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In Sentence Correction if only a few words are highlighted, then your task is to make sure those few words make sense and flow properly with the non-underlined portion. If, however, the entire sentence is underlined, you have to make changes to any part of the sentence. The overarching theme is that the whole sentence … Read more

We know these three concepts of statistics: – Arithmetic mean is the number that can represent/replace all the numbers of the sequence. It lies somewhere in between the smallest and the largest values. – Median is the middle number (in case the total number of numbers is odd) or the average of two middle numbers … Read more

Biggie Smalls Strategy #1: Biggie SmallsConsider this Data Sufficiency problem: What is the value of integer z? 1) z is the remainder when positive integer y is divided by positive integer (y – 1) 2) y is not a prime number Statistically, more than 50% of respondents in the practice tests incorrectly choose answer choice A, that … Read more

It is common for test-takers to think in the right direction, understand what a question gives and what it is asking to be found out, but still get the wrong answer. Mistakes made during the execution of a problem are common on the CAT, but what is rather rare is going with incorrect logic and still getting … Read more

Considering a two dimensional figure, a tangent is a line that touches a curve at a single point.  Here are some examples of tangents:         In each of these cases, the line touches the curve at a single point. In the case of a circle, when you draw the radius of the circle from … Read more

We know that the essentials of the Quant section are pretty simple: advanced topics such as derivatives, complex numbers, matrices are not included, while fundamentals we all learned from our high school math books are included. So it would be natural to think that the  Quant section should not pose much of a problem for most test-takers … Read more

This post will possibly have the biggest impact on your study of anything you do all day (or all month!). When people ramp up to study for the CAT, they typically find the time to study by cutting down on other activities—no more Thursday night happy hour with the gang or Sunday brunch with the … Read more

I. Roman numeral Quant problems aren’t a whole lot of fun. II. A lot of my students choose to skip them entirely, which is much smarter than wasting five minutes wondering what to do! III. However, it’s possible to turn this rare and tricky problem type into an opportunity. Reason 1: They’re always easier than … Read more