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GMAT Crash Course: All In One

Subject : gmat

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. I'll go out with you when the clock strikes thirteen - and not a moment
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
A number of: idioms
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
When:idioms

2. A # is divisible by 3 if
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
All or both: idioms
The number you are dividing another number into
Difference/orginal

3. Joe is so smart as to be intimidating.
So....that:idioms
Forbid to: idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms
So....as to be: idioms

4. Among the there sisters - Cinderella was the most beautiful
Native to: 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
Worry about: idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms

5. Any positive number greater than 1 - raised to the power greater than 1
Target .....at: idioms
Itself 5^1=5
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms

6. Many theories in contemporary psychology are attributed to Freud.
When an action started in the past and ....
Attribute...to:idioms
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
Credit...with:idioms

7. A # is divisble by 8 if
The result of subtraction
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
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3

8. Difference
The same....as: idioms
So....that:idioms
Different from:idioms
The result of subtraction

9. Dividend
Who:idioms :he use who
The number you are dividing another number into
A number of: idioms
Both...and: idioms

10. She worried about where they would hide the loot.
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Worry about: idioms
The top number in a fraction

11. It is my responsibility to feed the parakeet.
Responsibility to: 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.
When an action started in the past and ....
Any number greater than 0. So 1/4 - 5000 - but 0 is not. any number that's less than 0 --15 - 0 is not

12. Present perfect
The result of multipication is called this
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
Just as....so too: idioms
More...than

13. Any number to the 0 power is
Not so....as:idioms
1:5^0=1
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
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

14. I will eat neither tomatoes nor Brussels sprouts; they smell funny
Can be counted:quantity words: 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.
Neither...nor :idioms
Like: idioms

15. A hypothesis that the aluminum in soda cans causes Alzheimer's disease is circulating on the Internet.
The result of addition is called this
Hypothesis that: idioms
Different from:idioms
Only when referring to an actual location

16. The lawnmower that you came to fix is in the garge. This is required information
Between...and: idioms
From...to:idioms
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
That: idioms

17. Subject/Verb Agreement
Itself 5^1=5
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
A subject must always agree with its verb
Which: idioms

18. Please try to chew with your month closed at the awards dinner tonight.
Permit to: idioms
Try to: idioms
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
The more...the -er:idioms

19. Sheep herding requires a shepherd to stay with his flock at all times.
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
Require ...to: idioms
Attribute...to:idioms

20. noun - Not surprisingly - Robert De Niro is a native of New York City
The result of multipication is called this
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
Native of: idioms
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies

21. Denominator
The bottom number in a fraction
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
As....as
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms

22. You are no different from me; we both want success.
That: 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
The more...the -er:idioms
Different from:idioms

23. Parallel Construction
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
Difference/orginal
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
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

24. You are not only clever but you are also charming
Not only...but also : 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
More...than
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it

25. A # is divisible by 2 if
Neither...nor :idioms
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
When:idioms
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms

26. Much - amount - less
Which: idioms
Regard as :idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
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

27. 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
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
Such as: idioms
Attribute...to:idioms

28. You should admit you're afraid of both clowns and elephants .
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
That: idioms
Both...and: idioms
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8

29. Digit
That : 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.
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.
The bottom number in a fraction

30. The talk show host agitated the guests to the point that they were throwing chairs at each other.
Only two things comparatives: 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
Just as....so too: idioms
That : idioms

31. Between cake and ice cream - I like ice cream more.
The number of : idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms
The result of multipication is called this
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8

32. Past perfect
Between...and: 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
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.

33. Any negative number raised to an odd power stays
Negative -3^3=-27
The top number in a fraction
Require ...to: idioms
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.

34. Negative exponents
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
Hypothesis that: 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
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.

35. Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest playwright of all time
Different from:idioms
Regard as :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
Like: idioms

36. Cross Multiplication

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37. Plugging in
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.
Just as....so too: idioms
Define as: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

38. Numerator
The more...the -er:idioms
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
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
The top number in a fraction

39. Divisible
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
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)
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
Distinguish from: idioms

40. I am responsible for feeding the parakeet.
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
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Responsible for: idioms

41. The 4 Step Approach
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Worry about: idioms
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
Where:idioms

42. The more you eat - the fatter you get
The more...the -er:idioms
Prohibit ...from: 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
Only when referring to an actual location

43. Positive/negative numbers

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44. She thinks of me as just a friend
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
Think of ...as: idioms
Forbid to: idioms
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9

45. Okra is a native to Africa : Adjective
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 to: idioms
AD VS. BCE
That: idioms

46. Some Republicans define welfare abuse as the primary evil in America.
Such as: idioms
The top number in a fraction
Define as:idioms
Not only...but also : idioms

47. Multiplying and dividing fractions
Not only...but also : idioms
Responsible for: 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.

48. Although she looks much older - Faye Dunaway is the same age as my mother's.
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
The same....as: idioms
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
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.

49. Integer
Any number greater than 0. So 1/4 - 5000 - but 0 is not. any number that's less than 0 --15 - 0 is not
Credit...with:idioms
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
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

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