 'n' would have to equal 3 (but 5
    times a number 'n' equals 0 or 5). Hence B is 6. Need A to be number when multiplied by B (which is 6) will give 2 (either 6x7 or 2x 6). A is 7
    hence 7 7 6
    x 6-
    = 4 6 5 6
    Hence A+B+C = 17 answer

  • @ItachiUchiha-ge6em
    @ItachiUchiha-ge6em ปีที่แล้ว

    The question starting at 12:22. Is it a confirmed 700 question? It seems to me as if it takes like very much time to come up with the right solution

    • @MagooshGMAT
      @MagooshGMAT  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Itachi, yes, this is a Very Hard question, and our Very Hard questions tend to fall within the 700+ range.

  • @lab.wilcox
    @lab.wilcox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi, Erika. My answer to the last question is 15. The solution is B=6, A=2, and C=1 (total sum of 15). It's different from the answer you got.

    • @punitmishra6560
      @punitmishra6560 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your set of values is incorrect. You can the try multiplication to find out. Correct ans is 17.

  • @devondevon4366
    @devondevon4366 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    4:41
    what is BC?
    the answer is 2 , 'statement 2 alone is sufficient to answer the question but statement one alone is not sufficient.
    one you chose this answer, you cannot choose the other choices since it contradicts the other 4 choices
    1. you can't answer this question alone (all degrees) with statement one
    2 yes you can answer the question with statement 2 alone since it is 90, 60, 30 degree triangle and in this instance BC=1 since AD=1 and since
    BC is one-half the length of AC and BC is one-half AC

  • @pritamroy3338
    @pritamroy3338 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As a competent math student, I was able to answer all the questions correctly in no time. Are GMAT math problems really at that easy of a level?

    • @MagooshGMAT
      @MagooshGMAT  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The Quant section tests different concepts, try taking a diagnostic quiz or test to get a better sense! We have a free diagnostic on our GMAT blog.

    • @maheedharyaleti5606
      @maheedharyaleti5606 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It needs to be solved under 2 minutes. Every one can solve untimely manner.

  • @Bhanusivakrishna
    @Bhanusivakrishna 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    genius

  • @heemoyemeni2220
    @heemoyemeni2220 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have exam after 1 week how can get touch with you

    • @MagooshGMAT
      @MagooshGMAT  ปีที่แล้ว

      You can always reach us by using the 'help' button on any Magoosh page, or by writing to us at help@magoosh.com!

  • @kashxdeep
    @kashxdeep ปีที่แล้ว

    question no. 2 was solved in less than two minutes.

    • @MagooshGMAT
      @MagooshGMAT  ปีที่แล้ว

      The question "if BC=BD..." is solved from around 4 minutes to minute 9 in the video. :-)

  • @anujshitut2838
    @anujshitut2838 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm 17 and i got the hard arithmetic one in like 3 min. GMAT dosent seem that tough. I'm from India btw

    • @MagooshGMAT
      @MagooshGMAT  ปีที่แล้ว

      Well done, Anuj! 😃

    • @bolu101
      @bolu101 ปีที่แล้ว

      come back in 10 years 😔

    • @PickAShoe1
      @PickAShoe1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      But do you get any bches? That's what I thought, it's already over for you lil bro 🥱

    • @Analyst2019pro
      @Analyst2019pro หลายเดือนก่อน

      Okay anju did you score high?

  • @sajidibnhasan5652
    @sajidibnhasan5652 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sorry, But I did not understand that why the number 5 and 6 was choosen and then only 6 for the B

    • @MagooshGMAT
      @MagooshGMAT  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Sajid! Erika showed us that for the problem we had BxB= a number that ends in B. So, she was going through the options quickly to show which ones would give us that result. Since 5x5=25, that is one option (25 ends in 5). And since 6x6=36, that is another option (36 ends in 6). Then, Erika began by plugging the 5 in for B in the problem. However, when she saw that 5A would have to equal a number that ends in 3, she could tell it wouldn't work out because no integer multiplied by 5 ends in 3. So, that's how she determined B = 6. Hope this helps a bit! Happy studying to you! :D

  • @DD-ky9xi
    @DD-ky9xi 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    These are very easy compared to cat

  • @aloofquail1119
    @aloofquail1119 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    you really call that hard ?

    • @TravellerNg
      @TravellerNg 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You want a cookie or a medal?

    • @Analyst2019pro
      @Analyst2019pro หลายเดือนก่อน

      Okay tough guy