The second section on the GMAT is the Quantitative, or Math, section, where you will have 37 multiple-choice questions to complete in 75 minutes. Many GMAT students are most worried about the Quantitative section of the GMAT, as they are worried about not having done Math for a long time. The content covered is not especially difficult, comprising only arithmetic, algebra, and geometry - so there is no need to feel intimidated. You will have covered all of this before at school. The key to this section is learning the question types, which are probably different to ones you may have seen before on other tests, and consist of Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency.
GMAT Problem Solving
Problem Solving is the classic standardized test question type. You will be presented with a question and given five possible answer choices. Some questions may include diagrams, others may be just text. Math content will vary.
GMAT Data Sufficiency
Data Sufficiency is considered by many to be the hardest part of the GMAT. Each Data Sufficiency question consists of a question and two statements of data. Test takers must determine whether the statements provide sufficient data to answer the question. You don't actually have to solve the question - instead you have to say whether you CAN solve the question, given the data provided.
Your success on Data Sufficiency will require a clear understanding of the directions and how to eliminate answers efficiently, which will come with strategic, guided practice.
