Archive for 2011/11


Challenge Problem Showdown – November 28th, 2011

We invite you to test your GMAT knowledge for a chance to win! Each week, we will post a new Challenge Problem for you to attempt. If you submit the correct answer, you will be entered into that week’s drawing for a free Manhattan GMAT Prep item. Tell your friends to get out their scrap [...]

Patterns in Divisibility Problems

Patterns in Divisibility Problems Today we’re going to tackle a couple of tough divisibility problems from GMATPrep®. The two problems I’ve chosen share some interesting characteristics. Here’s your first one; set your timer for 2 minutes and go! “If n is a multiple of 5 and n = p 2 q , where p and q are prime [...]

Challenge Problem Showdown – November 21th, 2011

We invite you to test your GMAT knowledge for a chance to win! Each week, we will post a new Challenge Problem for you to attempt. If you submit the correct answer, you will be entered into that week’s drawing for a free Manhattan GMAT Prep item. Tell your friends to get out their scrap [...]

Manhattan Prep attends New York Cares Day

The following is written by Manhattan Prep College Marketing Associate Kristen Pittard. New York Cares Day is a day dedicated to service for in-need elementary schools around the five boroughs, where people volunteer their time to renovate schools by painting, restoring playgrounds, organizing libraries, planting flowers, etc. Last month, a group of Manhattan Preppers made [...]

Tackling a GMATPrep CR Evaluate Problem

This week, we’re going to discuss Evaluate critical reasoning problems. Evaluate what? We’re trying to evaluate an assumption the author uses to draw a conclusion, so these Evaluate questions are a subset of the “Assumption Family” of questions. Let’s say we’re given this argument: In order to increase its profits, MillCo plans to reduce costs [...]