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GMAT Verbal: Sentence Correction Example Problem #9

Star light, star bright, first sentence I diagram tonight. Here at the GMAT Project, we know a thorough knowledge of English grammar is essential to excelling on the GMAT, especially when it comes to...

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Quantitative Reasoning Example Problem #6

Don’t be Afraid, Be Prepared! If y=3x + 2 and y = -4 – 6x, what is the value of y? The first step to answering this question is to recognize these equations are equal; both equations equal y, therefore...

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GMAT Quantitative Reasoning – Fun with Percentages

A grad student possesses 5 liters of blood that is 0.16% alcohol by volume. If the grad student injects 2 liters of blood in a ritual to improve his research results, his new blood alcohol content will...

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GMAT Math Example Problem with Variable Proportions

Today, a GMAT Math expert from Testmasters will explain a GMAT Quantitative Reasoning example problem dealing with variable proportions. Consider the following question: A chemical container is being...

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GMAT Data Sufficiency Example Problem

“Watson, when doing data sufficiency problems, one must remember that after one has eliminated the impossible, what remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth!” Data sufficiency questions can...

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GMAT Math Example Problem Inclusive Multiples

How many multiples of 3 are there between 15 and 81, inclusive? For a problem like this, it may be tempting to simply count out all the multiples of 3 by hand. While this would work, it would certainly...

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GMAT Math Example Problem – Word Problem

If Keynes was three times as old as he is now, he would be 10 years younger than Hayek. If Hayek is 50 years older than Keynes, how old is Keynes? This word problem tests our ability to assign...

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GMAT Math Example Problem – Word Problems & System of Equations

A junior investment banker is paid hourly for her work at Sisyphus, Inc. If her current hourly rate were to be increased by $300, 30 fewer hours of work could be bought for $10,000, excluding income...

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GMAT Math Example Problem – Permutation

The coach of a certain Philadelphia basketball team must arrange 5 centers and 2 point guards in a row of 7 seats inside a tank. If the first and last seats in the tank must be occupied by a point...

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GMAT Math Example Problem – Group Work

It would take a Brooklyn native 10 seconds to tell a stranger they’re from New York, and it would take a Manhattan native 2 seconds to tell a stranger they’re from New York. If the two New Yorkers...

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