GMAT Crash Course: All In One

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• Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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• Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Reducing fractions

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2. My father sees a large investment portfolio as a sign of success
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
See as:idioms
Where:idioms
Whom: idioms : he use whom


3. I no longer believe the tooth fairy to be real
Believe ...to be: idioms
Either ....or: idioms
Require ...to: 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


4. The lawnmower that you came to fix is in the garge. This is required information
That: idioms
Not...but : 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


5. Multiplying and dividing exponents
Responsible for: idioms
As....as
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
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x


6. Sheep herding requires a shepherd to stay with his flock at all times.
The bottom number in a fraction
Require ...to: idioms
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 result of subtraction


7. most - -est - among
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
When an action started in the past and ....


8. A # is divisble by 5 if
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
It ends in 5 or 0
Which: idioms
1:5^0=1


9. Convicted felons are not permitted to vote
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)
Permit to: idioms
Native to: idioms


10. 'ER' is superior television show to 'Survivor'
The number of : idioms
Regard as :idioms
Hypothesis that: idioms
Superior to : idioms


11. Square root

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12. I can't wait to see whom she'll bring to dinner this time. ....she'll bring him to dinner this time
Only when referring to an actual location
When an action started in the past and ....
Whom: idioms : he use whom
Just as....so too: idioms


13. Use a plural verb - something is multitude....A number of survivors of the plane crash swam to shore
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
Regard as :idioms
A number of: idioms


14. Denominator
The bottom number in a fraction
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Estimate....to be :idioms
More...than


15. Although she looks much older - Faye Dunaway is the same age as my mother's.
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
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 same....as: idioms
The result of addition is called this


16. Many - Number - Fewer
Try to: idioms
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
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.
The same....as: idioms


17. My dad says I can no longer associate with you
Where: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
Distinguish from: idioms
Associate with : idioms


18. Many theories in contemporary psychology are attributed to Freud.
Attribute...to:idioms
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
Which: idioms
Native of: idioms


19. Verb Tense
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
The result of subtraction
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


20. Multiple
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
That: idioms
Either ....or: idioms
When:idioms


21. Any negative number raised to an odd power stays
So....that:idioms
Negative -3^3=-27
Hypothesis that: idioms
Credit...with:idioms


22. Any fraction between 0 and 1 that's raised to a power greater than 1 gets
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
The top number in a fraction
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.


23. Many cigarette companies target their advertising at children.
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Target .....at: idioms
Just as....so too: idioms
Whom: idioms : he use whom


24. Benjamin Franklin is credited with the invention of the U.S Postal system.
Credit...with:idioms
The result of division
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
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.


25. Dividend
Regard as :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
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
The number you are dividing another number into


26. Fractional Exponents
Different from:idioms
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Which: idioms


27. She worried about where they would hide the loot.
Worry about: 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
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


28. Zero

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29. Coefficient
The number of : idioms
Responsibility to: idioms
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
The same....as: idioms


30. Subject/Verb Agreement
Define as:idioms
A subject must always agree with its verb
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
That: idioms


31. Why must you act like a four-year old. is used to mean similar to
Not only...but also : 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
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
Like: idioms


32. The 4 Step Approach
Whom: idioms : he use whom
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
Either ....or: idioms
The result of division


33. A # is divisble by 8 if
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
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Not...but : idioms
Native to: idioms


34. Quotient
Define as:idioms
The top number in a fraction
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
The result of division


35. The more you eat - the fatter you get
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)
So....that:idioms
The more...the -er: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


36. That desk is where I spend countless hours working at my thankless job.
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
Where:idioms
Both...and: idioms
That: idioms


37. You are no different from me; we both want success.
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Different from: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.
Regard as :idioms


38. Decimals
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
Regard as :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
Ability ..to:idioms


39. Any number to the 1 power is
A subject must always agree with its verb
Itself 5^1=5
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
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


40. Opposite

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41. Give a child as many hugs as you can. No human can read that number of pages in an hour.
It ends in 5 or 0
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
Permit to: idioms
Like: idioms


42. Washing my car in the winter is not as easy as it is in the summer.
Prohibit ...from: 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
As....as
As: idioms


43. That weightlifter has more muscle in his head than he has brains.
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
When an action started in the past and ....
More...than
Only to denote a moment in time


44. Negative exponents
Where:idioms
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
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
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


45. It is my responsibility to feed the parakeet.
Responsibility to: idioms
Whom: idioms : he use whom
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
Who:idioms :he use who


46. A # is divisble by 6 if
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)
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
The top number in a fraction


47. Give a child as much love as you can. No human can read that amount of material in an hour.
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
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
Require ...to: idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms


48. Parallel Construction
Forbid to: idioms
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
Negative -3^3=-27
From...to:idioms


49. Distinct

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50. The basketball player is not tall - but he is fast
Not so....as:idioms
Forbid to: idioms
Which: idioms
Not...but : idioms