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GMAT Crash Course: All In One

Subject : gmat

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1. Any fraction between 0 and 1 that's raised to a power greater than 1 gets
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
From...to:idioms
Associate with : idioms
Consider : idioms

2. Cross Multiplication

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3. That car is just like one my father had. Is used when comparing only nouns.
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
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
Permit to: idioms

4. I no longer believe the tooth fairy to be real
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
Believe ...to be: idioms
Different from:idioms

5. Integer
Believe ...to be: idioms
Responsibility to: 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)
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s

6. Just as I have found my cell phone indispensable - so you will too
Just as....so too: idioms
Different from:idioms
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Positive-3^4=81

7. The talk show host agitated the guests to the point that they were throwing chairs at each other.
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
Where:idioms
That : idioms
Between...and: idioms

8. Misplaced Modifier
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
The same....as: idioms
Difference/orginal

9. I will eat neither tomatoes nor Brussels sprouts; they smell funny
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
Neither...nor :idioms
The result of addition is called this
Believe ...to be: idioms

10. Dazed by the battle - the soldier could no longer distinguish friend from enemy.
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
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 subtraction
Distinguish from: idioms

11. Decimals
1:5^0=1
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Not so....as: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

12. Positive/negative numbers

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13. My father sees a large investment portfolio as a sign of success
See as:idioms
Think of ...as: idioms
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.

14. Consecutive
Difference/orginal
That: 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
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.

15. I can't wait to see whom she'll bring to dinner this time. ....she'll bring him to dinner this time
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
Whom: idioms : he use whom
All or both: idioms
Any number greater than 0. So 1/4 - 5000 - but 0 is not. any number that's less than 0 --15 - 0 is not

16. Adding and subtracting exponents
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
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

17. She was so blunt that many considered her rude.
So....that: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
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
Define as:idioms

18. Product
Regard as :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
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
The result of multipication is called this

19. Coefficient
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
Distinguish from: idioms
The number of : idioms

20. Difference
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
The result of subtraction
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
1:5^0=1

21. Scope
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
Forbid to: idioms
It ends in 5 or 0
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.

22. Fractions
Define as: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
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.
That: idioms

23. Multiple
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
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)
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.

24. Factors
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
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.
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.
Neither...nor :idioms

25. Benjamin Franklin is credited with the invention of the U.S Postal system.
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
Credit...with:idioms
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
Hypothesis that: idioms

26. When
Only to denote a moment in time
All or both: 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
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.

27. Many theories in contemporary psychology are attributed to Freud.
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
Attribute...to:idioms
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
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.

28. The basketball player is not tall - but he is fast
When an action started in the past and ....
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
Not...but : idioms
Difference/orginal

29. That weightlifter has more muscle in his head than he has brains.
More...than
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
Different from: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.

30. Joe is so smart as to be intimidating.
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
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
So....as to be: idioms
See as:idioms

31. Among the there sisters - Cinderella was the most beautiful
The bottom number in a fraction
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Not so....as: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

32. Fractional Exponents
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
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

33. Subject/Verb Agreement
The more...the -er:idioms
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
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
A subject must always agree with its verb

34. Sheep herding requires a shepherd to stay with his flock at all times.
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
Require ...to: idioms
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
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.

35. The 4 Step Approach
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
Prohibit ...from: idioms
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
Responsible for: idioms

36. A # is divisble by 8 if
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
Require ...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
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4

37. Any number to the 1 power is
1:5^0=1
Itself 5^1=5
Define as:idioms
That: idioms

38. Strengthen

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39. Each of the schools he applied to had it own strengths. Is used when you want to emphasize that items are separate
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
Contrast...with: idioms
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
Each:idioms

40. I am responsible for feeding 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.
Responsible for: idioms
Neither...nor :idioms
Any number greater than 0. So 1/4 - 5000 - but 0 is not. any number that's less than 0 --15 - 0 is not

41. Why must you act like a four-year old. is used to mean similar to
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
Responsibility to: idioms
Like: idioms
A number of: idioms

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

43. Prime numbers
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.
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
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 multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.

44. Simple Past
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 to denote a moment in time
Just as....so too: idioms
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news

45. Many of the top designers - such as Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan - have less expensive lines as well. Is used to mean for example
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
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Such as: idioms
The number you are dividing another number into

46. Numerator
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
The top number in a fraction
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)

47. 'ER' is superior television show to 'Survivor'
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.
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
The result of addition is called this
Superior to : idioms

48. Even number
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
Regard as :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.
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.

49. Between cake and ice cream - I like ice cream more.
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
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.
Only two things comparatives: idioms
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies

50. I forbid you to interrupt me again
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
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
Forbid 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 divisible by 4