Best way to prep for BCG Case math? Strong in other areas...only one remaining (semi) weakness

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What? You’re overthinking, OP. Just cross them off like you did in grade school. You’ll do great

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Practice your arithmetic if you want with minute math on sporcle. I agree you’re overthinking.
If your issue is 0s then use 10 powers and add/subtract.

Good luck!

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I’m annoyed as an interviewer when someone writes out all the zeros tbh. If you know there are 9 zeros in billion and are worried about powers then write x10^9 at the end

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Need help with division and mainly large division with lots of zeros (2500/1000000000)

Appreciate the encouragement! Need to re-learn that trick 😂

Case math at BCG wasn’t crazy in any of the interviews. Best of luck!

Oh wow. How did you make this far?

Getting better! You’re right, usually overthinking it which makes me get it wrong. I think writing out my zeros allows me to be defect free...but hopefully can do without that during the interview so I don’t annoy my interviewer 😬

@D1 what happened if the math was easy, why not an offer?

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