GMAT Ninja Quant Ep 6: Word Problems

When you see a long word question on the GMAT or the Executive Assessment, do you find yourself staring at it for ages? Do you struggle to convert the wall of text into clear, solvable algebra? In this video, Harry -- a GMAT Ninja tutor -- will show you how to be spectacularly literal with GMAT word problems, so that you can translate them quickly and efficiently into nice, clean equations. This video is moderate in difficulty, and could be a challenge for GMAT students who are scoring in the 70s on the GMAT quant section. The questions will get tougher toward the end of the video, but if you're already scoring in the low 80s, you might not find this video all that tough. This is video #5 in our series of full-length GMAT quant lessons. For updates on upcoming videos, please subscribe! This video will cover: ➡️ How to convert word problems into “math-speak” ➡️ What to look for in the text of a question ➡️ How to follow instructions LITERALLY This video is for you if: ➡️ You struggle to get word problems started ➡️ You’re not sure why you’re missing “general” word problems with disturbing frequency ➡️ You “know” everything but still struggle ____________________________________________________________________________________ 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 updates on this series and our other projects: https://www.instagram.com/gmatninja/ For more on Harry Duthie and his penchant for bench-pressing students who refuse to do their homework: https://www.gmatninja.com/harry-duthie-edinburgh-gmat-tutor ____________________________________________________________________________________ Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:38 Q1 - Age Problems 10:51 Q2 - Push the question 17:25 Q3 - What's on each side? 24:22 Q4 - Fractions in Word Problems 30:23 Q5 - New Symbols 38:55 Q6 - Be patient