GMAT Crash Course: All In One

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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. Adding/subtractin fractions
To add and subtract exponents - both the base and the power must be the same. If they are - just add or subtract as you normally would. So - 3x^2+5x^2=8x^2
Associate with : idioms
If you need to add or subtract two fractions that have the same denominator - simply add or subtract their numerators - like this: 3/4+1/4=4/4 or 1 - If the numbers in the denominators are different - this opertation will invovle a couple of extra s
A subject must always agree with its verb


2. A # is divisible by 3 if
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Require ...to: idioms
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
Credit...with:idioms


3. Sum
The result of addition is called this
Is an integer - it's neither pos nor neg - and it's even mutiplying this always give you a product of 0 and dividing this is impossible
It ends in 5 or 0
So 16=4 or -4 b/c both (4)^2 and (-4)^2=16 you cannot add these unless they have a common root. so 2+2=2 but 2+3 doesn't equal 5. To multiply and divide just treat them as regular integers: 6x3=18 or 3/2 basically they're subject to the same rules as


4. The talk show host agitated the guests to the point that they were throwing chairs at each other.
Is an integer - it's neither pos nor neg - and it's even mutiplying this always give you a product of 0 and dividing this is impossible
That : idioms
Hypothesis that: idioms
The top number in a fraction


5. Opposite

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6. Reciprocal
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
Is an integer - it's neither pos nor neg - and it's even mutiplying this always give you a product of 0 and dividing this is impossible


7. Integer
Think of ...as: idioms
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
That: idioms
The number of : idioms


8. Subject/Verb Agreement
A subject must always agree with its verb
Different from:idioms
To add and subtract exponents - both the base and the power must be the same. If they are - just add or subtract as you normally would. So - 3x^2+5x^2=8x^2
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5


9. That weightlifter has more muscle in his head than he has brains.
More...than
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity


10. Prime numbers
Credit...with:idioms
Have exactly 2 distinct factors:1 and themselves. For example - 13 is prime b/c its only factor are 1 and 13. The number 1 is not prime; it has only one distinct factor
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
Are numbers that can be divided into another number without leaving a remainder. For example - the numbers 1 -2 -3 -4 -6 and 12 are the factors of 12.


11. A # is divisble by 9 if

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12. Percent change
Difference/orginal
Just as....so too: idioms
Positive-3^4=81
Which: idioms


13. Quotient
The result of division
Such as: idioms
Believe ...to be: idioms
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it


14. Digit
Are 0.1.2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 - and 9-the numbers you see on a telephone. GMAT math problems might ask you either to count digits or supply a missing digit. Try counting the digits in 2654.189. There are seven.
It ends in 5 or 0
Regard as :idioms
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.


15. Reasoning

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16. Each of the schools he applied to had it own strengths. Is used when you want to emphasize that items are separate
Superior to : idioms
Each:idioms
A number of: idioms
That: idioms


17. The lawnmower that you came to fix is in the garge. This is required information
When a number can be divided evenly by another number - it is said to be divisible by that number. So 6 is divisble by 3 - but is not divisible by 4. The GMAT - however is more likely to ask you whether 728 is divisible by 4. ( Yes it is)
Permit to: idioms
Describes integers listed in ascending order - which are separated by the same interval. The numbers 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 are consective integers and the numbers 2 - 4 - 6 -8 are consecutive even integers.
That: idioms


18. Give a child as much love as you can. No human can read that amount of material in an hour.
To solve an equation that contains two fractions containing variables when they're equal to each other - you can simply cross multiply or multiply the top of each fraction by the bottom of the other. 3x/4=3/2 (3x)(2)=(3)(4)=6x=12 x=2
A subject must always agree with its verb
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Have exactly 2 distinct factors:1 and themselves. For example - 13 is prime b/c its only factor are 1 and 13. The number 1 is not prime; it has only one distinct factor


19. You should use a singular verb.... The number of excuses grows every time he tells the story.
The number of : idioms
The more...the -er:idioms
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
The top number in a fraction


20. Any negative number raised to an even power becomes
The same....as: idioms
Target .....at: idioms
Positive-3^4=81
It ends in 5 or 0


21. That car is just like one my father had. Is used when comparing only nouns.
Like: idioms
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.


22. Present perfect
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
If you need to add or subtract two fractions that have the same denominator - simply add or subtract their numerators - like this: 3/4+1/4=4/4 or 1 - If the numbers in the denominators are different - this opertation will invovle a couple of extra s


23. Give a child as many hugs as you can. No human can read that number of pages in an hour.
Forbid to: idioms
The same....as: idioms
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction


24. Any negative number raised to an odd power stays
The number you are dividing another number into
Ability ..to:idioms
Negative -3^3=-27
The result of multipication is called this


25. Please try to chew with your month closed at the awards dinner tonight.
Both...and: idioms
Not so....as:idioms
Try to: idioms
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity


26. You should admit you're afraid of both clowns and elephants .
Negative -3^3=-27
Forbid to: idioms
Both...and: idioms
Only to denote a moment in time


27. Multiple
Which: idioms
To solve an equation that contains two fractions containing variables when they're equal to each other - you can simply cross multiply or multiply the top of each fraction by the bottom of the other. 3x/4=3/2 (3x)(2)=(3)(4)=6x=12 x=2
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion


28. Use a plural verb - something is multitude....A number of survivors of the plane crash swam to shore
A number of: idioms
When:idioms
The last two digits - considered as a number - are divisible by 4. Example - Take 728. The last two digits form the number 28 - which is divisble by 4.
To add and subtract exponents - both the base and the power must be the same. If they are - just add or subtract as you normally would. So - 3x^2+5x^2=8x^2


29. Consecutive
Are 0.1.2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 - and 9-the numbers you see on a telephone. GMAT math problems might ask you either to count digits or supply a missing digit. Try counting the digits in 2654.189. There are seven.
When an action started in the past and ....
Describes integers listed in ascending order - which are separated by the same interval. The numbers 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 are consective integers and the numbers 2 - 4 - 6 -8 are consecutive even integers.
Think of ...as: idioms


30. Washing my car in the winter is not as easy as it is in the summer.
As....as
More...than
Permit to: idioms
The result of division


31. Fractional Exponents
Hypothesis that: idioms
The bottom number in a fraction
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
It ends in 5 or 0


32. 'ER' is superior television show to 'Survivor'
When a number can be divided evenly by another number - it is said to be divisible by that number. So 6 is divisble by 3 - but is not divisible by 4. The GMAT - however is more likely to ask you whether 728 is divisible by 4. ( Yes it is)
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
When you're dealing with questions that ask you to weaken or strengthen the author's conclusion - be very wary of answer choices that while within the scope - do exactly the opposite of what you want - while it is the scope of the argument - it is th
Superior to : idioms


33. If you contrast one politician's ethics with another's - you will find no difference
As: idioms
Contrast...with: idioms
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
Not...but : idioms


34. A # is divisible by 2 if
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
Regard as :idioms
Itself 5^1=5


35. I am not so foolsih as to fall for that a third time
Number is one that can be divided evenly by 2. numbers are whole and they end in 2 - 4 -6 -8 - or 0. The number zero (0) is considered this.
Not so....as:idioms
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
Replace all variables in the with numbers - read through the new problem and answer the question - plug your number into the answer choices and look for your number


36. Dividend
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
When:idioms
More...than
The number you are dividing another number into


37. Positive/negative numbers

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38. Strengthen

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39. Parallel Construction
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
Both...and: idioms
Native to: idioms


40. She was so blunt that many considered her rude.
To solve an equation that contains two fractions containing variables when they're equal to each other - you can simply cross multiply or multiply the top of each fraction by the bottom of the other. 3x/4=3/2 (3x)(2)=(3)(4)=6x=12 x=2
A subject must always agree with its verb
Such as: idioms
So....that:idioms


41. A # is divisble by 4 if
Associate with : idioms
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
The last two digits - considered as a number - are divisible by 4. Example - Take 728. The last two digits form the number 28 - which is divisble by 4.
The more...the -er:idioms


42. Some Republicans define welfare abuse as the primary evil in America.
Only to denote a moment in time
1:5^0=1
Who:idioms :he use who
Define as:idioms


43. Distinct

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44. Verb Tense
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
Neither...nor :idioms
Associate with : idioms


45. The 4 Step Approach
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
The result of multipication is called this
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity


46. Cross Multiplication

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47. Between cake and ice cream - I like ice cream more.
Have exactly 2 distinct factors:1 and themselves. For example - 13 is prime b/c its only factor are 1 and 13. The number 1 is not prime; it has only one distinct factor
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Which: idioms
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms


48. My dad says I can no longer associate with you
Associate with : idioms
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
Credit...with:idioms


49. Even number
Number is one that can be divided evenly by 2. numbers are whole and they end in 2 - 4 -6 -8 - or 0. The number zero (0) is considered this.
There is no easy test - but in a pinch - you can divide by 2 and check whether or not the resulting number is divisible by 4
Believe ...to be: idioms
Either ....or: idioms


50. Past perfect
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
Try to: idioms
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.