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GMAT Crash Course: All In One

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Convicted felons are not permitted to vote
Permit to: idioms
Forbid to: 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.
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.

2. Any negative number raised to an even power becomes
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
Positive-3^4=81
Where:idioms

3. Although she looks much older - Faye Dunaway is the same age as my mother's.
A number of: idioms
The same....as: idioms
All or both: idioms
Neither...nor :idioms

4. Fractions
Native to: 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.
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
Hypothesis that: idioms

5. Present perfect
The result of subtraction
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.

6. I forbid you to interrupt me again
Forbid to: idioms
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
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
Negative -3^3=-27

7. Simple Past
Difference/orginal
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
Which: idioms
Either ....or: idioms

8. Order of operations
Neither...nor :idioms
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
Whom: idioms : he use whom
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

9. I can physically prohibit you from interrupting me again.
The number of : idioms
Prohibit ...from: 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
Such as: idioms

10. Quotient
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.
1:5^0=1
The result of division
Define as:idioms

11. Dazed by the battle - the soldier could no longer distinguish friend from enemy.
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
Distinguish from: idioms
The number you are dividing another number into
Neither...nor :idioms

12. 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
Native of: idioms
Prohibit ...from: idioms
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same

13. April found herself choosing between the devil and the deep blue sea.
Positive-3^4=81
Estimate....to be :idioms
Between...and: idioms
Try to: idioms

14. Basic approach to data sufficiency
Superior to : idioms
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
AD VS. BCE
Forbid to: idioms

15. Cross Multiplication

16. She was so blunt that many considered her rude.
Who:idioms :he use who
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.
Itself 5^1=5
So....that:idioms

17. noun - Not surprisingly - Robert De Niro is a native of New York City
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
Native of: 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
The more...the -er:idioms

18. Between cake and ice cream - I like ice cream more.
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
Only two things comparatives: idioms
The result of addition is called this
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity

19. Just as I have found my cell phone indispensable - so you will too
Just as....so too: idioms
Consider : idioms
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
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

20. Zero

21. Give a child as many hugs as you can. No human can read that number of pages in an hour.
Native to: idioms
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
That : idioms
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not

22. Extreme
Prohibit ...from: idioms
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
So....that:idioms

23. 'ER' is superior television show to 'Survivor'
Superior to : 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
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

24. Verb Tense
Superior to : idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
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

25. The lawnmower - which is in the garge - is broken beyond repair. This is extraneous information.
Which: idioms
AD VS. BCE
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
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

26. Scope
Permit to: idioms
The number of : idioms
AD VS. BCE
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

27. You should admit you're afraid of both clowns and elephants .
1:5^0=1
Both...and: idioms
Just as....so too: idioms
A number of: idioms

28. Prime numbers
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 more...the -er:idioms
Define 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

29. She worried about where they would hide the loot.
Whom: idioms : he use whom
Worry about: 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...
Prohibit ...from: idioms

30. I can't wait to see whom she'll bring to dinner this time. ....she'll bring him to dinner this time
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 divisble by 4
Whom: idioms : he use whom
A subject must always agree with its verb

31. You are not only clever but you are also charming
A number of: idioms
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
Different from:idioms
Not only...but also : idioms

32. It is my responsibility to feed the parakeet.
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
Difference/orginal
Responsibility to: idioms
It is divisible by both 2 and 3

33. Many - Number - Fewer
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
Require ...to: idioms
Negative -3^3=-27

34. Exponent

35. A # is divisble by 4 if
Which: idioms
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Only to denote a moment in time
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.

36. more - -er - between
Both...and: idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Not only...but also : 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.

37. Dividend
Associate with : idioms
The number you are dividing another number into
Not...but : 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

38. Any negative number raised to an odd power stays
A subject must always agree with its verb
Which: 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...
Negative -3^3=-27

39. Fractional Exponents
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
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)
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

40. The more you eat - the fatter you get
The more...the -er:idioms
Associate with : idioms
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
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.

41. Please try to chew with your month closed at the awards dinner tonight.
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
Try to: idioms
Not so....as: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

42. Denominator
The bottom number in a fraction
Both...and: idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Credit...with:idioms

43. Who left the door open?-subject - He left the door open
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
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
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
Who:idioms :he use who

44. Negative exponents
Like: idioms
Neither...nor :idioms
Regard as :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

45. A # is divisble by 9 if

46. Okra is a native to Africa : Adjective
All or both: idioms
The result of subtraction
Native to: idioms
It ends in 5 or 0

47. The talk show host agitated the guests to the point that they were throwing chairs at each other.
Regard as :idioms
Contrast...with: idioms
That : idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms

48. Much - amount - less
A number of: 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
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms

49. Assumption
Like: idioms
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
AD VS. BCE
Not only...but also : idioms

50. That weightlifter has more muscle in his head than he has brains.
So....as to be: idioms
Worry about: 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.
More...than