Month: January 2017

Quantitative Lecture-13 Word Problems Probability & Combinatrics Now let’s do a scenario of probability question that would help you understand this topic more deeply.   With passage of time, I’ll do things little faster and quicker, as your level of self analysis is enhancing. I know there are many kinds Read More …

Quantitative Lecture-12 Word Problems Probability & Combinatrics This is one of the most important and perhaps, for most students, the hardest topic of quantitative section. Let’s learn this with different scenarios and in as much depth as it comes in such exams. Let’s start!   Probability: Probability is something about Read More …

Quantitative Lecture-11 Word Problems (Simple & Compound Rates) Many students from business background may know some formulas to calculate simple rate & compound rates. We’ll need to use only those formulas to calculate these rates. First let’s learn what are simple rates and compound rate and the difference between them. Read More …

Quantitative Lecture-10 Word Problems (Venn Diagram) In matriculation/O-Level mathematics, you’ve studied overlapping sets or Venn diagram. This topic also tested in exams like this. So let’s start with two variable Venn diagram. Suppose, In a class of 100 students, 70 students study Math and 80 students study English. How many Read More …

Quantitative Lecture-09 Word Problems (Speed, Distance & Time) Complex Scenarios: It’s time to start absorbing the complex concepts in the same topic that you’ve learned in yesterday lecture. Train Scenarios: One Train Scenario: Let’s take train scenario, where the length of the train also come into calculation. For instance a Read More …

Quantitative Lecture-08 Word Problems (Speed, Distance & Time) As most of the students are familiar with the equation used in physics, if you ever read, that gives relationship between Distance, Speed and Time. The more the speed, the lesser is the time it take to cover some distance and vice Read More …

Quantitative Lecture-07 Word Problems (Work-Rate) Let’s discuss hard difficulty level scenarios of Work-Rate problem at this stage: A wider pipe can fill 2.5 times faster than a narrow pipe. Working together, both pipes can fill the pool in 2.5 hours. How long will it take to fill the pool if Read More …

Quantitative Lecture-06 Word Problems (Work-Rate) As we read before in ‘GAT Quantitative Part-1’, the relationship between Distance, Speed & Time. Distance is like Work done (that how much distance covered means how much work done). Speed is like Rate (that how much miles in a hour the work takes to Read More …

Quantitative Lecture-05 Word Problems (Fractions & Percents) Let’s take another scenario where percentage change formula is used, If x is 60% greater than y, then y is what percent less than x? Solution: As x is 60% greater than y ⇒ x = y (1 + 0.60) = 1.6y As Read More …

Quantitative Lecture-04 Word Problems (Fractions & Percents) Fractions & Percents are one of the most common type of word problems that always come in such exams. The reason of being important is that many professionals have to face such problems in their daily routine while dealing with clients or vendors. Read More …