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GMAT Crash Course: All In One

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. You should use a singular verb.... The number of excuses grows every time he tells the story.
Native to: idioms
The number of : idioms
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms

2. Any number to the 1 power is
Itself 5^1=5
Permit to: idioms
Such as: idioms
Credit...with:idioms

3. Negative exponents
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
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 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
Regard as :idioms

4. 'ER' is superior television show to 'Survivor'
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
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
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
Superior to : idioms

5. I forbid you to interrupt me again
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
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
Both...and: idioms
Forbid to: idioms

6. Misplaced Modifier
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
The result of multipication is called this
Native of: 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

7. noun - Not surprisingly - Robert De Niro is a native of New York City
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
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
The more...the -er:idioms
Native of: idioms

8. Quotient
The result of division
Native of: idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: 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

9. Numerator
Not...but : idioms
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
The top number in a fraction
Between...and: idioms

10. Parallel Construction
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
Hypothesis that: idioms
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
The top number in a fraction

11. A # is divisble by 5 if
Which: idioms
It ends in 5 or 0
That: idioms
As: idioms

12. Verb Tense
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...
Hypothesis that: idioms
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9

13. Subject/Verb Agreement
A subject must always agree with its verb
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
Distinguish from: idioms

14. Exponent

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15. Dazed by the battle - the soldier could no longer distinguish friend from enemy.
Superior to : idioms
Neither...nor :idioms
Distinguish from: idioms
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.

16. Consecutive
Not so....as:idioms
Require ...to: idioms
Either ....or: 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.

17. Square root

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18. Okra is a native to Africa : Adjective
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...
Different from:idioms
Native 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

19. Although she looks much older - Faye Dunaway is the same age as my mother's.
Ability ..to:idioms
The same....as: idioms
Neither...nor :idioms
So....as to be: idioms

20. A # is divisble by 4 if
Try to: idioms
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
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.
Worry about: idioms

21. Convicted felons are not permitted to vote
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Believe ...to be: idioms
Permit to: idioms
Not only...but also : idioms

22. I am responsible for feeding the parakeet.
Where:idioms
The result of addition is called this
Responsible for: 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

23. I look back fondly on the 1983 County Fair - at which I won the prize for biggest watermelon.
Which: idioms
Positive-3^4=81
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.
Only when referring to an actual location

24. If you contrast one politician's ethics with another's - you will find no difference
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
The more...the -er:idioms
That : idioms
Contrast...with: idioms

25. Give a child as much love as you can. No human can read that amount of material in an hour.
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
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Ability ..to:idioms

26. Use the
When an action started in the past and ....
Different from:idioms
Forbid to: idioms
Contrast...with: idioms

27. Dividend
The number you are dividing another number into
Neither...nor :idioms
Responsible for: idioms
Not so....as:idioms

28. Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest playwright of all time
The result of multipication is called this
Regard as :idioms
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
As: idioms

29. A # is divisible by 3 if
Responsibility to: idioms
Responsible for: idioms
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
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

30. 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.
All or both: 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
Define 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

31. Any fraction between 0 and 1 that's raised to a power greater than 1 gets
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
Each:idioms
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
Regard as :idioms

32. Out of scope
Just as....so too: idioms
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
Like: idioms
Whom: idioms : he use whom

33. Present perfect
1:5^0=1
That : idioms
Each:idioms
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.

34. Decimals
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
The result of multipication is called 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
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)

35. Digit
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.
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
Whom: idioms : he use whom
Worry about: idioms

36. Route 66 is a highway that runs from Chicago to Los Angeles.
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 top number in a fraction
From...to:idioms
Prohibit ...from: idioms

37. Many of the top designers - such as Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan - have less expensive lines as well. Is used to mean for example
The result of division
Such as: 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.
Between...and: idioms

38. Multiplying and dividing fractions
It ends in 5 or 0
The number you are dividing another number into
Which: 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

39. Give a child as many hugs as you can. No human can read that number of pages in an hour.
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
Ability ..to:idioms
So....as to be: idioms
Superior to : idioms

40. Adding/subtractin fractions
1:5^0=1
Cannot be counted quantity words: 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
Define as:idioms

41. The basketball player is not tall - but he is fast
Native to: idioms
Not...but : idioms
Think of ...as: idioms
Permit to: idioms

42. A # is divisble by 9 if

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

44. Positive/negative numbers

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45. Whole number
The top number in a fraction
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
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
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms

46. Why must you act like a four-year old. is used to mean similar to
Like: idioms
Believe ...to be: 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.
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms

47. Any negative number raised to an odd power stays
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
Negative -3^3=-27
See as:idioms
Worry about: idioms

48. Even number
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
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
Responsible for: idioms

49. Many cigarette companies target their advertising at children.
Any number greater than 0. So 1/4 - 5000 - but 0 is not. any number that's less than 0 --15 - 0 is not
Where:idioms
Target .....at: idioms
All or both: idioms

50. Basic approach to data sufficiency
AD VS. BCE
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.
1:5^0=1
Only to denote a moment in time