How to Pick Smarter Numbers - Tip from 340 Tutor

There are some GRE / GMAT questions where any old number won't do. We need the smartest numbers we can think of to get a correct answer as quickly as humanly possible. This is what this video is all about - picking boundary numbers to illuminate a clear range of possible values.
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[@TsuyoiYatsu]

I took my GRE for the first time, after watching your quant videos. I scored a 326 and I think I owe you a big thanks. Your videos provided new insights. Being able to solve boss level questions helped build confidence. I did not get time to practice much, and only gave 2-3 mock tests, so I have been a bad student :P and score could have been better with your advice. But for me you have scored a 340/340 as a tutor too :). Thanks a ton, Philip. Please keep up the good work!

[@TheTestedTutor]

Well done Samir and thank you for the kind words! Glad you score me so highly!

[@tommyshelby2020]

Just came to like the video, still watched it while having coffee! Absolutely remarkable technique!

[@TheTestedTutor]

Hope it was nice coffee!

[@tommyshelby2020]

@@TheTestedTutor it definitely was! Would like to do this regularly

[@sudipgautam3636]

Thanks Philip, you are a last-minute confidence booster!!

[@trf2000]

Powerful. Powerful insights. These will be a big help. I am taking my first GRE in 3 weeks and plan to take it a second time 3weeks after that. These videos and their tactical insights will be key. Thank you.

[@CT-mc3sy]

Just binge watching your videos, thanks for the new upload! :3

[@danaabdirakhym3624]

Thank you Philip, you’re amazing tutor 😊thank you for your videos 👍🏻

[@roseyrosey00]

Thank you Philip, this has been immensely helpful. I am taking my GRE exam soon and I have been following your videos. so far I have seen a major improvement in my practice scores following your techniques.

[@roseyrosey00]

@The Lost Empire I am from Egypt, Took my test in November

[@roseyrosey00]

@The Lost Empire I scored 323, 165 in Q and 158 in V.

[@sithaonguyen4449]

First of all, thank you very much for your videos and the way you present the issues and tricks. They opened my eyes in some cases and I love your videos. Now, I want to ask you a question on the second issue, in where x > 1 and picking number 1 to yield surprising result: the GRE calculator does not support to do 2 to the power of 1.005 (for example), then how can we make sure it will have the same result as when x=1 ?

[@user-cn3tb2jf8g]

Totally amazing work.With respect we want more amazing mathematical videos from you.❤️

[@TheTestedTutor]

Thank you G, with respect

[@verdaarif]

Hi Philip, thank you for your videos. Just wanted to ask whether your Quant videos should suffice to get to 165+ in GRE? Any resources you recommend to practice GRE questions which are of similar format as current GRE?

[@meenusharma6244]

Thank you so much sir 🙏for such valuable content, I have my GRE exam next week and your videos are helping me a lot in preparation.

[@TheTestedTutor]

Good luck Meenu!

[@meenusharma6244]

@@TheTestedTutor Thank you 😊

[@thehorizons7562]

Awesome video Philip !! Loving it..

[@nishantkotnala7278]

Hi Philip, You are great at what you do , can you help me in my GRE prep as I'm not able to score above 283. Looking forward to your kind response.

[@victord8543]

Thanks man, that's really insightful.

[@catsfor7928]

Thank you for sharing!

[@phanuelumezuruike868]

Awesome. Thanks Tested Tutor

[@TYM2TUNE]

On the first question how can it say more than 2/3 and less than 3/4 yet the boundaries it gives you are the other way round? i.e. revenue must sit at more than 32,000 (implied by 3/4) and less than 36,000 *implied by 2/3 information?

[@alimi-yaoadam1667]

Thanks

[@selmasosic4403]

Can you always pick the boundary in these types of questions? And if your boundary gives you a different answer than what you initially picked, is it safe to assume D always?

[@zeesh8996]

in the last question can we take x as 1/10000 , so that the value becomes zero ?

[@varsharavula1829]

In last question., why did you take -2 , ideally the possible values are -1 0 1 , since -2

[@alokmaity8246]

(4.9999999999999)^(-1.99999999999999)=0.0400000002

[@TheedonCritic]

I think you should rewatch the video. Your complaint alludes to you not understanding the concept he was trying to teach the entire video. Yes, it says that the absolute value is lesser than 2 which means -1,0,1 like you correctly stated but you also need to account for values that are not integers including -1.99999. Using that value though would be extremely onerous and you could just use 2 instead. The only caveat is that you would have to remember when picking the final answer that the actual answer needs to be slightly higher or lower than your solution depending on your constraint

[@ishanpathak2526]

Great

[@asadw2951]

For the last question, can't we just put X as 0 and 0 raised to anything would be 0 which is less than 0.05

[@TheTestedTutor]

5 to the power of 0 is 1 though

[@asadw2951]

@@TheTestedTutor Ah yes my fault idk why I thought it was 0 raised to itself. Thanks for the correction

[@narayankhanal9662]

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