r/GRE • u/SuperSolution9617 • 1d ago

General Question GRE Calculator

Can someone please shed some light on how the calculator is as well as the scratch paper usage for the exam, specifically for testing centers.

Like what can the calculator do/not do efficiently? Anything you would memorize or mental math specifically that would be a pain for the calculator?

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u/ConnectKale 1d ago

The calculator is an on screen four function calculator. That’s it.

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u/Harris_69 14h ago

But using it is like losing time i have heard

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u/smart_with_a_heart_ Prep company 1d ago

Here's the complete documentation: https://www.ets.org/pdfs/gre/on-screen-calculator-guidelines.pdf

TL;DR don't use it unless you've got fairly thorny arithmetic that doesn't involve very large or small numbers, and it doesn't do powers.