GMAT Quantitative Reasoning Question Types

You will only encounter one type of question in the Quantitative Reasoning section of the GMAT: Problem Solving. Data Sufficiency questions have been moved to the Data Insights section. Problem Solving questions require a basic knowledge of number properties, arithmetic, and algebra. For the most part, these questions are written to evaluate your reasoning and critical thinking skills with less of a focus on complex mathematical skills. That said, it is important to remember that you will not be able to use a calculator for the Quantitative section, so you will want to brush up on these skills. All practice questions you do should be done without a calculator to quickly highlight any deficiencies you may have before the day of the exam. 

Problem Solving Questions

There is a total of 21 Problem Solving questions in the Quantitative section of the GMAT. These are more traditional logical and analytical questions in which you are presented with a question and five multiple-choice answers to choose from. Generally, they are presented as word problems, so you will first have to understand what is being asked and translate the question into a mathematical expression. As mentioned above, these questions will require you to use either number properties, arithmetic, or basic algebra. It's possible you will be able to use more complex math to solve the problem, but you will not HAVE to. While preparing for exam day, you should be ready to use the simplest, and likely quickest, math tools to come up with the solution.