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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. A # is divisble by 5 if
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
It ends in 5 or 0
As....as
Only two things comparatives: idioms

2. Integer
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
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
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s

3. Denominator
The bottom number in a fraction
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
Neither...nor :idioms
See as:idioms

4. Much - amount - less
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...
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9

5. Dividend
Forbid to: idioms
The number you are dividing another number into
Worry about: 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)

6. Coefficient
Believe ...to be: idioms
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
As....as
Responsible for: idioms

7. Consecutive
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.
Each:idioms
Target .....at: idioms
Believe ...to be: idioms

8. The more you eat - the fatter you get
The result of addition is called this
The more...the -er:idioms
Difference/orginal
It is divisible by both 2 and 3

9. Use the
Either ....or: idioms
When an action started in the past and ....
That: idioms
Think of ...as: idioms

10. That desk is where I spend countless hours working at my thankless job.
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
Where:idioms
Prohibit ...from: idioms

11. Subject/Verb Agreement
A subject must always agree with its verb
Associate with : idioms
AD VS. BCE
Itself 5^1=5

12. She worried about where they would hide the loot.
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
Worry about: idioms
Both...and: idioms
AD VS. BCE

13. Multiple
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
Only two things comparatives: idioms
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms

14. Misplaced Modifier
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
The result of subtraction
It ends in 5 or 0
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies

15. Any negative number raised to an odd power stays
Negative -3^3=-27
Require ...to: idioms
Distinguish 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

16. The lawnmower that you came to fix is in the garge. This is required information
That: idioms
As....as
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Between...and: idioms

17. Difference
Not...but : idioms
Define as:idioms
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
The result of subtraction

18. Each of the schools he applied to had it own strengths. Is used when you want to emphasize that items are separate
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
A subject must always agree with its verb
Each:idioms
Like: idioms

19. Give a child as many hugs as you can. No human can read that number of pages in an hour.
Different 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
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
Contrast...with: idioms

20. You are no different from me; we both want success.
Different from:idioms
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
Responsible for: idioms
Permit to: idioms

21. That car is just like one my father had. Is used when comparing only nouns.
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
Not so....as:idioms
Like: idioms
When an action started in the past and ....

22. She thinks of me as just a friend
The number you are dividing another number into
Think of ...as: idioms
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots

23. A # is divisble by 7 if
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
The same....as: idioms
Consider : idioms
Who:idioms :he use who

24. Route 66 is a highway that runs from Chicago to Los Angeles.
From...to:idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Which: 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

25. A # is divisble by 8 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
That : 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
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.

26. I'll take either a BMW or a Lexus; I'm not particular
Like: idioms
When:idioms
More...than
Either ....or: idioms

27. Remainder

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28. Washing my car in the winter is not as easy as it is in the summer.
As....as
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
Credit...with:idioms
Forbid to: idioms

29. My dad says I can no longer associate with you
Associate with : idioms
Each:idioms
The more...the -er:idioms
Positive-3^4=81

30. April found herself choosing between the devil and the deep blue sea.
Between...and: idioms
The number of : 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
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.

31. A # is divisble by 6 if
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
Difference/orginal
So....that:idioms
Positive-3^4=81

32. Convicted felons are not permitted to vote
Like: idioms
Not only...but also : idioms
Permit to: idioms
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms

33. A hypothesis that the aluminum in soda cans causes Alzheimer's disease is circulating on the Internet.
Native of: idioms
Hypothesis that: idioms
Neither...nor :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...

34. You should admit you're afraid of both clowns and elephants .
Attribute...to:idioms
AD VS. BCE
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Both...and: idioms

35. Strengthen

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36. Decimals
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
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
Native 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)

37. more - -er - between
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
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 result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
Only two things comparatives: idioms

38. Many wrongly consider Henry Kissinger the greatest statesman of the twentieth century.
Responsibility to: idioms
Different from:idioms
Superior to : idioms
Consider : idioms

39. Benjamin Franklin is credited with the invention of the U.S Postal system.
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Credit...with:idioms
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
The result of addition is called this

40. Any number to the 0 power is
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
Like: idioms
AD VS. BCE
1:5^0=1

41. Opposite

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42. Any positive number greater than 1 - raised to the power greater than 1
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
It ends in 5 or 0
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
When:idioms

43. Joe is so smart as to be intimidating.
So....as to be: 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
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
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

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.
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.
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
A number of: idioms

45. Many - Number - Fewer
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Who:idioms :he use who
A subject must always agree with its verb
Which: idioms

46. A # is divisible by 3 if
The bottom number in a fraction
Where:idioms
Forbid to: idioms
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3

47. The 4 Step Approach
Not only...but also : idioms
Try to: idioms
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
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

48. I can't wait to see whom she'll bring to dinner this time. ....she'll bring him to dinner this time
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
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...
As: idioms
Whom: idioms : he use whom

49. Sum
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
Worry about: idioms
The result of addition is called this
When:idioms

50. Divisible
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
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
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.
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)