How do I get better at mental math? My main motivation is passing the MBB interviews for now but in a long run my goal is to be someone who's good at math in general.

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OP, here’s a thought: think of Math as any other language with grammar rules and you’ll drastically improve your attitude towards Math and thereby your performance on Math.

Other than that, GMAT will show you a million short cuts, e.g. AxB = BxA helps a lot when you’re trying to calc percentages (17% of 10 = 10% of 17)

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Make up random long division , multiplication, and percentage questions and solve them whenever you have a free few minutes

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There are quite a few mental math shortcuts you can learn that will make things a lot easier

Read the CARES Act and summarize the finding going to each agency mentally, then compare to sources online.

Joking aside, check out case prep for mental math questions.

Prep lounge mental math tool is very useful

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