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. The sideshow barker estimated Henry to be a fool.
Where:idioms
Define as:idioms
Estimate....to be :idioms
Distinguish from: idioms


2. You are not only clever but you are also charming
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
Not only...but also : 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


3. Exponent

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4. I can physically prohibit you from interrupting me again.
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
Between...and: idioms
Credit...with:idioms
Prohibit ...from: idioms


5. Many cigarette companies target their advertising at children.
Require ...to: idioms
Target .....at: idioms
Worry about: idioms
A number of: idioms


6. When
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
Both...and: idioms
Only to denote a moment in time
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


7. Remainder

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8. Reciprocal
The same....as: idioms
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
Estimate....to be :idioms


9. A # is divisble by 6 if
Worry about: idioms
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
As....as
Believe ...to be: idioms


10. The lawnmower - which is in the garge - is broken beyond repair. This is extraneous information.
1:5^0=1
A subject must always agree with its verb
Which: idioms
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.


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


12. Positive/negative numbers

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13. Why must you act like a four-year old. is used to mean similar to
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
Define as:idioms
Like: idioms
Target .....at: idioms


14. Many of the top designers - such as Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan - have less expensive lines as well. Is used to mean for example
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
Such as: idioms
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
Not so....as:idioms


15. Square root

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16. Misplaced Modifier
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Associate with : idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms


17. Percent
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
Native to: idioms


18. The 4 Step Approach
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
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


19. The talk show host agitated the guests to the point that they were throwing chairs at each other.
Attribute...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.
Only two things comparatives: idioms
That : idioms


20. Plugging in
Prohibit ...from: 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
Target .....at: idioms
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.


21. The more you eat - the fatter you get
Forbid to: 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 more...the -er:idioms
Which: idioms


22. She worried about where they would hide the loot.
Worry about: 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
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
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4


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


24. Zero

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25. Any negative number raised to an odd power stays
From...to:idioms
Negative -3^3=-27
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.


26. Each of the schools he applied to had it own strengths. Is used when you want to emphasize that items are separate
Each: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
Consider : idioms
Either ....or: idioms


27. Any number to the 1 power is
The bottom number in a fraction
Itself 5^1=5
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
The result of addition is called this


28. Many wrongly consider Henry Kissinger the greatest statesman of the twentieth century.
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
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
Consider : idioms


29. I will eat neither tomatoes nor Brussels sprouts; they smell funny
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
Worry about: idioms
See as:idioms
Neither...nor :idioms


30. Negative exponents
Like: 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
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
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.


31. Extreme
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
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
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.
Consider : idioms


32. Route 66 is a highway that runs from Chicago to Los Angeles.
From...to:idioms
Not...but : idioms
Attribute...to:idioms
When:idioms


33. My father sees a large investment portfolio as a sign of success
See as:idioms
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
Who:idioms :he use who
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms


34. Pronouns
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
So....that:idioms
Either ....or: 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


35. Any positive number greater than 1 - raised to the power greater than 1
The number of : idioms
Permit to: 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...
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9


36. Whole number
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
Native of: idioms
When an action started in the past and ....
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not


37. Scope
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
AD VS. BCE
The more...the -er:idioms


38. Integer
From...to:idioms
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
Such as: 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


39. Cross Multiplication

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40. The lawnmower that you came to fix is in the garge. This is required information
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.
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
That: idioms
Difference/orginal


41. A # is divisible by 2 if
Between...and: 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.
Whom: idioms : he use whom
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8


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


43. Reducing fractions

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44. Fractional Exponents
Where:idioms
Positive-3^4=81
Whom: idioms : he use whom
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots


45. Sum
The bottom number in a fraction
The result of addition is called this
Such as: idioms
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.


46. Divisible
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
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
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)
Target .....at: idioms


47. Reasoning

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48. Multiplying and dividing fractions
Who:idioms :he use who
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 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.
The same....as: idioms


49. Among the there sisters - Cinderella was the most beautiful
Only to denote a moment in time
Either ....or: idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9


50. Factors
Like: idioms
More...than
Only when referring to an actual location
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.