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Integrated Reasoning has 12 questions in 30 minutes. It measures evaluating information in multiple formats and from multiple sources.

The four official types are Multi-Source Reasoning, Graphics Interpretation, Two-Part Analysis, and Table Analysis.

Use information across multiple text or data sources. Track which source supports each claim before drawing a combined conclusion.

Read the task first, then open the source that can answer it. Do not try to memorize every detail from every source before answering.

Interpret a graph or visual display. Check labels, units, scale, and direction before estimating a value or comparison.

A visual gap is meaningful only relative to the scale. Confirm whether an axis starts at zero and whether increments are equal before comparing bars or points.

Choose one response in each of two columns. Solve both parts and make sure the selected pair satisfies the same conditions in the prompt.

The two choices may be related. Test whether the first choice restricts what can be true in the second rather than treating the columns as independent.

Use a sortable table to evaluate statements. Identify the relevant column, apply any condition, and compare only the rows that qualify.

Sort on the variable that directly tests the claim, then inspect the boundary rows. Sorting can reveal a ranking or threshold faster than scanning every row.

A relationship between two variables does not prove one caused the other. Look for an alternative cause, reverse direction, or missing comparison.

Percentage change = (new − old) ÷ old. The original value, not the new value, is the usual base for the calculation.

A weighted average gives larger groups more influence. Multiply each value by its group size, add, then divide by the total group size.

Ask whether the provided information determines the requested conclusion, not whether it allows a full calculation that the task never requires.

Twelve questions in 30 minutes averages 2.5 minutes each. Prioritize the data needed for the task instead of reading every display in equal depth.

Verbal Reasoning has 14 questions in 30 minutes. It measures evaluating arguments and reading, understanding, and editing standard English.

The official types are Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning, and Sentence Correction.

The conclusion is the claim the author wants you to accept. Evidence supports it; background may explain the situation without proving it.

An assumption is an unstated idea required for the evidence to support the conclusion. If it fails, the argument loses its connection.

Choose new information that supports the link between evidence and conclusion or rules out a plausible alternative explanation.

Choose information that challenges a key assumption, offers another cause, or shows the evidence is not representative of the conclusion.

Negate the proposed assumption. If the argument collapses, the statement was necessary; if it still stands, it was not required.

An inference must be supported by the passage or facts. A statement may sound plausible yet go beyond what the information establishes.

The main idea states the passage’s central point or purpose. It should account for the whole passage, not just one vivid example.

Look for qualifiers, contrasts, and evaluative language. The author may report a view without endorsing it.

Keep the answer within the passage’s population, time frame, and conditions. Extreme or universal claims often exceed the stated scope.

Choose a revision that expresses the intended meaning clearly and logically. A grammatically tidy sentence can still be wrong if its meaning shifts.

Find the true subject, then match the verb to it. Prepositional phrases and intervening nouns can distract from the controlling subject.

A pronoun should refer clearly to one logical noun. Ambiguous “it,” “they,” or “which” can make a sentence unclear even when agreement looks correct.

Items in a list or comparison should have matching grammatical forms. Parallel structure makes relationships clear and avoids unintended shifts.

Place a modifier next to the word it describes. A misplaced opening phrase can make it appear that the wrong actor performed an action.

Compare like with like. If a sentence compares a company’s revenue, the other side should also be revenue—not the company itself.

Prefer the clearest grammatically correct expression of the intended meaning. Brevity helps only when it does not omit a necessary relationship.

Fourteen questions in 30 minutes averages a little over 2 minutes each. Define the target before calculating and avoid doing algebra that the question does not require.

Quantitative Reasoning has 14 questions in 30 minutes. It measures analyzing data and drawing conclusions using secondary-school-level mathematics.

The official types are Data Sufficiency and Problem Solving.

Decide whether the statements provide enough information to answer the question uniquely. Do not solve for more than the question asks.

Evaluate statement 1 by itself and stop. Mark whether it is sufficient before looking for help from statement 2.

Evaluate statement 2 by itself, ignoring statement 1. This prevents accidentally combining information too early.

Combine the statements only after testing each alone. Together they are sufficient only if they produce one definite answer to the question.

A statement is sufficient only if every allowed case gives the same answer. Find a second valid case to test whether uniqueness fails.

Before calculating, state what quantity the question asks for and its units. This avoids solving a related but different problem.

Distance = rate × time. Keep units consistent, especially when time is split between minutes and hours.

A ratio compares by division; a difference compares by subtraction. “Twice as many” describes a ratio, not an increase of two.

Average = total ÷ number of values. If group sizes differ, combine totals and counts rather than averaging the group averages directly.

A rise of x% followed by a fall of x% does not return to the start, because the second percentage uses a different base.

Apply the same operation to both sides of an equation. When multiplying or dividing an inequality by a negative number, reverse its direction.

Test divisibility, parity, and sign deliberately. A variable described as an integer may be positive, negative, or zero unless the question adds a restriction.

Estimate the size and sign of a result before finalizing. An answer far from a reasonable range can reveal a decimal, unit, or operation error.

GMAC divides the EA into IR 6+6, Verbal 7+7, and Quantitative 7+7 question sub-sections. You may review or change answers only within the current sub-section before moving on.