GMAT Official Guide 2024-2025: Includes Book + Online Question Bank + Digital Flashcards + Mobile App
Power up your prep with the GMAT Official Guide, the only study guide that features real exam questions. You’ll get exclusive tips and tricks directly from the exam creators and gain access to 900+ practice questions to set you up for success on test day.
Highlights:
- Updated Data Insights, Quantitative Review and Verbal Review chapters to master each section of the GMAT exam
- Access to an Online Question Bank to create custom practice sets by questions type and difficulty level so that you can plan your individual practice
- Exclusive access to online diagnostic evaluations to discover your strengths and focus areas
- Detailed answer explanations to master the reasoning behind the answers
- New! Get exclusive exam preparation tips from test prep organizations
Use this guide to:
- Master the exam structure and excel in each section
- Understand key concepts with review chapters
- Gain confidence in all question types (featuring 100+ new questions!)
- Review detailed explanations to understand correct and incorrect answers
- New! Practice with two-part analysis questions in the book
PLUS! Focus your studying with the Online Question Bank - Bonus: included with purchase!
- Tailor your practice by building practice sets targeting question type and difficulty
- Discover your strengths and weaknesses with diagnostic quizzes
- Track your focus areas and progress with key metrics
- Reinforce concepts with flashcards and engaging games
- Challenge yourself with timed practice
- Use digital flashcards to master key concepts, also accessible on the mobile app
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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
