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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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. 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.
Regard as :idioms
Contrast...with: idioms
All or both: idioms
The top number in a fraction


2. Use the
The top number in a fraction
When an action started in the past and ....
Hypothesis that: idioms
Consider : idioms


3. That weightlifter has more muscle in his head than he has brains.
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
Each:idioms
More...than
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


4. The 4 Step Approach
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
Try to: idioms
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination


5. She worried about where they would hide the loot.
Attribute...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
Worry about: idioms
Prohibit ...from: idioms


6. Any positive number greater than 1 - raised to the power greater than 1
Only when referring to an actual location
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.
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
Only to denote a moment in time


7. Reducing fractions

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8. Basic approach to data sufficiency
Different from:idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
AD VS. BCE
It is divisible by both 2 and 3


9. Sum
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
Think of ...as: idioms
See as:idioms
The result of addition is called this


10. Please try to chew with your month closed at the awards dinner tonight.
The result of multipication is called this
The number you are dividing another number into
Try to: idioms
So....as to be: idioms


11. 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
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
Not...but : idioms


12. Any number to the 1 power is
Itself 5^1=5
The same....as: idioms
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
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


13. Who left the door open?-subject - He left the door open
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.
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Who:idioms :he use who
So....that:idioms


14. Simple Past
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.
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
Permit to: idioms
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.


15. Denominator
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
Only to denote a moment in time
The same....as: idioms
The bottom number in a fraction


16. I can't wait to see whom she'll bring to dinner this time. ....she'll bring him to dinner this time
Where: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
Credit...with:idioms
Whom: idioms : he use whom


17. 'ER' is superior television show to 'Survivor'
Not only...but also : idioms
Superior 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
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


18. I'll go out with you when the clock strikes thirteen - and not a moment
Try to: idioms
When:idioms
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE


19. I'll take either a BMW or a Lexus; I'm not particular
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
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.
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
Either ....or: idioms


20. Positive/negative numbers

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21. The lawnmower that you came to fix is in the garge. This is required information
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
A subject must always agree with its verb
That: idioms


22. Zero

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23. It is my responsibility to feed the parakeet.
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
Responsibility to: 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
So....that:idioms


24. Odd number
It ends in 5 or 0
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.
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
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)


25. Even number
Only to denote a moment in time
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
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.


26. Where
Only when referring to an actual location
The more...the -er:idioms
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4


27. noun - Not surprisingly - Robert De Niro is a native of New York City
Either ....or: 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
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
Native of: idioms


28. Distinct

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29. Order of operations
Responsibility to: idioms
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
Like: idioms
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction


30. A # is divisble by 9 if

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31. Quotient
The result of division
Who:idioms :he use who
The more...the -er:idioms
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination


32. Parallel Construction
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
All or both: idioms
Regard as :idioms


33. Many theories in contemporary psychology are attributed to Freud.
Attribute...to: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.
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms


34. Many - Number - Fewer
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.
Contrast...with: idioms
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Think of ...as: idioms


35. Dividend
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
As....as
Not only...but also : idioms
The number you are dividing another number into


36. You are not only clever but you are also charming
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
Not only...but also : idioms
Superior to : idioms
Not so....as:idioms


37. A # is divisble by 5 if
Either ....or: idioms
It ends in 5 or 0
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
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)


38. Some Republicans define welfare abuse as the primary evil in America.
Define as: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.
Contrast...with: idioms
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news


39. Use a plural verb - something is multitude....A number of survivors of the plane crash swam to shore
Native of: idioms
A number of: 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
Target .....at: idioms


40. Multiple
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Who:idioms :he use who
Forbid to: idioms


41. Extreme
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 ends in 5 or 0
Who:idioms :he use who
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE


42. A # is divisble by 8 if
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
Between...and: idioms
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
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


43. Exponent

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44. Fractions
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.
Distinguish from: idioms
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
Who:idioms :he use who


45. most - -est - among
The number of : idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
More...than
Not so....as:idioms


46. Any negative number raised to an odd power stays
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
Negative -3^3=-27
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
A number of: idioms


47. Verb Tense
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.
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
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
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


48. That car is just like one my father had. Is used when comparing only nouns.
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
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
Like: idioms
Superior to : idioms


49. Between cake and ice cream - I like ice cream more.
Neither...nor :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
Between...and: idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms


50. Many wrongly consider Henry Kissinger the greatest statesman of the twentieth century.
Like: idioms
Consider : idioms
The same....as: idioms
AD VS. BCE