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In my opinion, Data Sufficiency is the strangest form of math.  In American classrooms, from the age of 5, students are taught to solve math problems.  Data Sufficiency questions on the GMAT do not ask you to solve the math problem.  Instead, Data Sufficiency questions ask if you have enough information to solve the math problem.  Basically, do you have the baking ingredients to make a chocolate cake?  That last comment was probably a bad analogy.  The following is an example of a Data Sufficiency question that could appear on a GMAT Practice Test: Is M an even number less than 12? Then you will be presented with two statements - 1. M is also divisible by 4 and 6, and 2. M is also the square root of a positive integer.  There are 5 choices for each question: Statement (1) is sufficient, but statement (2) is not sufficient; statement (2) is sufficient, but statement (1) is not sufficient; both statements together are sufficient, but neither statement alone is sufficient; each statement alone is sufficient; or statement (1) and (2) together are not sufficient. Your job is to choose the correct answer among the 5 choices.  Someone solve this problem and e-mail me at president@financial-shopper-network.com.

Today, I completed the Data Sufficiency Section of Kaplan’s GMAT Premier Program 2008 Edition Book.  This book provides several examples of Data Sufficiency questions; however, those explanations may not be understandable for everyone studying the material.  I advise that you attempt each question a few times before reading the explanation, if you are struggling to find the correct answer.  After reading the Data Sufficiency Section, I completed the 50 question practice quiz.  I struggled to finish the 50 questions.  My score reflected my poor performance.

Data Sufficiency Practice Quiz Score: 30/50 (60%)