SUMMING IT UP • The GMAT places less emphasis on writing style and mechanics than on content and organization—but these factors can influence the exam reader and affect your score if the way you write interferes with the reader’s understanding of your ideas. • Keep your overall tone and voice relatively formal and try to vary sentence length. • Work on writing as clearly and concisely as possible. • If you feel as though you need to build your vocabulary to strengthen your essay writing, consult the Word List in Appendix C of this book. • Watch your diction and use of idioms; make sure whatever you write is commonly understood. • For stronger essays, use the tools of rhetoric, such as irony, punctuation, and effective key words and phrases; connect your ideas with transitional words or phrases; and apply the language of critical reasoning in your writing. Chapter 6: Writing Style and Mechanics 153 www.petersons.com P ART IV GMAT QUANTITATIVE SECTION CHAPTER 7 Problem Solving CHAPTER 8 Data Sufficiency and Analysis CHAPTER 9 Math Review: Number Forms, Relationships, and Sets CHAPTER 10 Math Review: Number Theory and Algebra CHAPTER 11 Math Review: Geometry . of solution you should be aiming for. Pay particular attention to the following. 158 PART IV: GMAT Quantitative Section NOTE Remember: The computerized GMAT testing system adjusts the difficulty. expressions, and they can be perplexing. On the GMAT, you’ll probably find two or three of them among the 25–26 Problem Solving questions. 160 PART IV: GMAT Quantitative Section www.petersons.com Apply. average) can be expressed this way: AM 5 sum of terms in the set number of terms in the set 162 PART IV: GMAT Quantitative Section NOTE Many Problem Solving questions are designed to “reward”