Word Translations, 4th Edition (GMAT Strategy Guide, No. 4)

 (12 customer reviews)

This book does a very god job of covering Rate x Time=Distance problems, work problems, probability problems, and overlapping sets problems. It is also a major improvement over the previous edition in all areas.

The "word translation" problems in the real GMAT, however, make up for the largest portion of the Quant section of the GMAT. This book covers approximately maybe 80% of the question types.

The difficulty of the questions are geared toward the middle level test takers. The book does not cover some of the hardest questions GMAT gives you. But it will provide a very good foundation for the GMAT.

I recommend this book for those who are preparing for the GMAT.

The World Translations book, like all of Manhattan GMAT's review books, is excellent. It covers all of the basics, which is great if you need a refresher, as well as the advanced concepts, which is perfect if you're shooting for a 700+ score.

In particular, World Translation problems are some of the hardest ones on the GMAT, but with the help of the review guide, I was able to tackle even the most challenging problems. I'm sure many people struggle at first with World Translation problems (they can definitely be tricky), but the book does a good job of taking you through concepts step-by-step so that you really understand what each question is asking, and what the best approach to take is.

I highly recommend this guide, as well as all of Manhattan GMAT's guides, if you are serious about doing well on the GMATs. I actually took Manhattan GMAT's review course (the books come free when you take the course), which I would also highly recommend.

I self studied and scored a 770 on the GMAT. Here are my thoughts on the Manhattan GMAT Word Translations guide:

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Finally, a guide that addresses combinatorics and statistics properly! Well, let's not get too excited, the book could always use more practice problems (I'm firmly convinced that practice is as important as theory in the GMAT), but compared to other resources on the market, the fourth guide in the Manhattan GMAT series of quant books is definitely one of the best when it comes to these pesky problem types. Word problems can be tricky even for those who are well-versed in math: it takes more than just pure calculations or formulas to get to the bottom of them.

The book follows the same structure of all MGMAT quant guides, with a basic to intermediate section (95 questions) and a more advanced part (only 13 questions, though). The combinatorics and statistics chapters are golden and offer significantly more explanations...Read more