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GRE Quantitative Reasoning

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  1. 1What is the GRE?
    Graduate Record Examinations - a standardized test that is part of the admissions process for many graduate schools in the United States, Canada, and other countries
  2. 2When was the GRE established?
    1936 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
  3. 3Who administers the GRE?
    Educational Testing Service (ETS)
  4. 4What is the score range for the Quantitative Reasoning section?
    130 to 170 in 1-point increments
  5. 5What was the old GRE quantitative scoring scale (before August 2011)?
    200 to 800 in 10-point increments
  6. 6How long is each quantitative section?
    35 minutes
  7. 7How many questions are in each quantitative section?
    20 questions
  8. 8How many quantitative sections are on the GRE General Test?
    Two quantitative sections
  9. 9What types of questions appear in the quantitative section?
    About 8 quantitative comparisons, 9 problem solving items, and 3 data interpretation questions
  10. 10What new question type was added in the 2011 revision?
    Numeric entry items requiring the examinee to fill in the blank
  11. 11What skills does the quantitative section assess?
    Knowledge and reasoning skills taught in most Mathematics and Statistics courses in secondary schools
  12. 12Is a calculator provided on the GRE?
    Yes, an online calculator is provided
  13. 13What are the four main topics covered in GRE Quantitative Reasoning?
    Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, and Data Analysis
  14. 14What arithmetic concepts are tested on the GRE?
    Integers, divisibility, prime numbers, remainders, parity, exponentiation, roots, estimation, percentages, ratios, rates, absolute value, sequences
  15. 15What algebra concepts are tested on the GRE?
    Operations, factorization, expressions, relations, functions, equations, inequalities, linear equations, quadratic equations, systems of linear equations, analytic geometry
  16. 16What geometry concepts are tested on the GRE?
    Parallel and perpendicular lines, circles, triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, congruence, similarity, polyhedra, area, perimeter, volume, Pythagorean theorem, angles
  17. 17What data analysis concepts are tested on the GRE?
    Statistics (mean, median, mode, range, standard deviation), graphical displays, probability, conditional probability, random variables, distributions, counting methods, combinations, permutations
  18. 18What is an integer?
    A whole number that can be positive, negative, or zero (e.g., -3, 0, 7)
  19. 19What is a prime number?
    A positive integer greater than 1 that has exactly two distinct positive divisors: 1 and itself
  20. 20What is parity in mathematics?
    Whether an integer is even or odd
  21. 21What is absolute value?
    The distance of a number from zero on the number line, always non-negative
  22. 22What is a ratio?
    A comparison of two quantities by division, often expressed as a:b or a/b
  23. 23What is a percentage?
    A ratio or fraction expressed as a part of 100
  24. 24What is the nth root?
    A value that, when raised to the power n, equals a given number
  25. 25What is factorization?
    Breaking down a number or expression into a product of its factors
  26. 26What is a linear equation?
    An equation in which the highest power of the variable is 1, forming a straight line when graphed
  27. 27What is a quadratic equation?
    An equation of the form ax² + bx + c = 0, where the highest power of the variable is 2
  28. 28What is a system of linear equations?
    Two or more linear equations involving the same variables that are solved simultaneously
  29. 29What is the slope of a line?
    The rate of change of y with respect to x, often represented as rise over run or (y₂-y₁)/(x₂-x₁)
  30. 30What is the y-intercept?
    The point where a line or curve crosses the y-axis (where x = 0)

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