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GMAT Crash Course: All In One

Subject : gmat

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. more - -er - between
Only two things comparatives: idioms
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
Native to: idioms
Responsible for: idioms

2. A hypothesis that the aluminum in soda cans causes Alzheimer's disease is circulating on the Internet.
Just as....so too: idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Credit...with:idioms
Hypothesis that: idioms

3. The lawnmower - which is in the garge - is broken beyond repair. This is extraneous information.
Responsibility to: idioms
Require ...to: idioms
Responsible for: idioms
Which: idioms

4. Why must you act like a four-year old. is used to mean similar to
Think of ...as: idioms
Like: idioms
The result of division
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s

5. Any fraction between 0 and 1 that's raised to a power greater than 1 gets
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.
Not...but : idioms
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
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

6. Any negative number raised to an odd power stays
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
A number of: idioms
Negative -3^3=-27

7. That car is just like one my father had. Is used when comparing only nouns.
The top number in a fraction
Which: idioms
Like: idioms
Associate with : idioms

8. Dividend
Not only...but also : idioms
The number you are dividing another number into
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)
Only two things comparatives: idioms

9. Verb Tense
A subject must always agree with its verb
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
As: idioms

10. Any number to the 1 power is
Credit...with:idioms
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
Itself 5^1=5

11. Between cake and ice cream - I like ice cream more.
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
Only two things comparatives: idioms
1:5^0=1
The same....as: idioms

12. 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.
As....as
More...than
Who:idioms :he use who

13. I am not so foolsih as to fall for that a third time
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
Not so....as:idioms

14. That desk is where I spend countless hours working at my thankless job.
When: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
Where:idioms
Think of ...as: idioms

15. The more you eat - the fatter you get
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
The more...the -er:idioms
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
Like: idioms

16. Prime numbers
Contrast...with: 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.
Can be counted:quantity words: 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

17. Coefficient
The number you are dividing another number into
Just as....so too: idioms
Each:idioms
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called

18. Although she looks much older - Faye Dunaway is the same age as my mother's.
So....that:idioms
Define as:idioms
The same....as: idioms
Ability ..to:idioms

19. Decimals
The result of multipication is called this
Distinguish from: idioms
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

20. Plugging in
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
Between...and: idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms

21. Reducing fractions

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22. Multiplying and dividing fractions
See 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
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
Worry about: idioms

23. I look back fondly on the 1983 County Fair - at which I won the prize for biggest watermelon.
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
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
See as:idioms
Which: idioms

24. The lawnmower that you came to fix is in the garge. This is required information
Worry about: idioms
A subject must always agree with its verb
That: idioms
All or both: idioms

25. Any number to the 0 power is
The number of : idioms
Itself 5^1=5
Just as....so too: idioms
1:5^0=1

26. Integer
Define as:idioms
Regard as :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
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s

27. He has an ability to turn around a failing business
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
The result of multipication is called this
Think of ...as: idioms
Ability ..to:idioms

28. Washing my car in the winter is not as easy as it is in the summer.
Itself 5^1=5
As....as
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
Target .....at: idioms

29. Adding and subtracting exponents
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
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
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
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion

30. Extreme
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
Either ....or: idioms
Responsibility to: 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

31. Multiple
Contrast...with: idioms
Itself 5^1=5
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
Forbid to: idioms

32. Basic approach to data sufficiency
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.
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
Like: idioms
AD VS. BCE

33. Who left the door open?-subject - He left the door open
Target .....at: idioms
Who:idioms :he use who
The result of subtraction
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

34. The sideshow barker estimated Henry to be a fool.
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Estimate....to be :idioms
Prohibit ...from: idioms
When an action started in the past and ....

35. Dazed by the battle - the soldier could no longer distinguish friend from enemy.
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.
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
Distinguish from: 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

36. Odd number
The number of : 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.
Superior to : 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.

37. I will eat neither tomatoes nor Brussels sprouts; they smell funny
Neither...nor :idioms
Itself 5^1=5
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies

38. Please try to chew with your month closed at the awards dinner tonight.
All or both: idioms
Try to: idioms
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
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

39. I no longer believe the tooth fairy to be real
The result of addition is called this
Believe ...to be: idioms
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x

40. The talk show host agitated the guests to the point that they were throwing chairs at each other.
That : 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
Credit...with:idioms
Responsible for: idioms

41. Much - amount - less
The result of multipication is called this
That : idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Between...and: idioms

42. Even number
So....that:idioms
Can be counted: quantity words: 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.
So....as to be: idioms

43. Adding/subtractin fractions
Regard as :idioms
A number of: idioms
Try to: 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

44. Multiplying and dividing exponents
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
Whom: idioms : he use whom
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms

45. Benjamin Franklin is credited with the invention of the U.S Postal system.
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.
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
Credit...with:idioms
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3

46. The basketball player is not tall - but he is fast
Associate with : idioms
Superior to : idioms
Not...but : idioms
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same

47. Give a child as many hugs as you can. No human can read that number of pages in an hour.
So....that:idioms
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion

48. Exponent

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49. I can physically prohibit you from interrupting me again.
Between...and: idioms
Each:idioms
Define as:idioms
Prohibit ...from: idioms

50. Sheep herding requires a shepherd to stay with his flock at all times.
Require ...to: idioms
A number of: idioms
1:5^0=1
Responsible for: idioms