GMAT Math Intro: 8 Math Strategies (ADVANCED)

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Note: these strategies are intended for advanced students. Use them if you have done some GMAT preparation already or have very good math skills. If not, review some math chapters and return to this page later.

1. Plow
2. Don't Do That Math!
3. Backsolving
4. Plug-In (Testing Numbers)
5. Ballpark (Possible Range Strategy)
6. Experiments
7. Find Patterns
8. Ladder of Difficulty





Plow means to simply run the numbers and start doing calculations. This is time intensive. There is little in the way of tricks here; you are simply putting marker pen to dry-erase paper and grinding out calculations.

There are two times when you Plow:

Introduction

Don't Do That Math!