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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. The sideshow barker estimated Henry to be a fool.
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
Estimate....to be :idioms
From...to:idioms
Prohibit ...from: idioms

2. Convicted felons are not permitted to vote
Permit to: idioms
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
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 see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it

3. Percent
Who:idioms :he use who
The number of : idioms
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
Estimate....to be :idioms

4. Square root

5. Any number to the 0 power is
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
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
Regard as :idioms
1:5^0=1

6. Reasoning

7. Negative exponents
Which: idioms
The number you are dividing another number into
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
More...than

8. I forbid you to interrupt me again
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
Forbid to: idioms
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies

9. A # is divisible by 3 if
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 yields a number divisible by 3
As....as
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

10. She was so blunt that many considered her rude.
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
So....that:idioms
Such as: idioms
Require ...to: idioms

11. Assumption
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
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
The result of division
Distinguish from: idioms

12. Basic approach to data sufficiency
AD VS. BCE
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.
See as:idioms
That: idioms

13. Parallel Construction
AD VS. BCE
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
Whom: idioms : he use whom
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same

14. Many - Number - Fewer
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
So....that:idioms
As....as
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.

15. Multiplying and dividing exponents
The same....as: idioms
Only to denote a moment in time
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
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

16. Factors
The number of : idioms
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.
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
Attribute...to:idioms

17. Past perfect
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
Each:idioms
Different from:idioms

18. It is my responsibility to feed the parakeet.
Responsibility to: idioms
Which: idioms
Negative -3^3=-27
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

19. If you contrast one politician's ethics with another's - you will find no difference
Distinguish from: idioms
The result of multipication is called this
Regard as :idioms
Contrast...with: idioms

20. I'll go out with you when the clock strikes thirteen - and not a moment
Different from:idioms
When: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
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same

21. Reciprocal
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
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
Only when referring to an actual location
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5

22. A # is divisble by 7 if
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 divisble by 4
Responsibility to: idioms
Only to denote a moment in time

23. Fractions
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
Associate with : 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 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.

24. A # is divisble by 6 if
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Consider : idioms
The result of subtraction
It is divisible by both 2 and 3

25. Give a child as many hugs as you can. No human can read that number of pages in an hour.
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
Attribute...to:idioms
Estimate....to be :idioms
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms

26. Present perfect
Between...and: idioms
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
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
As....as

27. Decimals
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
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
The top number in a fraction
As....as

28. Consecutive
Estimate....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.
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
It is divisible by both 2 and 3

29. Route 66 is a highway that runs from Chicago to Los Angeles.
From...to:idioms
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
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)
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

30. Scope
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
Only two things comparatives: 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
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3

31. I am responsible for feeding the parakeet.
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Responsible for: idioms
Responsibility to: idioms

32. I am not so foolsih as to fall for that a third time
Not so....as:idioms
As: idioms
AD VS. BCE
Only to denote a moment in time

33. You should admit you're afraid of both clowns and elephants .
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
Target .....at: idioms
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
Both...and: idioms

34. The talk show host agitated the guests to the point that they were throwing chairs at each other.
Attribute...to:idioms
That : idioms
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
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

35. Out of scope
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 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
Worry about: idioms
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it

36. Coefficient
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Permit to: 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
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called

37. That desk is where I spend countless hours working at my thankless job.
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
Both...and: idioms
Where:idioms
Itself 5^1=5

38. A # is divisble by 8 if
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
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
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
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.

39. I can't wait to see whom she'll bring to dinner this time. ....she'll bring him to dinner this time
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
Negative -3^3=-27
Whom: idioms : he use whom

40. Please try to chew with your month closed at the awards dinner tonight.
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
Try to: idioms
The bottom number in a fraction
That : idioms

41. The basketball player is not tall - but he is fast
Not...but : idioms
Such as: idioms
Whom: idioms : he use whom
The same....as: idioms

42. Pronouns
So....that:idioms
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Prohibit ...from: 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

43. I no longer believe the tooth fairy to be real
Believe ...to be: idioms
That : idioms
Hypothesis that: idioms
Forbid to: idioms

44. Joe is so smart as to be intimidating.
So....as to be: idioms
From...to: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
The same....as: idioms

45. Dazed by the battle - the soldier could no longer distinguish friend from enemy.
Whom: idioms : he use whom
Superior to : idioms
Distinguish from: idioms
Define as:idioms

46. Multiplying and dividing fractions
Worry about: 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
See as: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

47. 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.
Which: idioms
As: 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.

48. Difference
Permit to: idioms
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
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...
The result of subtraction

49. My dad says I can no longer associate with you
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
Associate with : idioms
Regard as :idioms
Which: idioms

50. I look back fondly on the 1983 County Fair - at which I won the prize for biggest watermelon.
Which: idioms
Responsible for: idioms
The top number in a fraction
The result of addition is called this