Concepts:

Permutation/Combination/Probability:

If order of choice matters Permutation n!

If order does not matter Combination n!/k!*(n-k)!
P(A U B) = P (A or B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A AND B)
P(A OR B) - All distinct items of set A and B
P(A AND B) - Only common items in set A and B

Geometry:

Angles in a polygon - 180*(sides-2)

Vol. Cone - * Pie * r^2*h
Vol.Sphere - 4/3 * Pie * r^3
For triangle 45-45-90, side ratio, 1:1:2^
For triangle 30-60-90, side ratio, 1:3^: 2
Area of trapezium = 1/2*(b1+b2)*h
Area of equilateral triangle = 3^ /4 * a^2
Opposite sides of parallelogram have equal length and area = b*h
If a triangle is inscribed inside a triangle with one of its side as diameter the triangle is a right
angled triangle

Algebra:

If quadratic equation cannot be solved by factoring:

X = (-b (+/-) (b^2+4ac)^)/2a

A multiplication with a negative sign changes the direction of inequality

Coordinate Geometry:

In a linear equation of line y = mx+b, m is the slope, to find m, find the values of x and y (by
putting one value as 0 and calculating the other value in the equation).

m= (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

Y interecept of line is the value of y when x is 0 in the equation the same logic applied for X
intercept.

Work Problems:

A can do 1 work in X hrs, B can do 1 work in Y hrs together they can do 1 work in:
1/X + 1/Y = 1/H (time working together to do 1 job)
Critical Reasoning - Conclusion (One sentence test), Evidence, Assumption
Also the scope needs to be spelled correctly

1. Read the question first.

2. Read the stimulus. Pinpoint Evidence and Conclusion
3. Find assumption, this is the guide to the answer
4. Question is usually about what is the assumption or how it strengthens/weakens

Sentence correction-

Grammatical errors - Verbs (Subject verb agreement), Pronouns, Modification, Parallel

Structure, Comparisons
Stylistic errors - Awkward construction, wordiness, redundancy are big errors

Quant
Raw score | scaled score | percentile
35-37 51-60 - 98
30-34 48-50 - 78-90
26-29 47-47 - 68-73
24-25 42-44 - 57-63
22-23 39-41 - 48-54
20-21 36-38 - 40-46
18-19 33-35 - 33-36
16-17 30-32 - 25-30
13-15 27-29 - 18-22
11-12 24-26 - 13-16
7-10 - 18-23 - 6-12
0-6 0-17 0-5

Verbal
raw score | scaled score | percentile
39-41 ------------ 44-51 ---------- 97-99
35-38 ------------ 40-43 ---------- 90-96
32-34 ------------ 37-39 ---------- 81-88
29-31 ------------ 34-36 ---------- 69-79
27-28 ------------ 31-33 ---------- 59-67
25-26 ------------ 28-30 ---------- 48-56
23-24 ------------ 25-27 ---------- 36-43
21-22 ------------ 22-24 ---------- 28-34
18-20 ------------ 19-21 ---------- 17-24
16-17 ------------ 16-18 ---------- 11-16
14-15 ------------ 13-15 ---------- 6-9
0-13 ------------- 0-12 ----------- 0-4
No more than 2 mistakes in verbal. Quant or IR to get 760+

Questions on Probability/Perm/Comb

The stimulus tells us that P(X Y + Z 1) = .55. The statement XY + Z 1 is the

same as saying, "At least one of XY and Z is equal to 1," since the only way this
statement is not true is if both values are zero.
In order for XY to equal 1, both X and Y must equal 1. Since the odds of two
independent events both occurring is equal to the product of the odds of each
individual event, the odds that XY is 1 are P(X) P(Y). To find the odds of at least
one of two events occurring, add their respective probabilities, then subtract the
odds that both happen (again, their product) to avoid double counting. So, since
the chance that Z = 1 is .25, the odds that at least one of Z and product XY are 1 is

We cannot find actual values for the probabilities that X and Y will be 1, but we
know that the odds are greater for Y and that the product of the probabilities must
equal 0.4.

2. whenever you are dealing with indistinguishable objects, you are dealing with combinations.
Analyze the Question:
This question tests our knowledge of Combinations and Permutations. We will place
six letters, 3 X's, 2 Y's and 1 Z.
Identify the Task:
We must determine the number of arrangements.
Approach Strategically:
First we must determine if we are dealing with a combination or not. Although we
have three different X's, is there any way to distinguish them? There is not,
whenever you are dealing with indistinguishable objects, you are dealing with
combinations.
First we need to determine to total number of arrangements. If the six letters were all different,
there would be 6! possible ways to fill the squares. Since we have 3 of the letter X, we must
divide by 3!. Since we have two of the letter Y, we must divide by 2!. So the number of possible

ways to place the letters is

3. Geometry
This question is about a sphere inscribed in a cube. The edge length of the cube is
20. We will need to know how to determine the diagonals of a cube and the radius
of the sphere.
Identify the Task:
We need to determine the diameter or radius of the sphere and the length of a
diagonal of the cube.
Approach Strategically:
The shortest distance from the cubes vertex to the surface of the sphere is the
straight-line distance between the two, so begin by finding the radius of the sphere.
The sphere is inscribed, so its diameter is equal to the side of the cube. Our cube
has a side of 20, so the spheres diameter must also be 20 and its radius must be
10.
Now find the diagonal of the cube. The diagonal of a cube is the hypotenuse of a
right triangle whose legs are the edge of the cube and the diagonal of 1 of its
surfaces. A cubes surface is a square and a squares diagonal divides it into two
454590 right triangles, so a square with a side of 20 will have a diagonal of

. So, our cubes diagonal is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs of 20

and . Use the Pythagorean theorem to find its measure:

Half the length of a diagonal w

ould end at the center of the sphere. Subtracting the
radius of the sphere, we can g et the distance from a vertex to the surface of the
sphere.

Resources:

MGMAT Strategy Guides/Jamboree Practice Material + OG (All 3) + Mock Tests

(Manhattan/Veritas & Official GMAT Test Prep)