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Following these suggestions rather than your algebra class methods will make you much more efficient on the GRE. Many people find it easier to improve their math scores than their verbal scores just by practicing and trusting these techniques that follow.  \nBefore taking the GRE, make sure you are familiar with the instructions for each type of math question. Do not waste any of your test time reading the instructions or the examples. Here is a list of information contained in the math instructions on the GRE. Once you understand what it means here, do not bother reading it during the test.  \n1. All numbers used are real numbers.  \n2. Position of points, angles, regions, etc., can be assumed to be in the order shown; angle measures can be assumed to be positive.  \nThese two statements are for math whizzes who try to argue about their answers. Don’t worry about them.  \n3. Lines shown as straight can be assumed to be straight.  \n4. Figures can be assumed to lie in a plane unless otherwise indicated.  \n5. Figures accompanying questions are intended to provide information useful in answering the questions. However, unless a note states that a figure is drawn to scale, do NOT solve these problems by estimating sizes by sight or measurement, but by your knowledge of mathematics.  \nThis information simply means you can’t look at a drawing and figure out if one side of a triangle is longer than another or about how large an angle is. Everything about drawingson the GRE is accurate except the dimensions.  \nExample 1: How many different positions can there be for a square that must have corners at both (0, 1) and (0, 0)?  \n(a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four (e) Five  \nSolution: The most obvious, easy solution to this question is the two squares shown below with corners at each of the given points.  \nThis question would be at the difficult level on the GRE; therefore, since two is the first answer that comes to mind for an average person, eliminate choice (b) . We can also eliminate (a) since we’ve already found two squares. So, we’ve improved our odds of choosing the correct answer to 1 in 3, and this question is the difficult one of its section. Only about 8% are expected to answer this question correctly!  \nNow, we need to look for another way in which a square could have corners at the two given points. In the diagram below, we see that there is one more square, so the answer is three. Careless students might choose four by assuming there could be a square in each quadrant.  \nAverage students like to find answers by using easy arithmetic that they understand. On difficult questions, these choices can be eliminated.  \nExample 2: A suit is selling for $100 after a 20% discount. What was the original selling price?  \n(a) $200 (b) $125 (c) $120 (d) $80 (e) $75  \nSolution: A careless student will choose (c) since $120 is 20% more than $100. But that’s not what the question asked. So, eliminate choice (c) . You can also eliminate $80  \nsince that is 20% less than $100. A careless person will choose (c) and (d) first since those answers are arrived at by easy manipulation of the numbers in the problem. Choice (e) can be eliminated because we’re looking for an amount greater than $100. In addition, $200 is much too high since 20% of $200 is $40. Hence, the answer must be (b) .  \nA careless student also likes answers that remind him/her of the problem. On difficult questions, do not be attracted to answers that simply repeat the numbers in the problem or are easily derived from the numbers in the problem. So, eliminate these types of answer choices.  \nExample 3: After 6 gallons of water are transferred from container A to container B, there are 10 gallons more wate","cbCainptXZnpdedz","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainptXZnpdedz","pdf",64485,11,"English","# Math Instruction Assumptions\n## Real numbers, point order, and angle positivity\n## Straight lines and planar figures\n## Figures and scale vs estimation\n# Example Strategies and Worked Examples\n## Counting square positions from given points\n## Percent discount and distractor elimination\n## Transfer and difference word problem\n## Least/greatest value elimination and undetermined choices\n## Working backward for numeric answer choices","[{\"question\":\"How should test-takers use the GRE math instructions without reading everything during the test?\",\"answer\":\"Before the GRE, become familiar with the instruction rules for each question type. 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