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GMAT Crash Course: All In One

Subject : gmat

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Joe is so smart as to be intimidating.
Like: idioms
When:idioms
So....as to be: idioms
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news

2. Pronouns
Which: 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
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity

3. Among the there sisters - Cinderella was the most beautiful
Attribute...to:idioms
Ability ..to:idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Target .....at: idioms

4. Convicted felons are not permitted to vote
Permit to: idioms
The result of multipication is called this
Native to: idioms
Attribute...to:idioms

5. Any number to the 0 power is
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.
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
1:5^0=1

6. Odd number
Negative -3^3=-27
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
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.
Between...and: idioms

7. Give a child as much love as you can. No human can read that amount of material in an hour.
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Neither...nor :idioms
1:5^0=1
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms

8. Just as I have found my cell phone indispensable - so you will too
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
Just as....so too: idioms
When an action started in the past and ....
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

9. Distinct

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10. The lawnmower that you came to fix is in the garge. This is required information
Only when referring to an actual location
Between...and: idioms
Responsible for: idioms
That: idioms

11. A # is divisible by 3 if
Responsibility to: idioms
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
Contrast...with: idioms

12. Order of operations
Attribute...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
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
Try to: idioms

13. Present perfect
The same....as: idioms
Responsibility to: idioms
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
That : idioms

14. The 4 Step Approach
Either ....or: idioms
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
So....that:idioms
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination

15. Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest playwright of all time
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Different from:idioms
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
Regard as :idioms

16. That desk is where I spend countless hours working at my thankless job.
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
Which: idioms
Where:idioms

17. Verb Tense
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
Only to denote a moment in time
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
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

18. 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.
As....as
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.
Only two things comparatives: idioms

19. Whole number
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
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
Credit...with:idioms
More...than

20. A # is divisble by 8 if
Believe ...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 divisible by 4
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
The result of addition is called this

21. Use the
Attribute...to:idioms
When an action started in the past and ....
Which: idioms
Which: idioms

22. He does not bathe every day - as I do. IS used to compare noun/ verb combinations.
As: idioms
Estimate....to be :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.
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

23. Many cigarette companies target their advertising at children.
Target .....at: 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
More...than
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.

24. Adding and subtracting exponents
The number of : idioms
Ability ..to: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
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

25. Benjamin Franklin is credited with the invention of the U.S Postal system.
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
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
Credit...with:idioms
The result of multipication is called this

26. Digit
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.
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
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.
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4

27. Square root

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28. Parallel Construction
Target .....at: idioms
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 5 or 0
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms

29. You are no different from me; we both want success.
Different from:idioms
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
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.
The bottom number in a fraction

30. Some Republicans define welfare abuse as the primary evil in America.
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
Define as:idioms
Only when referring to an actual location
Only to denote a moment in time

31. A # is divisble by 4 if
Native to: idioms
The result of addition is called this
As: 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.

32. Why must you act like a four-year old. is used to mean similar to
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Difference/orginal
The number you are dividing another number into
Like: idioms

33. My dad says I can no longer associate with you
Prohibit ...from: 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
Associate with : idioms
Consider : idioms

34. Numerator
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
The result of division
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
The top number in a fraction

35. Who left the door open?-subject - He left the door open
Itself 5^1=5
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.
Different from:idioms
Who:idioms :he use who

36. Okra is a native to Africa : Adjective
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
Difference/orginal
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
Native to: idioms

37. I no longer believe the tooth fairy to be real
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Believe ...to be: idioms
Think of ...as: idioms
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies

38. Any negative number raised to an even power becomes
That: idioms
So....that:idioms
Positive-3^4=81
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.

39. The more you eat - the fatter you get
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
Which: idioms
The more...the -er:idioms
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

40. It is my responsibility to feed the parakeet.
That: idioms
The number you are dividing another number into
Responsibility to: idioms
Which: idioms

41. Coefficient
Superior 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
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
All or both: idioms

42. Between cake and ice cream - I like ice cream more.
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=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.
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
Only two things comparatives: idioms

43. Subject/Verb Agreement
Like: idioms
From...to:idioms
Not...but : idioms
A subject must always agree with its verb

44. 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.
Only two things comparatives: idioms
That : 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

45. That weightlifter has more muscle in his head than he has brains.
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
Which: idioms
More...than
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms

46. Sheep herding requires a shepherd to stay with his flock at all times.
Require ...to: idioms
The same....as: idioms
A subject must always agree with its verb
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

47. A # is divisble by 6 if
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
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.
It is divisible by both 2 and 3

48. Any positive number greater than 1 - raised to the power greater than 1
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
So....as to be: 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
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.

49. The sideshow barker estimated Henry to be a fool.
That : idioms
All or both: idioms
Estimate....to be :idioms
The result of addition is called this

50. Cross Multiplication

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