Quant Flashcards
(63 cards)
Quant Pacing
Check After:
- Q10: 37-40 minutes
- Q20: 17-20 minutes
Quant Hard Question Placement
Q15-Q18
Quant Easy Question Placement
~Q15, ~Q20s, ~Q29-31
Verbal Pacing
Check After:
-Q20: 27-30 minutes
Verbal Hard Question Placement
Q16-20
Verbal Easy Question Placement
~Q16, ~Q20s, ~Q30s
Quant Triage Questions
- Multi-shape geometry questions
- Combined rate or chase-down questions
- Complex sequence questions
- Complex standard deviation questions
- 3 circle overlapping questions
Addition Number Properties
even+even=even
odd+odd=even
even+odd=odd
Multiplication Number Properties
eveneven=even
evenodd=even
even*odd=odd
Positive/Negative Number Properties
posneg=neg
negneg=pos
pos*pos=pos
Triage Rules
oddball: what sticks out from the others? eliminate
repeat #: what #s in the question? eliminate
goofy math: what easy calcs appear in the answers? eliminate
Classic Quadratics
(x+y)^2=x^2+2xy+y^2
(x-y)^2=x^2-2xy+y^2
(x+y)(x-y)=x^2-y^2
Percent Change Formula
New-Old/Old
Mixture Question Types
Adding one type of substance to make a new ratio:
- How much vodka would you add to a 10 oz 10% vodka mix to make it 50% vodka?
- -1+x/10+x=1/2
- How much water would you add to a 10 oz 10% vodka mix to make it 5% vodka?
- -1/10+x=1/20
- How much 5% vodka/95% water mix would you add to a 10 oz 10% vodka mix to make it 25% vodka?
- -1+.05x/10+x=1/4
Divisibility Rules
2-even 3-sum of number is divisible by 3 4-last 2 digits divisible by 4 5-ends in 0 or 5 6-divisible by 2 and 3 9-sum of number is divisible by 9 10-ends in 0
Inequality Division Rule
Dividing or multiplying by a negative switches the sign
Squared Rule
A squared variable has 2 possible answers
DON’T divide by a variable
2^2
4
2^3
8
2^4
16
2^5
32
2^6
64
2^7
128
2^8
256