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GMAT Crash Course: All In One

Subject : gmat

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. He has an ability to turn around a failing business
That: idioms
Ability ..to:idioms
Contrast...with: 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.

2. You are not only clever but you are also charming
Permit to: idioms
Consider : idioms
Not only...but also : idioms
Define as:idioms

3. It is my responsibility to feed the parakeet.
Neither...nor :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.
Responsibility to: idioms
Just as....so too: idioms

4. Percent
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
From...to:idioms
Itself 5^1=5
The result of subtraction

5. Where
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Difference/orginal
Different from:idioms
Only when referring to an actual location

6. Prime numbers
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
Who:idioms :he use who
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
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.

7. Fractional Exponents
Not so....as:idioms
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
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4

8. Please try to chew with your month closed at the awards dinner tonight.
Try to: idioms
Permit to: idioms
A subject must always agree with its verb
From...to:idioms

9. A hypothesis that the aluminum in soda cans causes Alzheimer's disease is circulating on the Internet.
Hypothesis that: idioms
That : idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Just as....so too: idioms

10. I am not so foolsih as to fall for that a third time
Not so....as:idioms
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
Either ....or: idioms
So....that:idioms

11. Adding/subtractin fractions
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.
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 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
Require ...to: idioms

12. Sum
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.
Whom: idioms : he use whom
The result of addition is called this
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.

13. most - -est - among
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
The same....as: idioms

14. I will eat neither tomatoes nor Brussels sprouts; they smell funny
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Contrast...with: idioms
Regard as :idioms
Neither...nor :idioms

15. Convicted felons are not permitted to vote
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.
Permit to: idioms
Which: idioms
The more...the -er:idioms

16. A # is divisible by 2 if
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
Neither...nor :idioms

17. Give a child as much love as you can. No human can read that amount of material in an hour.
Distinguish from: idioms
Each:idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms

18. Simple Past
Not...but : idioms
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
So....that:idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms

19. Reciprocal
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
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
Believe ...to be: 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.

20. Integer
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
Attribute...to:idioms
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
As: idioms

21. Distinct

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22. Any positive number greater than 1 - raised to the power greater than 1
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
That: idioms
Target .....at: idioms
Worry about: idioms

23. When
Only to denote a moment in time
Regard as :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
Consider : idioms

24. I look back fondly on the 1983 County Fair - at which I won the prize for biggest watermelon.
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
Which: idioms
The number you are dividing another number into
Positive-3^4=81

25. That desk is where I spend countless hours working at my thankless job.
Where:idioms
Require ...to: idioms
Not only...but also : idioms
Believe ...to be: idioms

26. Some Republicans define welfare abuse as the primary evil in America.
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
Define as:idioms
Not...but : idioms

27. Quotient
That : idioms
Responsible for: 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
The result of division

28. Although she looks much older - Faye Dunaway is the same age as my mother's.
The same....as: idioms
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
Define as:idioms
Responsible for: idioms

29. I'll take either a BMW or a Lexus; I'm not particular
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
Only when referring to an actual location
Either ....or: idioms
Attribute...to:idioms

30. 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.
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
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

31. Whole number
Responsible for: idioms
Credit...with:idioms
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
Hypothesis that: idioms

32. Numerator
The top number in a fraction
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
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.
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

33. Fractions
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.
Try to: idioms
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
Difference/orginal

34. Washing my car in the winter is not as easy as it is in the summer.
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
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
As....as
Consider : idioms

35. Benjamin Franklin is credited with the invention of the U.S Postal system.
Only two things comparatives: idioms
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...
Credit...with:idioms
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

36. Coefficient
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Responsibility to: idioms
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)

37. Reasoning

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38. The lawnmower that you came to fix is in the garge. This is required information
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
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
That: idioms
1:5^0=1

39. The more you eat - the fatter you get
So....that:idioms
The more...the -er:idioms
Worry about: idioms
The result of division

40. Product
Regard as :idioms
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
Hypothesis that: idioms
The result of multipication is called this

41. I can physically prohibit you from interrupting me again.
Believe ...to be: 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
Prohibit ...from: idioms
Between...and: idioms

42. The basketball player is not tall - but he is fast
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
Not...but : idioms
Only when referring to an actual location

43. Adding and subtracting exponents
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
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
Contrast...with: idioms
The bottom number in a fraction

44. Odd number
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.
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 to denote a moment in time
Native to: idioms

45. Multiplying and dividing exponents
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
Each:idioms
Make sure that the bases are the same. To multiply - add the exponents and multiply the coefficients - and to divide - subtract the exponents and divide the coefficients - 3x^25x^3=15x^5 and 15x^6/3x^2=5x^4
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

46. Many - Number - Fewer
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
Contrast...with: idioms
Credit...with:idioms

47. Divisible
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
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)
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
The number of : idioms

48. more - -er - between
Whom: idioms : he use whom
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Where:idioms

49. Any negative number raised to an odd power stays
Negative -3^3=-27
As....as
When an action started in the past and ....
Which: idioms

50. Cross Multiplication

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