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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. Factors
Positive-3^4=81
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.
AD VS. BCE
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called

2. It is my responsibility to feed the parakeet.
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
Responsibility to: idioms
More...than
The result of addition is called this

3. Assumption
Forbid to: idioms
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
Only to denote a moment in time
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion

4. Sheep herding requires a shepherd to stay with his flock at all times.
Require ...to: idioms
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
Believe ...to be: idioms
Think of ...as: idioms

5. Pronouns
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
As: 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
The more...the -er:idioms

6. She was so blunt that many considered her rude.
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
Estimate....to be :idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
So....that:idioms

7. Adding/subtractin fractions
Between...and: idioms
Native to: 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
Ability ..to:idioms

8. most - -est - among
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Whom: idioms : he use whom
Believe ...to be: 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

9. I no longer believe the tooth fairy to be real
Attribute...to:idioms
So....as to be: idioms
See as:idioms
Believe ...to be: idioms

10. Simple Past
The result of subtraction
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
Believe ...to be: idioms
Only to denote a moment in time

11. Numerator
When:idioms
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
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.
The top number in a fraction

12. Quotient
The result of addition is called this
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
The result of division
Where:idioms

13. Just as I have found my cell phone indispensable - so you will too
Just as....so too: idioms
Think of ...as: idioms
As....as
Where:idioms

14. I'll go out with you when the clock strikes thirteen - and not a moment
When:idioms
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
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
Attribute...to:idioms

15. Much - amount - less
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)
Responsible for: idioms
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms

16. Any negative number raised to an odd power stays
More...than
Who:idioms :he use who
Difference/orginal
Negative -3^3=-27

17. My dad says I can no longer associate with you
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
The result of subtraction
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
Associate with : idioms

18. Parallel Construction
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
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
Not so....as:idioms

19. Each of the schools he applied to had it own strengths. Is used when you want to emphasize that items are separate
Each:idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.

20. Denominator
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
The bottom number in a fraction
When:idioms
Think of ...as: idioms

21. Product
Where:idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
The result of multipication is called this
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news

22. Joe is so smart as to be intimidating.
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
When:idioms
So....as to be: 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.

23. noun - Not surprisingly - Robert De Niro is a native of New York City
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
Each:idioms
Either ....or: idioms
Native of: idioms

24. 'ER' is superior television show to 'Survivor'
Estimate....to be :idioms
Superior to : idioms
When: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

25. A # is divisible by 2 if
Any number greater than 0. So 1/4 - 5000 - but 0 is not. any number that's less than 0 --15 - 0 is not
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
Associate with : idioms
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8

26. Difference
Worry about: idioms
The number of : idioms
The result of subtraction
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies

27. Use the
Require ...to: 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 an action started in the past and ....
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

28. She thinks of me as just a friend
Think of ...as: idioms
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
Like: idioms
The more...the -er:idioms

29. Any number to the 0 power is
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
1:5^0=1
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
The top number in a fraction

30. Misplaced Modifier
Require ...to: idioms
Responsible for: idioms
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
1:5^0=1

31. Even number
Different from: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.
Regard as :idioms
Superior to : idioms

32. Washing my car in the winter is not as easy as it is in the summer.
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
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.
As....as
Both...and: idioms

33. The basketball player is not tall - but he is fast
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
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.
Not...but : idioms
Negative -3^3=-27

34. Sum
The result of addition is called this
Cannot be counted quantity words: 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
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

35. I look back fondly on the 1983 County Fair - at which I won the prize for biggest watermelon.
Not...but : idioms
Which: 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
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

36. Multiple
Itself 5^1=5
Who:idioms :he use who
Only when referring to an actual location
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.

37. I'll take either a BMW or a Lexus; I'm not particular
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
As....as
Either ....or: idioms
Responsible for: idioms

38. Any negative number raised to an even power becomes
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
Which: 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.
Positive-3^4=81

39. I can physically prohibit you from interrupting me again.
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
Prohibit ...from: idioms
Responsibility to: idioms
The bottom number in a fraction

40. Reasoning

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41. That car is just like one my father had. Is used when comparing only nouns.
From...to:idioms
Like: idioms
Consider : 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

42. Among the there sisters - Cinderella was the most beautiful
Which: idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
See as:idioms

43. When
Regard as :idioms
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
Only to denote a moment in time
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots

44. Verb Tense
Like: idioms
Consider : idioms
As: idioms
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.

45. Benjamin Franklin is credited with the invention of the U.S Postal system.
Credit...with:idioms
The more...the -er:idioms
The top number in a fraction
As....as

46. Some Republicans define welfare abuse as the primary evil in America.
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
The more...the -er:idioms
Define as:idioms
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms

47. Dazed by the battle - the soldier could no longer distinguish friend from enemy.
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
The result of addition is called this
Distinguish from: idioms
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.

48. He does not bathe every day - as I do. IS used to compare noun/ verb combinations.
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
Define as:idioms
Only to denote a moment in time
As: idioms

49. A # is divisble by 5 if
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
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
It ends in 5 or 0
Difference/orginal

50. Divisible
The result of division
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
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
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)