Avoid making subconscious assumptions

This thing happens to CAT test-takers all the time. They think they’ve seen something on the test that isn’t there, and then they act on something that never happened in the first place. Here’s how it works: The Quant Section: On the Quant section, particularly with Data Sufficiency, your mind will quickly leap to conclusions … Read more

How to study quants

Would you call yourself a maths person? If so, you’ll be glad to know that there are plenty of algebra, geometry, arithmetic, and other types of math problems on the CAT. Perhaps you like maths but need a little review when it comes to the topic of geometry. If so, learn some valuable tips on … Read more

Studying Probability

The Quantitative portion of the CAT contains questions on a variety of math topics. One of those topics is probability. CAT questions of this sort ask you to look for the likelihood that something will occur. Probability is not as familiar to many as Algebra, Geometry, and other topics on the test. This is why … Read more

Assumption negation technique

On the CAT, the information provided to you will be factual, but it won’t necessarily be helpful. Once you have made peace with this unfortunate reality, the goal soon becomes to transform factual information into useful information in order to solve the question. This type of analysis is prevalent in the quantitative section of the … Read more

Factors of Numbers

Factors are the divisors of a number.  1 is a factor of every number and the number itself is also a factor of that number. For the sake of giving the definition, let me say: A positive integer x is a factor of a positive integer N when there exists another positive integer y such … Read more

Deduction on data sufficiency questions

Have a look at a data sufficiency question in which we can use factors to deduce much more information than what we might first guess: When the digits of a two-digit, positive integer M are reversed, the result is the two-digit, positive integer N. If M > N, what is the value of M? Statement … Read more

Maths cheat sheet

An individual who is creating a study plan for the CAT knows that maths must be a part of the equation. Though many people love all sorts of math, there are some who become worried about the Quantitative portion of the exam. If you’re concerned about the math questions on the CAT, it can be … Read more

Picking your own numbers

Try this problem: A total of 30 percent of the geese included in a certain migration study were male. If some of the geese migrated during the study and 20 percent of the migrating geese were male, what was the ratio of the migration rate for the male geese to the migration rate for the … Read more

Knowing Subtraction in CAT

Your first reaction to the title of this post is probably, “I already know my subtraction!” No surprise there. But what is surprising is that our statistics tell us that the following CAT question – which is nothing extraordinary, but does involve some tricky subtraction. We will discuss this concept along with the question: The last digit … Read more

How to improve verbal score

In order to get into business school, applicants have to fulfill a number of requirements. One of those requirements is CAT score.Check out some tips on how to improve CAT Verbal score results: Complete a Timed Practice Test for the Verbal Section People who want to learn how to improve Verbal CAT scores can benefit … Read more

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