GMAT Crash Course: All In One

Instructions:

• 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. Who left the door open?-subject - He left the door open
1:5^0=1
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.
Regard as :idioms
Who:idioms :he use who


2. Percent
Contrast...with: idioms
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
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


3. Adding/subtractin fractions
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
Such as: 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
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination


4. Dividend
When: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.
The number you are dividing another number into
From...to:idioms


5. The 4 Step Approach
Responsibility to: idioms
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
Attribute...to:idioms


6. A # is divisble by 6 if
Consider : idioms
The top number in a fraction
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
It is divisible by both 2 and 3


7. Sheep herding requires a shepherd to stay with his flock at all times.
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
Positive-3^4=81
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
Require ...to: idioms


8. Product
The result of multipication is called this
Only to denote a moment in time
The number you are dividing another number into
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called


9. Consecutive
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.
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
Just as....so too: idioms
The more...the -er:idioms


10. Multiplying and dividing exponents
When an action started in the past and ....
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
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
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


11. He does not bathe every day - as I do. IS used to compare noun/ verb combinations.
The result of subtraction
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
As: 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


12. Present perfect
Forbid to: idioms
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
Responsible for: idioms
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.


13. more - -er - between
Not so....as:idioms
Negative -3^3=-27
Which: idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms


14. Some Republicans define welfare abuse as the primary evil in America.
Prohibit ...from: idioms
That : idioms
Define as:idioms
Native to: idioms


15. I'll go out with you when the clock strikes thirteen - and not a moment
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Both...and: idioms
When:idioms
Not so....as:idioms


16. Odd number
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.
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
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.


17. Percent change
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
Difference/orginal
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.


18. I'll take either a BMW or a Lexus; I'm not particular
That: 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
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
Either ....or: idioms


19. You should admit you're afraid of both clowns and elephants .
Just as....so too: idioms
Superior to : idioms
The bottom number in a fraction
Both...and: idioms


20. Although she looks much older - Faye Dunaway is the same age as my mother's.
Only two things comparatives: idioms
The same....as: idioms
When an action started in the past and ....
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


21. Why must you act like a four-year old. is used to mean similar to
Whom: idioms : he use whom
Like: idioms
Just as....so too: idioms
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion


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


23. 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.
Hypothesis that: 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
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


24. Any negative number raised to an odd power stays
Negative -3^3=-27
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
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion


25. Zero

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26. Many cigarette companies target their advertising at children.
Target .....at: idioms
The same....as: idioms
Think of ...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


27. Each of the schools he applied to had it own strengths. Is used when you want to emphasize that items are separate
Each:idioms
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
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. Many of the top designers - such as Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan - have less expensive lines as well. Is used to mean for example
That: idioms
Such as: idioms
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
Think of ...as: idioms


29. Square root

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30. Benjamin Franklin is credited with the invention of the U.S Postal system.
Require ...to: idioms
Credit...with:idioms
Like: idioms
Responsibility to: idioms


31. Sum
The result of addition is called this
So....that: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
Neither...nor :idioms


32. 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.
The result of addition is called this
Ability ..to:idioms
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
All or both: idioms


33. It is my responsibility to feed the parakeet.
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
Think of ...as: idioms
Credit...with:idioms
Responsibility to: idioms


34. Positive/negative numbers

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35. Cross Multiplication

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36. A # is divisble by 5 if
As: idioms
It ends in 5 or 0
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news


37. Any fraction between 0 and 1 that's raised to a power greater than 1 gets
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
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
That: idioms
Native of: idioms


38. I will eat neither tomatoes nor Brussels sprouts; they smell funny
The top number in a fraction
Require ...to: idioms
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
Neither...nor :idioms


39. Opposite

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40. The lawnmower - which is in the garge - is broken beyond repair. This is extraneous information.
Responsible for: idioms
Which: 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
More...than


41. 'ER' is superior television show to 'Survivor'
Superior to : 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
Think of ...as: 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


42. A # is divisible by 3 if
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
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms


43. Adding and subtracting exponents
Either ....or: 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
Native to: idioms
Think of ...as: idioms


44. I am not so foolsih as to fall for that a third time
Permit to: idioms
Not so....as: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
Contrast...with: idioms


45. Any positive number greater than 1 - raised to the power greater than 1
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
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9


46. I look back fondly on the 1983 County Fair - at which I won the prize for biggest watermelon.
So....as to be: idioms
When: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
Which: idioms


47. A # is divisble by 9 if

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48. Use a plural verb - something is multitude....A number of survivors of the plane crash swam to shore
Prohibit ...from: idioms
A number of: 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
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same


49. Denominator
The result of addition is called this
The same....as: idioms
The bottom number in a fraction
From...to:idioms


50. Okra is a native to Africa : Adjective
Native to: idioms
Responsible for: idioms
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
Prohibit ...from: idioms