| This is a very common question and the answer is | | | | your skills to point out repeating digits after the decimal |
| simply no you can not use a calculator on the GMAT. | | | | or to memorize basic fractions. |
| Initially most people think this is a huge negative and | | | | While this may seem basic you need to be sure that |
| believe they are now going to have to figure out how | | | | you can rattle of instantly that 3/8 = .375 every |
| to multiply large numbers in there heads in less than 2 | | | | second counts when you are taking the GMAT. |
| minutes. | | | | While I know some people are desperately trying to |
| Let me tell you why not being able to use a calculator | | | | find out how to use there calculator on the GMAT, the |
| on the GMAT is a good thing. First this limits the | | | | answer is a big no. |
| problems to answers that can be reasonably | | | | Practice, Practice, Practice is the way to a high GMAT |
| computed with out the use of a calculator. If you find | | | | score. You not only have to know how to solve a |
| yourself in a position where you need to multiply 1456 * | | | | variety of problems you need to be able to complete |
| 1987 you are probably headed down the wrong track | | | | them in a quick fashion. The only way to fine tune your |
| and need to adjust your strategy. | | | | skills for this is to complete a significant amount of |
| On the GMAT you will still finding intimidating large | | | | problems before the exam. Not starting and then |
| numbers and lengthy decimals that will have you | | | | getting stuck and then moving onto something else but |
| looking for your calculator but all that is actually needed | | | | completing questions from start to finish. Overall it is |
| is a good understanding of math fundamentals. There | | | | not bad news that you can not use a calculator on the |
| is often a quicker way in which you need to develop | | | | GMAT. |