GMAT Ninja Quant Ep 13: Rates II

Do you know the fundamentals of GMAT or Executive Assessment rates questions, but struggle when they twist the question into something slightly different? Are you are intimidated by anything other than straightforward rate problems? In this video, John Michael -- a GMAT Ninja tutor -- will show you how to think about rates questions efficiently and effectively. He'll help you build a consistent process for approaching rates questions, and he'll help you understand that the skills behind “hard” EA and GMAT rates questions are actually pretty basic -- and the exam just gives these questions an intimidating illusion of complexity. This video covers a wide range of difficulty levels. While the first few questions cover the fundamental skills you'll need to solve a rates question, the last few questions could challenge anyone who isn't already scoring in the 80s in the quant section. This is video #12 in our series of full-length GMAT quant lessons. For updates on upcoming videos, please subscribe! This video will cover: ➡️ Identical machine questions ➡️ Catchup questions ➡️ Trains colliding ➡️ Average speed ➡️ Logic and rates ➡️ Converting word soup into algebra This video is for you if: ➡️ You know rate fundamentals, but struggle with anything slightly different ➡️ You are intimidated by anything other than basic rate problems ➡️ You don’t have a consistent approach to rates ________________________________________________________________________________________ Want more GMAT test-prep tips and advice? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/GMATNinjaTutoring For more information about GMAT tutoring: https://www.gmatninja.com/ For more on John Michael MacDonald and his love of cooking Italian meals and concocting rye-based cocktails: https://www.gmatninja.com/john-michael-macdonald-london-gre-gmat-tutor ________________________________________________________________________________________ Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:10 Q1 - Basic rates three ways 15:37 Q2 - Combined work 24:26 Q3 - Identical machines 31:14 Q4 - Relative rates 38:52 Q5 - The train problem 46:20 Q6 - Rates and Data Sufficiency 53:24 Q7 - Quadratics and rates