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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. Fractional Exponents
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
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
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
The result of division

2. Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest playwright of all time
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
Regard as :idioms
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction

3. A # is divisible by 2 if
The result of addition is called this
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
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8

4. Simple Past
Contrast...with: idioms
Native of: idioms
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity

5. A # is divisble by 5 if
Responsibility to: idioms
Such as: idioms
Target .....at: idioms
It ends in 5 or 0

6. Washing my car in the winter is not as easy as it is in the summer.
Just as....so too: idioms
Not...but : idioms
Contrast...with: idioms
As....as

7. Where
Responsible for: idioms
All or both: idioms
Only when referring to an actual location
Like: idioms

8. Odd number
Superior 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...
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.
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.

9. Assumption
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
Such as: idioms
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
That: idioms

10. Integer
That : idioms
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
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

11. Any negative number raised to an even power becomes
The number you are dividing another number into
Target .....at: idioms
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.
Positive-3^4=81

12. Sheep herding requires a shepherd to stay with his flock at all times.
Associate with : idioms
Require ...to: idioms
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news

13. Each of the schools he applied to had it own strengths. Is used when you want to emphasize that items are separate
Each:idioms
All or both: idioms
Regard as :idioms
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. Joe is so smart as to be intimidating.
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Consider : idioms
So....as to be: 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

15. Some Republicans define welfare abuse as the primary evil in America.
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
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.
A number of: idioms
Define as:idioms

16. Give a child as many hugs as you can. No human can read that number of pages in an hour.
Define as:idioms
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
The more...the -er:idioms

17. Please try to chew with your month closed at the awards dinner tonight.
Try to: idioms
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
Associate with : idioms
Hypothesis that: idioms

18. Use a plural verb - something is multitude....A number of survivors of the plane crash swam to shore
Not only...but also : idioms
A subject must always agree with its verb
Any number greater than 0. So 1/4 - 5000 - but 0 is not. any number that's less than 0 --15 - 0 is not
A number of: idioms

19. Any negative number raised to an odd power stays
Negative -3^3=-27
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.
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

20. Route 66 is a highway that runs from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Negative -3^3=-27
It ends in 5 or 0
From...to:idioms
Only when referring to an actual location

21. Many of the top designers - such as Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan - have less expensive lines as well. Is used to mean for example
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
Associate with : idioms
Such as: idioms
The bottom number in a fraction

22. Subject/Verb Agreement
Require ...to: idioms
A subject must always agree with its verb
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.
Not so....as:idioms

23. Whole number
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
Only two things comparatives: 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)

24. April found herself choosing between the devil and the deep blue sea.
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.
Between...and: idioms
Forbid 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

25. A # is divisible by 3 if
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
Not...but : idioms
Responsible for: idioms
Target .....at: idioms

26. The sideshow barker estimated Henry to be a fool.
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
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
Estimate....to be :idioms
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity

27. Many - Number - Fewer
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Require ...to: idioms
Who:idioms :he use who
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination

28. That weightlifter has more muscle in his head than he has brains.
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
More...than
Both...and: idioms
Permit to: idioms

29. Factors
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
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.
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
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

30. Scope
Neither...nor :idioms
That: idioms
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
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

31. Out of scope
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
The top number in a fraction
Not...but : idioms
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms

32. Multiplying and dividing fractions
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
A subject must always agree with its verb
Responsible for: idioms
Try to: idioms

33. A # is divisble by 9 if

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34. Benjamin Franklin is credited with the invention of the U.S Postal system.
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
Hypothesis that: idioms
Credit...with:idioms

35. Digit
The number you are dividing another number into
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.
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.
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms

36. That car is just like one my father had. Is used when comparing only nouns.
Contrast...with: idioms
Not only...but also : idioms
Like: idioms
Think of ...as: idioms

37. If you contrast one politician's ethics with another's - you will find no difference
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.
Contrast...with: 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
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.

38. That desk is where I spend countless hours working at my thankless job.
Ability ..to:idioms
Where:idioms
Neither...nor :idioms
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x

39. My father sees a large investment portfolio as a sign of success
Three or more things: comparatives: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.
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.
See as:idioms

40. Basic approach to data sufficiency
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
AD VS. BCE
Superior to : idioms

41. 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
Superior to : idioms
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
Like: idioms

42. Dividend
Not only...but also : idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
The number you are dividing another number into
Between...and: idioms

43. Adding and subtracting exponents
Difference/orginal
Prohibit ...from: 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
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies

44. I'll go out with you when the clock strikes thirteen - and not a moment
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
All or both: idioms
AD VS. BCE
When:idioms

45. I'll take either a BMW or a Lexus; I'm not particular
Credit...with:idioms
It ends in 5 or 0
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Either ....or: idioms

46. Quotient
The result of division
Which: idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms
More...than

47. noun - Not surprisingly - Robert De Niro is a native of New York City
Native of: idioms
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
Different from:idioms
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction

48. Positive/negative numbers

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49. The basketball player is not tall - but he is fast
Only to denote a moment in time
Not...but : idioms
From...to:idioms
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity

50. The more you eat - the fatter you get
The more...the -er:idioms
Between...and: idioms
Attribute...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