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1. Any negative number raised to an odd power stays
Forbid to: idioms
Negative -3^3=-27
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
Think of ...as: idioms

2. Denominator
The bottom number in a fraction
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
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.
Difference/orginal

3. A # is divisble by 8 if
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
Native to: 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)
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

4. I no longer believe the tooth fairy to be real
Believe ...to be: idioms
Define as:idioms
That: idioms
Each:idioms

5. April found herself choosing between the devil and the deep blue sea.
Just as....so too: idioms
Between...and: idioms
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
Any number greater than 0. So 1/4 - 5000 - but 0 is not. any number that's less than 0 --15 - 0 is not

6. That weightlifter has more muscle in his head than he has brains.
Both...and: idioms
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
More...than
See as:idioms

7. I can physically prohibit you from interrupting me again.
AD VS. BCE
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)
Attribute...to:idioms
Prohibit ...from: idioms

8. Route 66 is a highway that runs from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Credit...with: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.
From...to:idioms
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion

9. Any number to the 0 power is
Itself 5^1=5
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
Contrast...with: idioms
1:5^0=1

10. Any fraction between 0 and 1 that's raised to a power greater than 1 gets
More...than
The result of division
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called

11. A # is divisble by 9 if
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
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
As....as

12. The lawnmower that you came to fix is in the garge. This is required information
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.
That: idioms
Estimate....to be :idioms
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news

13. She worried about where they would hide the loot.
That : idioms
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
Distinguish from: idioms
Worry about: idioms

14. A # is divisible by 2 if
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
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
That: idioms

15. Misplaced Modifier
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.
A subject must always agree with its verb
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Not...but : idioms

16. When
Think of ...as: idioms
Only to denote a moment in time
Distinguish from: idioms
Just as....so too: idioms

17. He has an ability to turn around a failing business
A number of: idioms
That: idioms
The bottom number in a fraction
Ability ..to:idioms

18. Many - Number - Fewer
When an action started in the past and ....
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Different from:idioms

19. Who left the door open?-subject - He left the door open
Like: 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
The bottom number in a fraction
Who:idioms :he use who

20. Verb Tense
Where:idioms
Not...but : idioms
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
Difference/orginal

21. A # is divisble by 5 if
Think of ...as: idioms
Which: idioms
Just as....so too: idioms
It ends in 5 or 0

22. I am responsible for feeding the parakeet.
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
Responsible for: idioms
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
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.

23. I am not so foolsih as to fall for that a third time
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...
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Not so....as:idioms
The result of addition is called this

24. 'ER' is superior television show to 'Survivor'
Only when referring to an actual location
The bottom number in a fraction
Superior to : idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms

25. Adding/subtractin fractions
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
Not only...but also : idioms
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.

26. Please try to chew with your month closed at the awards dinner tonight.
Like: idioms
Different from:idioms
Positive-3^4=81
Try to: idioms

27. Quotient
Where:idioms
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
Estimate....to be :idioms
The result of division

28. If you contrast one politician's ethics with another's - you will find no difference
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
Contrast...with: idioms
Permit to: idioms
It is divisible by both 2 and 3

29. A # is divisible by 3 if
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
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
Where: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.

30. Extreme
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.
Positive-3^4=81
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
Only two things comparatives: idioms

31. The talk show host agitated the guests to the point that they were throwing chairs at each other.
Responsibility to: idioms
That : idioms
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
Attribute...to:idioms

32. Difference
Like: idioms
The result of subtraction
Prohibit ...from: idioms
Not only...but also : idioms

33. Zero
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
Different 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
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

34. Out of scope
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
Native to: 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
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it

35. Convicted felons are not permitted to vote
Permit to: idioms
Not only...but also : idioms
Target .....at: idioms
The top number in a fraction

36. Dazed by the battle - the soldier could no longer distinguish friend from enemy.
The result of multipication is called this
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
Distinguish from: idioms
Credit...with:idioms

37. Why must you act like a four-year old. is used to mean similar to
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.
Like: idioms
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
The same....as: idioms

38. Washing my car in the winter is not as easy as it is in the summer.
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms
The result of addition is called this
As....as

39. She thinks of me as just a friend
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.
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
Think of ...as: idioms
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms

40. A # is divisble by 7 if
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
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
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...
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.

41. Percent
Between...and: idioms
Negative -3^3=-27
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5

42. Even number
Positive-3^4=81
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.
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
Neither...nor :idioms

43. Dividend
Hypothesis that: idioms
Each:idioms
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

44. Give a child as many hugs as you can. No human can read that number of pages in an hour.
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Can be counted:quantity words: 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
Where:idioms

45. more - -er - between
All or both: idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms
AD VS. BCE
That : idioms

46. 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
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity

47. That desk is where I spend countless hours working at my thankless job.
See as:idioms
Where:idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms
It ends in 5 or 0

48. I can't wait to see whom she'll bring to dinner this time. ....she'll bring him to dinner this time
Whom: idioms : he use whom
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
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
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

49. Adding and subtracting exponents
Believe ...to be: 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
As....as
Permit to: idioms

50. Cross Multiplication
The result of subtraction
Believe ...to be: 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
So....as to be: idioms

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