But one just really made me mad. It was essentially...
Joe collects bottles. He has 1374 bottles he purchased at $1.79 and 690 bottles he purchased for $1.27. What is the average cost of the bottles?
Sure, fine...multiple the quantity x price for both sets and then divide by the total quantity. But really...4 digits x 3 digits and then 6 digits divided by 4 digits???
I realize I live in a calculator age and my long division skills are lacking, but I timed myself after the test (I skipped it during the practice) and I was pushing 5 mins and still hadn't solved it before my son needed my attention. That's way too much time to expect to spend on one problem on a timed test where each problem is allotted approx 2 mins.
I hope I don't see anything like that on test day. If so, for shame GRE people. For shame!
Off to see if I can redeem myself with the verbal portion.
ETA: WOW! Best verbal score yet: 690. Combined with my less than impressive math score from earlier (560), it puts me over 1200. Getting there. Major math cram this weekend!
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