GMAC (GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION COUNCIL): GMAT OFFICIAL Guide 2023-2024

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

The Graduate Management Admissions Council(TM) (GMAC(TM)) 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(TM) (GMAT(TM)) exam is the most widely used graduate business school assessment. Currently 7,700+ programs worldwide trust the GMAT exam to build diverse classes.