GMAT Crash Course: All In One

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• Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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• Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Present perfect
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
The result of division


2. Please try to chew with your month closed at the awards dinner tonight.
Target .....at: idioms
On the GMAT Fractions are expressed in their most reduced form. This means that you'll have to simply your anwers - for instance - by reducing fractions. To reduce a fraction - simply find a number that's a factor of both its numerator and denominat
A number of: idioms
Try to: idioms


3. I'll take either a BMW or a Lexus; I'm not particular
A number of: idioms
Either ....or: 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
Believe ...to be: idioms


4. 'ER' is superior television show to 'Survivor'
Superior to : idioms
Attribute...to:idioms
As: idioms
Not...but : idioms


5. Adding/subtractin fractions
Which: idioms
It ends in 5 or 0
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
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


6. I am responsible for feeding the parakeet.
The same....as: idioms
Hypothesis that: idioms
Contrast...with: idioms
Responsible for: idioms


7. Any number to the 1 power is
Itself 5^1=5
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
Define as:idioms


8. That desk is where I spend countless hours working at my thankless job.
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Different from:idioms
Willl focus more on describing the pattern of reasoning than in paraphasing the content of the argument - questions of this type may read: Which of the following indicates a flaw in the reasoning above? - Susan's attempt to counter Tim's claim is bes
Where:idioms


9. That car is just like one my father had. Is used when comparing only nouns.
Where:idioms
Like: idioms
Contrast...with: idioms
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9


10. Although she looks much older - Faye Dunaway is the same age as my mother's.
Simply tells you to 'multiply this number x times.' So 2^3= 2x2x2 or 8. The number you multiply is called the base and the little superscript number that tells you how many times to multiply the base is called an exponent or a power. So in 3^2 - 3 is
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
The same....as: idioms


11. Use the
When an action started in the past and ....
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
Hypothesis that: idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms


12. Fractions
The more...the -er:idioms
Number is a whole number that - when divided by two yields a remainder of 1. these numbers end in 1 - 3 -5 -7 - or 9.
Is the most basic expression of parts of a whole.For example. if a whole pizza has 8 slices and James eats 3 - he has eaten 3/8 of the pizza.
That: idioms


13. Pronouns
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
Distinguish from: idioms
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity


14. Any number to the 0 power is
1:5^0=1
So....that:idioms
Prohibit ...from: idioms
The result of division


15. You are not only clever but you are also charming
Superior to : idioms
Not...but : idioms
Where:idioms
Not only...but also : idioms


16. I can physically prohibit you from interrupting me again.
The number of : idioms
Target .....at: idioms
From...to:idioms
Prohibit ...from: idioms


17. Even number
Contrast...with: 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.
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.


18. A # is divisble by 5 if
It ends in 5 or 0
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
All or both: idioms
Consider : idioms


19. Who left the door open?-subject - He left the door open
Who:idioms :he use who
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
Not...but : idioms
On the GMAT Fractions are expressed in their most reduced form. This means that you'll have to simply your anwers - for instance - by reducing fractions. To reduce a fraction - simply find a number that's a factor of both its numerator and denominat


20. Sum
Prohibit ...from: idioms
The result of addition is called this
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
The same....as: idioms


21. Past perfect
Like: idioms
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
That: idioms
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.


22. Dividend
Positive-3^4=81
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
The number you are dividing another number into
There is no easy test - but in a pinch - you can divide by 2 and check whether or not the resulting number is divisble by 4


23. Parallel Construction
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
Are a way of expressing parts of a whole. To add or subtract just line up the decimal points. For multiplying/dividing decimals add up the total number of decimal places to the right of the decimal point in the numbers you multiplied and put the deci
So....that:idioms


24. The 4 Step Approach
Different from: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.
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
When multiplying two or more fractions - just multiply their numerators and then their denominators. Dividing fractions works a lot like multiplying fractions - with one important extra step. To divide fractions - multiply the first by the reciprocal


25. Remainder

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26. Sheep herding requires a shepherd to stay with his flock at all times.
Require ...to: idioms
Each:idioms
The number you are dividing another number into
The more...the -er:idioms


27. He has an ability to turn around a failing business
Ability ..to:idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
Neither...nor :idioms


28. My father sees a large investment portfolio as a sign of success
1:5^0=1
Define as: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
See as:idioms


29. Some Republicans define welfare abuse as the primary evil in America.
Define as:idioms
Estimate....to be :idioms
There is no easy test - but in a pinch - you can divide by 2 and check whether or not the resulting number is divisble by 4
It is divisible by both 2 and 3


30. Zero

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31. Dazed by the battle - the soldier could no longer distinguish friend from enemy.
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.
Distinguish from: idioms
Each:idioms
Worry about: idioms


32. The talk show host agitated the guests to the point that they were throwing chairs at each other.
Native of: idioms
That : idioms
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
Each:idioms


33. Scope
If the author proves his point by making an assumption - you'll include additional data to bolster the assumption....if the author cites a survey in support of his conclusion - you'll give evidence to prove the validity of the survey.etc...
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
The argument is dictated by the information given in the conclusion and the premises - by far the most common reason for eliminating answer choices in the arguments section
It ends in 5 or 0


34. A # is divisble by 9 if

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35. Assumption
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
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
When multiplying two or more fractions - just multiply their numerators and then their denominators. Dividing fractions works a lot like multiplying fractions - with one important extra step. To divide fractions - multiply the first by the reciprocal
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion


36. Coefficient
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
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)
The more...the -er:idioms
So....as to be: idioms


37. Prime numbers
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)
Only two things comparatives: 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
Contrast...with: idioms


38. Any negative number raised to an odd power stays
Itself 5^1=5
As: idioms
When you see this just turn the base into a fraction by putting a 1 over it and proceed as you would with a nonnegative exponent so 3^-2=(1/3)^2=1/9
Negative -3^3=-27


39. Give a child as many hugs as you can. No human can read that number of pages in an hour.
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
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


40. Washing my car in the winter is not as easy as it is in the summer.
The bottom number in a fraction
Estimate....to be :idioms
As....as
Itself 5^1=5


41. Reducing fractions

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42. Multiplying and dividing fractions
When multiplying two or more fractions - just multiply their numerators and then their denominators. Dividing fractions works a lot like multiplying fractions - with one important extra step. To divide fractions - multiply the first by the reciprocal
Each:idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Consider : idioms


43. Subject/Verb Agreement
A subject must always agree with its verb
Credit...with:idioms
Try to: idioms
AD VS. BCE


44. Reciprocal
Contrast...with: idioms
A subject must always agree with its verb
When multiplying two or more fractions - just multiply their numerators and then their denominators. Dividing fractions works a lot like multiplying fractions - with one important extra step. To divide fractions - multiply the first by the reciprocal
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5


45. Multiple
So....that:idioms
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.


46. Route 66 is a highway that runs from Chicago to Los Angeles.
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
Forbid to: idioms
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
From...to:idioms


47. It is my responsibility to feed the parakeet.
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
Responsibility to: idioms
When you see this just turn the base into a fraction by putting a 1 over it and proceed as you would with a nonnegative exponent so 3^-2=(1/3)^2=1/9
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


48. Numerator
The top number in a fraction
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
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots


49. Cross Multiplication

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50. Any positive number greater than 1 - raised to the power greater than 1
Native to: idioms
The result of multipication is called this
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5