GMAT Crash Course: All In One

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• Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. Odd number
The number you are dividing another number into
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
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.
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms


2. Use the
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
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
Positive-3^4=81
When an action started in the past and ....


3. She worried about where they would hide the loot.
Negative -3^3=-27
AD VS. BCE
Worry about: idioms
So....as to be: idioms


4. I can physically prohibit you from interrupting me again.
Prohibit ...from: 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
Regard as :idioms
The more...the -er:idioms


5. Many - Number - Fewer
Each:idioms
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
1:5^0=1
Contrast...with: idioms


6. I forbid you to interrupt me again
Try to: idioms
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
That : idioms
Forbid to: idioms


7. Convicted felons are not permitted to vote
Permit 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
The same....as: idioms
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion


8. Strengthen

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9. I am not so foolsih as to fall for that a third time
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
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
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
Not so....as:idioms


10. Adding and subtracting exponents
That : idioms
Prohibit ...from: idioms
The result of addition is called this
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


11. Order of operations
Any number greater than 0. So 1/4 - 5000 - but 0 is not. any number that's less than 0 --15 - 0 is not
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
The result of addition is called this
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction


12. Adding/subtractin fractions
A subject must always agree with its verb
All or both: idioms
Only to denote a moment in time
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


13. He does not bathe every day - as I do. IS used to compare noun/ verb combinations.
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.
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
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.


14. Many wrongly consider Henry Kissinger the greatest statesman of the twentieth century.
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.
Only when referring to an actual location
Consider : idioms
Negative -3^3=-27


15. The 4 Step Approach
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
Try to: idioms
Contrast...with: idioms


16. Consecutive
The result of addition is called this
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
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.
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5


17. That desk is where I spend countless hours working at my thankless job.
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.
Regard as :idioms
Superior to : idioms
Where:idioms


18. Much - amount - less
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
Not only...but also : idioms
Not so....as:idioms


19. Please try to chew with your month closed at the awards dinner tonight.
Try to: idioms
From...to:idioms
Both...and: idioms
Native of: idioms


20. Remainder

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21. Many theories in contemporary psychology are attributed to Freud.
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
Attribute...to:idioms
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
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


22. The sideshow barker estimated Henry to be a fool.
The more...the -er: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
Native to: idioms
Estimate....to be :idioms


23. Just as I have found my cell phone indispensable - so you will too
Require ...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
Like: idioms
Just as....so too: idioms


24. I'll go out with you when the clock strikes thirteen - and not a moment
When:idioms
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
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.
Like: idioms


25. Even number
The result of subtraction
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.
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.
A number of: idioms


26. Benjamin Franklin is credited with the invention of the U.S Postal system.
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.
Credit...with:idioms
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Believe ...to be: idioms


27. That car is just like one my father had. Is used when comparing only nouns.
Where:idioms
Superior to : idioms
Like: idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms


28. more - -er - between
Associate with : idioms
Only when referring to an actual location
Credit...with:idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms


29. A # is divisble by 6 if
It ends in 5 or 0
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
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
It is divisible by both 2 and 3


30. Exponent

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31. Past perfect
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
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
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
Only to denote a moment in time


32. That weightlifter has more muscle in his head than he has brains.
More...than
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
Require ...to: idioms
Either ....or: idioms


33. Numerator
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
Target .....at: idioms
The top number in a fraction
From...to:idioms


34. Difference
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 result of subtraction
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
Which: idioms


35. Out of scope
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
Neither...nor :idioms
See as:idioms
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it


36. The lawnmower that you came to fix is in the garge. This is required information
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
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
Worry about: idioms
That: idioms


37. Whole number
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
So....that:idioms
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
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


38. Reducing fractions

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39. Washing my car in the winter is not as easy as it is in the summer.
As....as
Both...and: idioms
Regard as :idioms
Prohibit ...from: idioms


40. Present perfect
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
Attribute...to:idioms
Responsibility to: idioms
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called


41. Many cigarette companies target their advertising at children.
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.
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
Target .....at: idioms


42. 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.
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
Which: idioms
All or both: idioms
Difference/orginal


43. Multiplying and dividing exponents
The result of subtraction
Native to: idioms
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
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


44. A # is divisible by 3 if
Difference/orginal
As: idioms
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
The result of subtraction


45. When
Where:idioms
Only to denote a moment in time
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Such as: idioms


46. Percent change
That: idioms
Difference/orginal
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
The number you are dividing another number into


47. A # is divisble by 4 if
Just as....so too: idioms
Responsibility 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
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.


48. A # is divisble by 9 if

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49. You should admit you're afraid of both clowns and elephants .
Both...and: idioms
Native of: idioms
Where:idioms
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9


50. She thinks of me as just a friend
Itself 5^1=5
Think of ...as: idioms
A subject must always agree with its verb
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