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GMAT Crash Course: All In One

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A # is divisble by 8 if
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 you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
Three or more things: comparatives: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

2. I will eat neither tomatoes nor Brussels sprouts; they smell funny
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
So....that:idioms
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
Neither...nor :idioms

3. Extreme
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
A number of: idioms
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
Permit to: idioms

4. 'ER' is superior television show to 'Survivor'
Superior to : idioms
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
Whom: idioms : he use whom
The result of multipication is called this

5. 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.
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
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news

6. You are not only clever but you are also charming
Between...and: idioms
Not only...but also : idioms
Prohibit ...from: 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

7. The lawnmower - which is in the garge - is broken beyond repair. This is extraneous information.
Which: idioms
More...than
The more...the -er: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

8. Any number to the 1 power is
Who:idioms :he use who
Itself 5^1=5
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
Contrast...with: idioms

9. April found herself choosing between the devil and the deep blue sea.
Between...and: 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
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.
Which: idioms

10. You should use a singular verb.... The number of excuses grows every time he tells the story.
Like: idioms
Consider : idioms
Permit to: idioms
The number of : idioms

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

12. Joe is so smart as to be intimidating.
As: idioms
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
Either ....or: idioms
So....as to be: idioms

13. A # is divisible by 2 if
Forbid to: idioms
The result of subtraction
Only two things comparatives: idioms
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8

14. Reasoning

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15. Divisible
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
Itself 5^1=5
When: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)

16. 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
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
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
Itself 5^1=5

17. A # is divisible by 3 if
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
The more...the -er:idioms
AD VS. BCE
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3

18. most - -est - among
Three or more things: comparatives: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
Forbid to: idioms
Each:idioms

19. She thinks of me as just a friend
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...
Think of ...as: 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
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5

20. Cross Multiplication

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21. Give a child as many hugs as you can. No human can read that number of pages in an hour.
Not so....as:idioms
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
Whom: idioms : he use whom
So....as to be: idioms

22. Route 66 is a highway that runs from Chicago to Los Angeles.
From...to: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
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
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9

23. The sideshow barker estimated Henry to be a fool.
Only to denote a moment in time
Estimate....to be :idioms
The result of subtraction
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

24. Simple Past
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
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
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

25. The 4 Step Approach
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
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.
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
Just as....so too: idioms

26. Whole number
As: idioms
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not

27. Use a plural verb - something is multitude....A number of survivors of the plane crash swam to shore
Define as:idioms
Each: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)
A number of: idioms

28. Each of the schools he applied to had it own strengths. Is used when you want to emphasize that items are separate
Each:idioms
Negative -3^3=-27
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
Only two things comparatives: idioms

29. I am not so foolsih as to fall for that a third time
Not so....as:idioms
See as:idioms
Each: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

30. Digit
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
Associate with : 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.
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9

31. Basic approach to data sufficiency
AD VS. BCE
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
From...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

32. noun - Not surprisingly - Robert De Niro is a native of New York City
Not...but : idioms
Native of: idioms
Either ....or: idioms
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.

33. Multiplying and dividing exponents
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 descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
All or both: idioms

34. Negative exponents
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
Only when referring to an actual location
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
The number of : idioms

35. Reducing fractions

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36. You are no different from me; we both want success.
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
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
Different from:idioms

37. Any negative number raised to an even power becomes
Positive-3^4=81
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
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.

38. Square root

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39. She was so blunt that many considered her rude.
Ability ..to: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
As....as
So....that:idioms

40. Scope
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
Three or more 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
So....that:idioms

41. When
Native of: idioms
Either ....or: idioms
Only to denote a moment in time
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

42. You should admit you're afraid of both clowns and elephants .
Both...and: idioms
Neither...nor :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
Superior to : idioms

43. I can't wait to see whom she'll bring to dinner this time. ....she'll bring him to dinner this time
Worry about: idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: 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
Whom: idioms : he use whom

44. Many of the top designers - such as Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan - have less expensive lines as well. Is used to mean for example
Worry about: idioms
Ability ..to:idioms
Such as: 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.

45. Reciprocal
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
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
Associate with : idioms
Where:idioms

46. Many wrongly consider Henry Kissinger the greatest statesman of the twentieth century.
Not so....as:idioms
Attribute...to:idioms
Consider : 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

47. I am responsible for feeding the parakeet.
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Responsible for: idioms

48. Assumption
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
Consider : idioms
Believe ...to be: idioms
Ability ..to:idioms

49. I'll go out with you when the clock strikes thirteen - and not a moment
AD VS. BCE
Contrast...with: idioms
When:idioms
A subject must always agree with its verb

50. A # is divisble by 4 if
That: idioms
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
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.