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. I will eat neither tomatoes nor Brussels sprouts; they smell funny
The result of division
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)
Estimate....to be :idioms
Neither...nor :idioms


2. The lawnmower - which is in the garge - is broken beyond repair. This is extraneous information.
So....as to be: idioms
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
The same....as: idioms
Which: idioms


3. Order of operations
Both...and: idioms
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
So....as to be: idioms
Attribute...to:idioms


4. A # is divisble by 5 if
Not...but : idioms
All or both: idioms
It ends in 5 or 0
Prohibit ...from: idioms


5. Dazed by the battle - the soldier could no longer distinguish friend from enemy.
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.
Only to denote a moment in time
Distinguish from: idioms
Where:idioms


6. Washing my car in the winter is not as easy as it is in the summer.
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 is divisible by both 2 and 3
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
As....as


7. Give a child as much love as you can. No human can read that amount of material in an hour.
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
Permit to: idioms
Associate with : idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms


8. Sheep herding requires a shepherd to stay with his flock at all times.
Try to: idioms
Require ...to: idioms
When: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


9. Use a plural verb - something is multitude....A number of survivors of the plane crash swam to shore
The result of addition is called this
1:5^0=1
A subject must always agree with its verb
A number of: idioms


10. He has an ability to turn around a failing business
Whom: idioms : he use whom
Ability ..to:idioms
Neither...nor :idioms
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms


11. Many wrongly consider Henry Kissinger the greatest statesman of the twentieth century.
As....as
Consider : idioms
As: idioms
All or both: idioms


12. Basic approach to data sufficiency
Any number greater than 0. So 1/4 - 5000 - but 0 is not. any number that's less than 0 --15 - 0 is not
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
The result of multipication is called this


13. Assumption
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.
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
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


14. Product
AD VS. BCE
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
The result of multipication is called this
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


15. The more you eat - the fatter you get
All or both: idioms
The bottom number in a fraction
Ability ..to:idioms
The more...the -er:idioms


16. Dividend
The number you are dividing another number into
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 an action started in the past and ....
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity


17. Plugging in
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
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
Not...but : idioms
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x


18. Reducing fractions

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19. Each of the schools he applied to had it own strengths. Is used when you want to emphasize that items are separate
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
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
Each: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


20. Negative exponents
Responsibility to: idioms
Not so....as:idioms
The result of division
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


21. A # is divisble by 9 if

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22. A # is divisble by 4 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.
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.
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
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


23. Okra is a native to Africa : Adjective
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
A number of: idioms
Native to: idioms
Who:idioms :he use who


24. Present perfect
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
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
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
AD VS. BCE


25. Exponent

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26. I'll take either a BMW or a Lexus; I'm not particular
Either ....or: idioms
Regard as :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...
Native to: idioms


27. He does not bathe every day - as I do. IS used to compare noun/ verb combinations.
As....as
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
As: idioms
Either ....or: idioms


28. 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
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
The result of subtraction
Positive-3^4=81


29. 'ER' is superior television show to 'Survivor'
Superior to : idioms
A subject must always agree with its verb
The result of division
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.


30. Remainder

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31. Adding/subtractin fractions
Target .....at: idioms
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
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
Require ...to: idioms


32. That desk is where I spend countless hours working at my thankless job.
Like: idioms
The result of multipication is called this
That : idioms
Where:idioms


33. I am responsible for feeding the parakeet.
Such as: idioms
Responsible for: idioms
The number you are dividing another number into
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


34. The talk show host agitated the guests to the point that they were throwing chairs at each other.
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
That : 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.


35. Past perfect
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
The result of division
The result of multipication is called this
Different from:idioms


36. Fractional Exponents
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...
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
A subject must always agree with its verb
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots


37. Scope
When an action started in the past and ....
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
Such as: idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms


38. Reasoning

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39. I can't wait to see whom she'll bring to dinner this time. ....she'll bring him to dinner this time
Whom: idioms : he use whom
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.
Contrast...with: 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)


40. Even number
Native to: idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: 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.
Each:idioms


41. She worried about where they would hide the loot.
Worry about: idioms
The number of : idioms
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8


42. I can physically prohibit you from interrupting me again.
Prohibit ...from: idioms
Define as:idioms
The top number in a fraction
The result of division


43. I am not so foolsih as to fall for that a third time
That: idioms
Superior 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.
Not so....as:idioms


44. Parallel Construction
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
The same....as: 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
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms


45. Multiple
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
When an action started in the past and ....
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
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


46. Opposite

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47. The lawnmower that you came to fix is in the garge. This is required information
The top number in a fraction
That: idioms
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
Like: idioms


48. Factors
It ends in 5 or 0
Only when referring to an actual location
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
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.


49. April found herself choosing between the devil and the deep blue sea.
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
As....as
Between...and: idioms
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination


50. Route 66 is a highway that runs from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Associate with : idioms
From...to:idioms
Attribute...to:idioms
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it