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GMAT Crash Course: All In One

Subject : gmat

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. That weightlifter has more muscle in his head than he has brains.
Attribute...to:idioms
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
More...than
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s

2. Benjamin Franklin is credited with the invention of the U.S Postal system.
The number you are dividing another number into
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
Credit...with:idioms
Superior to : idioms

3. Sheep herding requires a shepherd to stay with his flock at all times.
Require ...to: idioms
Ability ..to: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
The number you are dividing another number into

4. A # is divisble by 9 if

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5. That car is just like one my father had. Is used when comparing only nouns.
That: idioms
Think of ...as: idioms
Like: idioms
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news

6. A # is divisible by 2 if
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
Native of: 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
AD VS. BCE

7. I forbid you to interrupt me again
Forbid to: idioms
Permit to: idioms
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)
Hypothesis that: idioms

8. Reasoning

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

10. Washing my car in the winter is not as easy as it is in the summer.
As....as
Cannot 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
Each:idioms

11. You should admit you're afraid of both clowns and elephants .
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...
The result of addition is called this
Both...and: idioms
1:5^0=1

12. Any positive number greater than 1 - raised to the power greater than 1
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
Regard as :idioms
Target .....at: idioms

13. My dad says I can no longer associate with you
Associate with : idioms
So....that: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
Responsible for: idioms

14. Denominator
Only two things comparatives: idioms
The bottom number in a fraction
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
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

15. I look back fondly on the 1983 County Fair - at which I won the prize for biggest watermelon.
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
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
Forbid to: idioms
Which: idioms

16. I can physically prohibit you from interrupting me again.
Prohibit ...from: idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms
The number of : idioms

17. He has an ability to turn around a failing business
Ability ..to:idioms
A subject must always agree with its verb
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
Such as: idioms

18. I no longer believe the tooth fairy to be real
More...than
So....as to be: idioms
Is simply a mathematical way of saying 'different.' So when you are asked to count the distinct prime factors of 12 - you would answer that there are two 2 and 3. Even though 12=2x2x3 - you can only count 2 once.
Believe ...to be: idioms

19. Reducing fractions

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20. Percent
Not only...but also : 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.
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x

21. 'ER' is superior television show to 'Survivor'
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
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.
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Superior to : idioms

22. Distinct

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23. Coefficient
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
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
Try to: idioms

24. Parallel Construction
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
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
Such as: idioms

25. Quotient
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...
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.
The result of division
Believe ...to be: idioms

26. The lawnmower that you came to fix is in the garge. This is required information
That: idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
The result of division
It ends in 5 or 0

27. Out of scope
Itself 5^1=5
It ends in 5 or 0
When an action started in the past and ....
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it

28. A # is divisble by 5 if
Either ....or: idioms
See as:idioms
The same....as: idioms
It ends in 5 or 0

29. Consecutive
Superior to : idioms
Contrast...with: idioms
AD VS. BCE
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.

30. Whole number
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
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
Only when referring to an actual location

31. 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
Contrast...with: idioms
Associate with : idioms
Hypothesis that: idioms

32. noun - Not surprisingly - Robert De Niro is a native of New York City
Native of: idioms
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
Target .....at: 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

33. A # is divisble by 6 if
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
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
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
The number of : idioms

34. Verb Tense
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it

35. Even number
Try to: idioms
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.
Require ...to: idioms
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it

36. Present perfect
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
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it

37. Just as I have found my cell phone indispensable - so you will too
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.
Just as....so too: idioms
Credit...with:idioms
Difference/orginal

38. Sum
The result of addition is called this
See as:idioms
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
A subject must always agree with its verb

39. Factors
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.
Positive-3^4=81
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.

40. A # is divisble by 4 if
Neither...nor :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.
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Any number greater than 0. So 1/4 - 5000 - but 0 is not. any number that's less than 0 --15 - 0 is not

41. The 4 Step Approach
Each: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
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x

42. Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest playwright of all time
AD VS. BCE
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Regard as :idioms
Between...and: idioms

43. Dazed by the battle - the soldier could no longer distinguish friend from enemy.
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
Ability ..to:idioms
Whom: idioms : he use whom
Distinguish from: idioms

44. I can't wait to see whom she'll bring to dinner this time. ....she'll bring him to dinner this time
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
Attribute...to: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.
Whom: idioms : he use whom

45. Simple Past
A subject must always agree with its verb
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
Either ....or: idioms
Just as....so too: idioms

46. I am responsible for feeding the parakeet.
Responsible for: idioms
More...than
1:5^0=1
Superior to : idioms

47. I am not so foolsih as to fall for that a third time
Target .....at: idioms
Not so....as:idioms
The result of multipication is called this
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.

48. Between cake and ice cream - I like ice cream more.
That : idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
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.

49. She was so blunt that many considered her rude.
That : idioms
So....that:idioms
Either ....or: idioms
So....as to be: idioms

50. Where
Native to: idioms
Only when referring to an actual location
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
The number of : idioms