GRE Fractions, Decimals, & Percents (Manhattan Prep GRE Strategy Guides)

I didn't know about the GRE until the summer I needed to take it. I used the books from this set, magoosh's online program, and Khan Academy to study for it for a few weeks, just went through the material until I felt I had a basic handle, skipped anything I really didn't seem to understand well (since I was short on time) and focused on really getting what I could. Got a 162 on quant and 165 on verbal. I had some other GRE books I tried first, and these are just far and above better. I would suggest them to anyone.

Helped me tremendously for the GRE math portions.

Book arrived in perfect conditions!

Very comprehensive. Would recommend it for those who want to pass

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Very helpful and education for granddaughter.

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About me: I have taken the GRE twice with these scores and current conversions (2002: V:770/170, Q:780/164; and 2011: V:620/161, Q:800/166). In 2002, I prepared for 30 hours in all, over 3 weeks; in 2011, I prepared over 120 + hours across 5 weeks. For math, I largely relied on Barron's only (maybe squeezing in a little KAPLAN). This background should help you in gauging my experience and expectations.I bought this volume as part of the 8 book pack. Bottomline: As part of that pack, this might make good sense if you buy all for $90. As a stand alone, for $15-20, I'd suggest skipping this and sticking to Barron's for the Math Review and official ETS books for testing your preparation.Pro: It holds folks by the hand and reminds them of how fractions, decimals, and percents work interchangeably. It takes you back to where you started in grade 5th of 6th, maybe. (Con: For many of us, who have always done some mental math and belong to a certain generation now going extinct, a lot of this very basic stuff is not needed at all, but is still easy to skim over.)Pro: It is a good workbook for working with the three concepts.Reservations: A significant proportion of questions are there to help you get comfortable working with the three concepts. They do not have the feel of GRE questions. The real hard set at the end might be too hard (as the book admits), but not a bad exercise if you are willing to spend 2 minutes (or even more) per question. Again, these hard questions do not quite invoke for me a sense of alignment with the GRE style of question formulation.The 8-book Manhattan Prep set has been called an overkill, and I did dread that (still do) with limited time on my hands. Still, I was able to do this book in just about 8-9 hours on a Saturday. But then this is the easiest of the areas.My biggest critique is that Barron's manages to convey and highlight all the important KEY FACTS in their concise Mathematics Review, while Manhattan doesn't even attempt that kind of a summary. I am treating it as a workbook, for now.

Bought it to avail free mocks, 6 in number. Unfortunately, Manhattan requires you to purchase entire set for about 5k..so not worth it..... As didn't serve the requirement.

I ordered the kindle version of this book to get access to the 4 Manhattan GRE tests. Once you order the book, you are supposed to mail Manhattan Prep with the order recipt and they'll activate the tests within few hours.

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Perfect book for person who wish to start with the Basics.

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