Word Problems GRE Strategy Guide, 2nd Edition (Manhattan GRE Strategy Guides)
Chapter by Chapter1. INTRODUCTION & THE REVISED GREIntroduction, How to Use Manhattan GRE's Strategy Guides, The Revised GRE, Question Formats in Detail2. ALGEBRAIC TRANSLATIONSDecoding the GRE Word Problem, Common Word Problem Phrases, Translating Words Correctly, Hidden Constraints3. RATES & WORKSBasic Motion: The RTD Chart, Matching Units in the RTD Chart, Multiple Rates Problems, Average Rate: Don't Just Add and Divide, Work Problems, Population Problems4. RATIOSLabel Each Part of the Ratio with Units, Proportions, The Unknown Multiplier, Multiple Ratios: Make a Common Term5. STATISTICSAverages, Using the Average Formula, Evenly Spaced Sets: Take the Middle, Weighted Averages, Media: The Middle Number, Standard Deviation, Range, Quartiles and Percentiles, The Normal Distribution6. COMBINATORICSThe Fundamental Counting Principle, Simple Factorials, Anagrams, Combinatorics with Repetition: Anagram Grids, Multiple Arrangements7. PROBABILITY"1" is the Greatest Probability, More Than One Event: "AND" vs. "OR," The "1 - x" Probability Trick, The Domino Effect8. MINOR PROBLEM TYPESOptimization, Grouping, Overlapping Sets9. DRILL SETS10. PRACTICE QUESTION SETS