GRE Math Section

GRE Math Section

In the GRE Math section, questions can be classified into the following categories :

GRE Math - Arithmetic

Questions involve

• Arithmetic operations
• Powers
• Operations on radical expressions
• Estimation
• Percent
• Absolute value
• Properties of numbers (e.g. divisibility, prime numbers, odd and even integers)
• Factoring

GRE Math - Algebra
Questions involve

• Rules of exponents
• Factoring and simplifying algebraic expressions
• Understanding concepts of relations and functions
• Solving first and second degree equations and inequalities
• Solving simultaneous equations
• Setting up equations to solve word problems
• Applying basic algebra skills to solve problems

GRE Math- Geometry
Questions involve properties of

• Parallel lines
• Circles and their inscribed central angles
• Triangles
• Rectangles
• Other polygons
• Area
• Perimeter
• Volume
• Pythagoras theorem
• Angle measure in degrees
• Simple coordinate geometry (including slopes, intercepts, and inequalities)

GRE Math - Data Analysis
Questions involve

• Elementary probability
• Basic descriptive statistics
• Mean
• Median
• Mode
• Range
• Standard deviation
• Percentiles
• Interpretation of data in graphs and tables
• Line graphs
• Bar graphs
• Circle graphs
• Frequency distributions

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