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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. Verb Tense
Permit to: idioms
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
Forbid 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

2. Consecutive
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
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.
Neither...nor :idioms
See as:idioms

3. Any negative number raised to an even power becomes
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.
Positive-3^4=81
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
That: idioms

4. When
Responsible for: idioms
Try to: idioms
The result of addition is called this
Only to denote a moment in time

5. Whole number
That : idioms
Such as: idioms
Credit...with:idioms
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not

6. Although she looks much older - Faye Dunaway is the same age as my mother's.
The same....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.
Where:idioms
So....that:idioms

7. Adding/subtractin fractions
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.
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
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
The number of : idioms

8. Fractions
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
Both...and: 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.

9. Give a child as much love as you can. No human can read that amount of material in an hour.
Whom: idioms : he use whom
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
As: idioms

10. noun - Not surprisingly - Robert De Niro is a native of New York City
Not only...but also : idioms
That: idioms
Native of: idioms
More...than

11. A # is divisible by 3 if
The number of : idioms
So....as to be: idioms
Just as....so too: idioms
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3

12. Some Republicans define welfare abuse as the primary evil in America.
The more...the -er:idioms
Define as:idioms
See as:idioms
Estimate....to be :idioms

13. The lawnmower - which is in the garge - is broken beyond repair. This is extraneous information.
Negative -3^3=-27
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)
Define as:idioms
Which: idioms

14. Use the
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
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
When an action started in the past and ....
1:5^0=1

15. My dad says I can no longer associate with you
AD VS. BCE
Define as:idioms
Associate with : idioms
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity

16. Integer
1:5^0=1
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
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
Responsibility to: idioms

17. Please try to chew with your month closed at the awards dinner tonight.
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
Try to: idioms
The same....as: idioms
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9

18. I am not so foolsih as to fall for that a third 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.
When:idioms
Not so....as:idioms
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE

19. A # is divisble by 5 if
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
Which: idioms
It ends in 5 or 0

20. Adding and subtracting exponents
The result of multipication is called this
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
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
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

21. It is my responsibility to feed the parakeet.
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.
The top number in a fraction
Responsibility to: idioms
Only when referring to an actual location

22. A # is divisble by 6 if
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.
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
1:5^0=1
It is divisible by both 2 and 3

23. The basketball player is not tall - but he is fast
Not...but : idioms
As....as
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
When:idioms

24. Plugging in
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
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
A number of: idioms

25. She was so blunt that many considered her rude.
Try to: idioms
It ends in 5 or 0
So....that:idioms
Credit...with:idioms

26. Factors
Consider : idioms
Not...but : idioms
Not only...but also : 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.

27. Many of the top designers - such as Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan - have less expensive lines as well. Is used to mean for example
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
Such as: idioms
A number of: 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

28. You should use a singular verb.... The number of excuses grows every time he tells the story.
Different from:idioms
The number of : idioms
Forbid to: idioms
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.

29. Benjamin Franklin is credited with the invention of the U.S Postal system.
The result of subtraction
Neither...nor :idioms
Credit...with:idioms
Not so....as:idioms

30. Distinct

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31. 'ER' is superior television show to 'Survivor'
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
Responsible for: idioms
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
Superior to : idioms

32. The lawnmower that you came to fix is in the garge. This is required information
That: idioms
Whom: idioms : he use whom
Like: idioms
Like: idioms

33. Odd number
Neither...nor :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.
When an action started in the past and ....
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...

34. I no longer believe the tooth fairy to be real
See as:idioms
Believe ...to be: idioms
Distinguish from: idioms
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9

35. Just as I have found my cell phone indispensable - so you will too
Require ...to: idioms
1:5^0=1
Just as....so too: idioms
Which: idioms

36. Misplaced Modifier
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
When an action started in the past and ....
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Associate with : idioms

37. Parallel Construction
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
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
The result of multipication is called this
Define as:idioms

38. Prime numbers
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
Like: 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

39. Convicted felons are not permitted to vote
The more...the -er:idioms
Permit to: idioms
Distinguish from: idioms
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE

40. Dividend
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
So....that:idioms
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
The number you are dividing another number into

41. I will eat neither tomatoes nor Brussels sprouts; they smell funny
Ability ..to:idioms
Neither...nor :idioms
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news

42. Past perfect
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.
1:5^0=1
Negative -3^3=-27
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.

43. Each of the schools he applied to had it own strengths. Is used when you want to emphasize that items are separate
Each:idioms
A 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.
The result of multipication is called this

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

45. most - -est - among
Between...and: idioms
Itself 5^1=5
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Target .....at: idioms

46. Cross Multiplication

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47. 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
Estimate....to be :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)
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

48. Denominator
The bottom number in a fraction
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.
Native to: idioms
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.

49. Percent
Positive-3^4=81
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
The top number in a fraction
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.

50. Product
Native 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
The result of multipication is called this
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