GMAT Official Guide 2023-2024 Book + Online Question Bank

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• ISBN13: 9781394169948
• ISBN10: 1394169949
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2023-06-07
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

GMAT Official Guide 2023-2024, Focus Edition: Includes Book + Online Question Bank + Digital Flashcards + Mobile App

Power up your prep by learning the GMAT Focus Edition exam and question structure with 800+ real practice questions from GMAT exams.

The definitive guide from the makers of the GMAT Focus Edition, the GMAT Official Guide 2023-2024 is designed to help you prep smarter, not harder, with more than 800 official practice questions that set you up for success on test day.

Highlights:

• New! Data Insights Review chapter to understand the latest section of GMAT Focus Edition
• Math Review and Verbal Review chapters for the GMAT Focus Edition
• Exclusive access to online Diagnostic Evaluations to discover your strengths and focus areas
• Access to Online Question Bank to create custom practice sets by questions type and difficulty level so that you can plan your individual practice.
• Master the reasoning behind the answers with detailed answer explanations
• Detailed answer explanations to master the reasoning behind the answers

Book:

• Tackle 650+ questions from the Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, and Data Insights sections of the GMAT Focus Edition
• Quickly reference common formulas and key concepts with quantitative reference sheets
• Gradually improve your performance with questions organized in order of difficulty from easiest to hardest
• Pinpoint your studying with a question index that outlines practice questions by page number, subject area, and level of difficulty

GMAT Online Question Bank: Focus your Studying – Bonus: included with purchase!

• Create custom practice sets based on question types, difficulty level, and more options
• Benefit from 150+ extra questions (only available in the Online Question Bank) in addition to the questions from the Book
• Switch seamlessly between devices
• Master the reasoning behind the answers with detailed answer explanations
• Review and retry practice questions to improve performance, including an exam mode
• Analyze key performance metrics to help assess focus area and track improvement
• Use flashcards to master key concepts, also accessible on the mobile app.
• The Online Question Bank is accessible through your mba.com account.

Author Biography

The Graduate Management Admissions Council™ (GMAC™) is a mission-driven association of leading graduate business schools worldwide. Founded in 1953, GMAC creates solutions and experiences that enable business schools and candidates to better discover, evaluate, and connect with each other. GMAC provides world-class research, industry conferences, recruiting tools, and assessments for the graduate management education industry, as well as tools, resources, events, and services that help guide candidates through their higher education journey. Owned and administered by GMAC, the Graduate Management Admission Test™ (GMAT™) exam is the most widely used graduate business school assessment. Currently 7,700+ programs worldwide trust the GMAT exam to build diverse classes.

Table of Contents

Letter from the President and CEO, GMAC vii

1.0 What Is the GMAT Exam? 2

1.0 What Is the GMAT Exam? 3

1.1 Why Take the GMAT Exam? 3

1.2 GMAT Focus Edition Format 4

1.3 What Is the Test Experience Like? 5

1.4 What Is the Test Content Like? 6

1.5 Data Insights Section 6

1.6 Quantitative Reasoning Section 7

1.7 Verbal Reasoning Section 7

1.8 How Are Scores Calculated? 7

2.0 How to Prepare 10

2.0 How to Prepare 11

2.1 How Should I Prepare for the Test? 11

2.2 Getting Ready for Exam Day 11

2.3 How to Use the GMAT Official Guide 2023-2024 12

2.4 How to Use Other GMAT Official Prep Products 12

2.5 Tips for Taking the Exam 13

3.0 Math Review 16

3.0 Math Review 17

3.1 Value, Order, and Factors 18

3.2 Algebra, Equalities, and Inequalities 24

3.3 Rates, Ratios, and Percents 37

3.4 Statistics, Sets, Counting, Probability, Estimation, and Series 47

3.5 Reference Sheets 59

4.0 Quantitative Reasoning 70

4.0 Quantitative Reasoning 71

4.1 Tips for Answering Quantitative Reasoning Questions 72

4.2 Section Instructions 72

4.3 Practice Questions 74

4.4 Answer Key 109

4.5 Answer Explanations 111

5.0 Data Insights Review 194

5.0 Data Insights Review 195

5.1 Data Sets and Types 195

5.2 Data Displays 200

5.3 Data Patterns 209

6.0 Data Insights 214

6.0 Data Insights 215

6.1 What Is Measured 216

6.2 Question Types and Test-Taking Strategies 217

6.3 Section Instructions 224

6.4 Practice Questions 226

6.5 Answer Key 238

6.6 Answer Explanations 239

7.0 Verbal Review 284

7.0 Verbal Review 285

7.1 Analyzing Passages 285

7.2 Inductive Reasoning 292

7.3 Deductive Reasoning 298

8.0 Verbal Reasoning 308

8.0 Verbal Reasoning 309

8.1 What Is Measured 309

8.2 Question Types 310

8.3 Tips for Answering Verbal Reasoning Questions 316

8.4 Section Instructions 317

8.5 Practice Questions: Reading Comprehension 318

8.6 Answer Key: Reading Comprehension 384

8.7 Answer Explanations: Reading Comprehension 385

8.8 Practice Questions: Critical Reasoning 478

8.9 Answer Key: Critical Reasoning 530

8.10 Answer Explanations: Critical Reasoning 531

9.0 GMAT Official Guide Question Index 712

9.0 GMAT Official Guide Question Index 713

Appendix A Answer Sheets 738

Quantitative Reasoning Answer Sheet 739

Data Insights Answer Sheet 741

Reading Comprehension Answer Sheet 742

Critical Reasoning Answer Sheet 743