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1. Sheep herding requires a shepherd to stay with his flock at all times.
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
1:5^0=1
Require ...to: idioms
Credit...with:idioms

2. Just as I have found my cell phone indispensable - so you will too
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
Superior to : idioms
Just as....so too: 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.

3. 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.
That: idioms
Difference/orginal
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3

4. Extreme
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
As: idioms
The number you are dividing another number into
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE

5. Order of operations
Native to: idioms
Just as....so too: idioms
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction

6. Cross Multiplication
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
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
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.
Not so....as:idioms

7. A # is divisible by 2 if
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
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
Any number greater than 0. So 1/4 - 5000 - but 0 is not. any number that's less than 0 --15 - 0 is not
Native of: idioms

8. Any number to the 1 power is
Permit to: idioms
Itself 5^1=5
See as:idioms
Estimate....to be :idioms

9. Remainder
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
As....as
All or both: idioms
Different from:idioms

10. Coefficient
Associate with : idioms
Believe ...to be: idioms
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called

11. Difference
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
See as:idioms
The result of subtraction
Regard as :idioms

12. Please try to chew with your month closed at the awards dinner tonight.
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
Consider : idioms
Try to: idioms
Native to: idioms

13. You are not only clever but you are also charming
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.
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
Difference/orginal
Not only...but also : idioms

14. A # is divisble by 4 if
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
All or both: 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

15. If you contrast one politician's ethics with another's - you will find no difference
Contrast...with: idioms
Native to: 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
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots

16. Prime numbers
Different from:idioms
More...than
The number you are dividing another number into
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

17. Past perfect
Attribute...to:idioms
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
Which: idioms

18. A # is divisble by 7 if
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 divisble by 4
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.
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

19. noun - Not surprisingly - Robert De Niro is a native of New York City
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
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
Native of: idioms

20. Basic approach to data sufficiency
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
AD VS. BCE
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
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it

21. Decimals
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
Not only...but also : 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
Each:idioms

22. My dad says I can no longer associate with you
Associate with : idioms
When an action started in the past and ....
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
Credit...with:idioms

23. Much - amount - less
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Believe ...to be: idioms
The result of subtraction
Only two things comparatives: idioms

24. Whole number
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
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
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)
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not

25. Simple Past
Regard as :idioms
Consider : idioms
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
As....as

26. Percent change
Define as: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
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
Difference/orginal

27. Adding and subtracting exponents
Just as....so too: 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
Estimate....to be :idioms
Like: idioms

28. Multiplying and dividing fractions
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
Each:idioms
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
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.

29. The sideshow barker estimated Henry to be a fool.
AD VS. BCE
Who:idioms :he use who
Estimate....to be :idioms
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x

30. Divisible
As....as
The result of multipication is called this
Require ...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)

31. Many theories in contemporary psychology are attributed to Freud.
Attribute...to:idioms
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
So....as to be: idioms

32. Positive/negative numbers
Each:idioms
Consider : 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
Not only...but also : idioms

33. Multiplying and dividing exponents
Target .....at: idioms
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Native of: 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

34. Although she looks much older - Faye Dunaway is the same age as my mother's.
The same....as: idioms
Just as....so too: idioms
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms

35. That weightlifter has more muscle in his head than he has brains.
Permit to: idioms
The result of division
More...than
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

36. Assumption
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
Whom: idioms : he use whom
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
From...to:idioms

37. I will eat neither tomatoes nor Brussels sprouts; they smell funny
Neither...nor :idioms
Different from:idioms
As: idioms
The number you are dividing another number into

38. Out of scope
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
All or both: 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)
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.

39. Some Republicans define welfare abuse as the primary evil in America.
Define as: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
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
1:5^0=1

40. Both of the programs were highly regarded. All of the schools offer financial assistance. I sused when you wanto to emphasize that items are together or similar.
Not...but : idioms
Where:idioms
All or both: idioms
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it

41. Adding/subtractin fractions
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
Associate with : idioms
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
Believe ...to be: idioms

42. Present perfect
Ability ..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)
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.

43. I no longer believe the tooth fairy to be real
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
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Like: idioms

44. He has an ability to turn around a failing business
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
Ability ..to:idioms
Require ...to: idioms
AD VS. BCE

45. He does not bathe every day - as I do. IS used to compare noun/ verb combinations.
As: idioms
Like: idioms
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
Negative -3^3=-27

46. Pronouns
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
Not so....as:idioms
Superior to : idioms

47. A # is divisble by 6 if
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
A subject must always agree with its verb

48. Give a child as much love as you can. No human can read that amount of material in an hour.
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
So....that:idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Where:idioms

49. Zero
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
Such 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
Superior to : idioms

50. The lawnmower that you came to fix is in the garge. This is required information
Not only...but also : idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Attribute...to:idioms
That: idioms

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