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Preface / iii

About the Author / iv

Acknowledgment / iv

Section I: Introduction / 1

CHAPTER 1 : The GMAT Mathematics Section / 3

CHAPTER 2: The Mathematics You Need to Review / 5

Section II: Item Formats / 7

CHAPTER 3: GMAT Problem-Solving Questions / 9

       Item Formats · Solution Strategies

CHAPTER 4: GMAT Data-Sufficiency Questions / 15

       Item Formats · Solution Strategies

Section III: Basic Mathematics Review / 21

CHAPTER 5: Number Properties / 23

       The Number Line · The Real Numbers

       · Rounding Numbers · Expanded Notation

       · Signed Numbers · Odd and Even Numbers

       · Primes, Multiples, and Divisors

       · Divisibility Tests · GCD and LCM Revisited

       · Number Properties Test · GMAT Solved Problems

       · GMAT Practice Problems

CHAPTER 6: Arithmetic Computation / 73

       Symbols · Order of Operations

       · Properties of Operations · Fractions

       · Operations with Fractions · Decimals

       · Computation with Decimals · Word Problems

       · Ratio and Proportions

       · Motion and Work Problems

       · Percentages · Percentage Word Problems

       · Averages · Powers and Roots

       · Arithmetic Computation Test

       · GMAT Solved Problems · GMAT Practice Problems

CHAPTER 7: Algebra / 165

       Algebraic Expressions · Exponents Revisited

       · Roots Revisited · General Laws of Exponents

       · Tables of Powers and Roots · Radical Expressions

       · Operations with Radicals ·Translating Verbal

       Expressions into Algebraic Expressions

       · Evaluating Algebraic Expressions

       · Evaluating Formulas

       · Addition and Subtraction of Algebraic Expressions

       · Multiplication of Algebraic Expressions

       · Division of Algebraic Expressions

       · Algebraic Fractions

       · Factoring Algebraic Expressions

       · Operations with Algebraic Fractions

       · Linear Equations · Literal Equations

       · Equations with Fractions

       · Equations That Are Proportions

       · Equations with Radicals

       · Systems of Linear Equations · Linear Inequalities

       · Quadratic Equations and Inequalities · Functions

       · Algebraic Word Problems · Algebra Test

       · GMAT Solved Problems · GMAT Practice Problems

CHAPTER 8: Geometry/253

       Points, Lines, and Angles · Polygons · Triangles

       · Quadrilaterals · Perimeter and Area · Circles

       · Solid Geometry · Coordinate Geometry

       · Geometry Test · GMAT Solved Problems ·

       GMAT Practice Problems

Section IV: GMAT Math Practice Tests / 303

GMAT Math Practice Test 1/305

GMAT Math Practice Test 2/315