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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