GMAT Crash Course: All In One

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• Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Dividend
The number you are dividing another number into
Which: idioms
Not so....as: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.


2. A hypothesis that the aluminum in soda cans causes Alzheimer's disease is circulating on the Internet.
When: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
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.
Hypothesis that: idioms


3. Each of the schools he applied to had it own strengths. Is used when you want to emphasize that items are separate
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
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.
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Each:idioms


4. That weightlifter has more muscle in his head than he has brains.
More...than
Not only...but also : idioms
The result of division
That : idioms


5. A # is divisble by 5 if
So....as to be: idioms
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
Attribute...to:idioms
It ends in 5 or 0


6. 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.
Permit to: idioms
Each:idioms
All or both: idioms
Not so....as:idioms


7. Distinct

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8. Reciprocal
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
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
As: idioms


9. Any number to the 0 power is
1:5^0=1
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
Require ...to: idioms


10. Opposite

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11. Any fraction between 0 and 1 that's raised to a power greater than 1 gets
Neither...nor :idioms
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
The same....as: idioms
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4


12. I no longer believe the tooth fairy to be real
Permit to: idioms
Believe ...to be: idioms
Credit...with:idioms
That: idioms


13. Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest playwright of all time
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
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
Regard as :idioms
A subject must always agree with its verb


14. noun - Not surprisingly - Robert De Niro is a native of New York City
Only two things comparatives: idioms
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
Native of: idioms
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9


15. The sideshow barker estimated Henry to be a fool.
From...to: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
When an action started in the past and ....
Estimate....to be :idioms


16. She was so blunt that many considered her rude.
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
So....that:idioms
Regard as :idioms
Require ...to: idioms


17. Just as I have found my cell phone indispensable - so you will too
Not...but : idioms
All or both: idioms
Just as....so too: 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...


18. Out of scope
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
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...
Try to: idioms
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it


19. Multiplying and dividing fractions
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Permit to: idioms
Only to denote a moment in time
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


20. Much - amount - less
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
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity


21. Any negative number raised to an odd power stays
Think of ...as: idioms
Negative -3^3=-27
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
That: idioms


22. Simple Past
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
AD VS. BCE
Credit...with:idioms
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news


23. A # is divisible by 2 if
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
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)
Attribute...to:idioms


24. Order of operations
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
See 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
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.


25. That desk is where I spend countless hours working at my thankless job.
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.
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
Where:idioms
As....as


26. Product
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 result of multipication is called this
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
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


27. You are not only clever but you are also charming
Where:idioms
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Ability ..to:idioms
Not only...but also : idioms


28. The lawnmower - which is in the garge - is broken beyond repair. This is extraneous information.
Which: idioms
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms


29. Present perfect
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Target .....at: idioms
The result of subtraction
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.


30. Use the
The number of : idioms
When an action started in the past and ....
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.
Responsibility to: idioms


31. Many wrongly consider Henry Kissinger the greatest statesman of the twentieth century.
Consider : idioms
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
Only to denote a moment in time
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5


32. 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.
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
1:5^0=1
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


33. Convicted felons are not permitted to vote
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.
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.
Permit 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


34. A # is divisble by 6 if
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
Regard as :idioms
From...to:idioms


35. That car is just like one my father had. Is used when comparing only nouns.
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
Like: idioms
Just as....so too: idioms
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms


36. Remainder

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37. Benjamin Franklin is credited with the invention of the U.S Postal system.
Credit...with:idioms
Ability ..to:idioms
Believe ...to be: idioms
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.


38. She worried about where they would hide the loot.
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
Positive-3^4=81
Worry about: idioms
Where:idioms


39. Any negative number raised to an even power becomes
Positive-3^4=81
Three or more things: comparatives: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
Define as:idioms


40. The talk show host agitated the guests to the point that they were throwing chairs at each other.
Only when referring to an actual location
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
Target .....at: idioms
That : idioms


41. The 4 Step Approach
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
When an action started in the past and ....
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.
Credit...with:idioms


42. Even number
AD VS. BCE
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
Itself 5^1=5


43. Among the there sisters - Cinderella was the most beautiful
Three or more things: comparatives: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
The number you are dividing another number into
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


44. Percent
A number of: idioms
Either ....or: idioms
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
The result of division


45. Fractions
The result of addition is called this
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.
Negative -3^3=-27
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s


46. Reducing fractions

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47. A # is divisble by 9 if

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48. Subject/Verb Agreement
A subject must always agree with its verb
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
The number you are dividing another number into


49. Pronouns
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
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
Each:idioms


50. Between cake and ice cream - I like ice cream more.
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.
Such as: idioms
Only two things comparatives: 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