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GMAT Crash Course: All In One

Subject : gmat

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Why must you act like a four-year old. is used to mean similar to
Like: idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies

2. Exponent

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3. Assumption
Regard as :idioms
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same

4. I am not so foolsih as to fall for that a third time
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
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
The number of : idioms
Not so....as:idioms

5. The lawnmower that you came to fix is in the garge. This is required information
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 results in a number that's a multiple of 9
Estimate....to be :idioms
That: idioms

6. Whole number
As....as
Think of ...as: idioms
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
Contrast...with: idioms

7. 'ER' is superior television show to 'Survivor'
Superior to : idioms
Try 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.
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

8. Integer
Contrast...with: idioms
Target .....at: idioms
Just as....so too: idioms
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s

9. Decimals
That: idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: 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
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE

10. You are no different from me; we both want success.
Different from:idioms
The result of addition is called this
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
Forbid to: idioms

11. You should admit you're afraid of both clowns and elephants .
Both...and: 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
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination

12. Order of operations
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
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.

13. That desk is where I spend countless hours working at my thankless job.
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
Where:idioms
As: idioms
Associate with : idioms

14. Dazed by the battle - the soldier could no longer distinguish friend from enemy.
Distinguish from: idioms
From...to: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

15. The lawnmower - which is in the garge - is broken beyond repair. This is extraneous information.
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
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
Not only...but also : idioms
Which: idioms

16. The 4 Step Approach
Both...and: idioms
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
The top number in a fraction
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

17. Any negative number raised to an even power becomes
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
The result of multipication is called this
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Positive-3^4=81

18. The sideshow barker estimated Henry to be a fool.
Attribute...to:idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
Estimate....to be :idioms

19. Subject/Verb Agreement
Credit...with:idioms
Where:idioms
A subject must always agree with its verb
As: idioms

20. Percent change
Superior to : idioms
Difference/orginal
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
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.

21. She worried about where they would hide the loot.
Worry about: idioms
It ends in 5 or 0
Prohibit ...from: idioms
Native to: idioms

22. I am responsible for feeding the parakeet.
See as:idioms
Responsible for: idioms
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
Neither...nor :idioms

23. Prime numbers
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
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
From...to: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

24. The more you eat - the fatter you get
Estimate....to be :idioms
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
Distinguish from: idioms
The more...the -er:idioms

25. Sheep herding requires a shepherd to stay with his flock at all times.
Require ...to: idioms
That: idioms
As....as
Both...and: idioms

26. Just as I have found my cell phone indispensable - so you will too
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
Just as....so too: idioms
When:idioms
Permit to: idioms

27. If you contrast one politician's ethics with another's - you will find no difference
More...than
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Contrast...with: idioms
Attribute...to:idioms

28. Please try to chew with your month closed at the awards dinner tonight.
Responsibility to: 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.
Try to: idioms
Itself 5^1=5

29. Verb Tense
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
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
Each:idioms
AD VS. BCE

30. A # is divisble by 4 if
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 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.
Difference/orginal
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.

31. Square root

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32. Fractional Exponents
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Either ....or: idioms
Target .....at: idioms
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots

33. Reasoning

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34. Negative exponents
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
Try to: idioms
Regard as :idioms
The result of division

35. Reciprocal
Between...and: idioms
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
Not...but : idioms
The number of : idioms

36. Give a child as many hugs as you can. No human can read that number of pages in an hour.
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
A number of: idioms
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
Credit...with:idioms

37. Quotient
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
The result of division
Such as: idioms

38. Any positive number greater than 1 - raised to the power greater than 1
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Contrast...with: idioms
Between...and: idioms

39. Scope
Forbid to: idioms
Contrast...with: idioms
Only to denote a moment in time
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

40. I'll take either a BMW or a Lexus; I'm not particular
The top number in a fraction
Native of: idioms
Itself 5^1=5
Either ....or: idioms

41. I no longer believe the tooth fairy to be real
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 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
Believe ...to be: 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

42. Convicted felons are not permitted to vote
Permit to: idioms
A number of: idioms
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8

43. Pronouns
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
Who:idioms :he use who
Regard as :idioms

44. A # is divisble by 7 if
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.
Any number greater than 0. So 1/4 - 5000 - but 0 is not. any number that's less than 0 --15 - 0 is not
Neither...nor :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

45. A # is divisble by 8 if
Where:idioms
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 divisible by 4
Not so....as:idioms

46. Use a plural verb - something is multitude....A number of survivors of the plane crash swam to shore
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
A number of: idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Like: idioms

47. Product
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
Attribute...to:idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
The result of multipication is called this

48. My dad says I can no longer associate with you
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
Associate with : idioms
The number of : 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...

49. Remainder

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50. Washing my car in the winter is not as easy as it is in the summer.
Native to: idioms
Difference/orginal
As....as
Negative -3^3=-27