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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. Any number to the 1 power is
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
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
Itself 5^1=5
Forbid to: idioms

2. Extreme
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
Itself 5^1=5
The more...the -er:idioms
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE

3. Just as I have found my cell phone indispensable - so you will too
Who:idioms :he use who
Just as....so too: idioms
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

4. 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 divisble by 4
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
Permit to: 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.

5. A # is divisible by 3 if
Like: idioms
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
Attribute...to:idioms

6. He does not bathe every day - as I do. IS used to compare noun/ verb combinations.
As: idioms
That : idioms
Consider : idioms
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.

7. Integer
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
Worry about: idioms
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s

8. Route 66 is a highway that runs from Chicago to Los Angeles.
The more...the -er:idioms
Estimate....to be :idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms
From...to:idioms

9. Percent
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
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
When an action started in the past and ....

10. Dividend
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
The number you are dividing another number into
That: idioms
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots

11. I am not so foolsih as to fall for that a third time
Prohibit ...from: idioms
AD VS. BCE
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
Not so....as:idioms

12. If you contrast one politician's ethics with another's - you will find no difference
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
Contrast...with: idioms
Credit...with:idioms
The result of multipication is called this

13. Between cake and ice cream - I like ice cream more.
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)
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Negative -3^3=-27
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

14. Denominator
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.
Either ....or: 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.
The bottom number in a fraction

15. Okra is a native to Africa : Adjective
Native to: idioms
Permit to: idioms
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion

16. Some Republicans define welfare abuse as the primary evil in America.
Believe ...to be: idioms
Define as:idioms
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms

17. Cross Multiplication

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18. Whole number
Which: idioms
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
See as:idioms
The result of subtraction

19. Any negative number raised to an even power becomes
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
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)
Which: idioms
Positive-3^4=81

20. Divisible
So....as to be: idioms
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
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)

21. Multiplying and dividing fractions
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
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
Neither...nor :idioms
Just as....so too: idioms

22. 'ER' is superior television show to 'Survivor'
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
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Estimate....to be :idioms
Superior to : idioms

23. Zero

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24. Sum
The result of addition is called this
Either ....or: idioms
The result of subtraction
More...than

25. Many cigarette companies target their advertising at children.
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
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Target .....at: idioms

26. most - -est - among
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
Contrast...with: idioms
Such as: idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms

27. Use a plural verb - something is multitude....A number of survivors of the plane crash swam to shore
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.
As: 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
A number of: idioms

28. Assumption
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
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
AD VS. BCE

29. Fractions
Prohibit ...from: 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
The result of subtraction
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.

30. The lawnmower - which is in the garge - is broken beyond repair. This is extraneous information.
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
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
AD VS. BCE
Which: idioms

31. Any number to the 0 power is
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
1:5^0=1
Which: 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

32. When
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Think of ...as: idioms
Only to denote a moment in time

33. Difference
Credit...with:idioms
The result of subtraction
When:idioms
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.

34. She was so blunt that many considered her rude.
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
Attribute...to:idioms
So....that:idioms
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms

35. She thinks of me as just a friend
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Think of ...as: idioms
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
The top number in a fraction

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
Ability ..to: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.
Associate with : idioms

37. Consecutive
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
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.
Neither...nor :idioms
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4

38. Many - Number - Fewer
Where:idioms
It ends in 5 or 0
The bottom number in a fraction
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms

39. You are not only clever but you are also charming
Not only...but also : idioms
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
Superior to : 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

40. Dazed by the battle - the soldier could no longer distinguish friend from enemy.
1:5^0=1
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
Distinguish from: 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

41. Who left the door open?-subject - He left the door open
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
Like: idioms
Who:idioms :he use who
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.

42. Prime numbers
Any number greater than 0. So 1/4 - 5000 - but 0 is not. any number that's less than 0 --15 - 0 is not
Regard 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
Distinguish from: idioms

43. The lawnmower that you came to fix is in the garge. This is required information
Not...but : idioms
As: idioms
That: idioms
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called

44. Parallel Construction
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
Responsibility to: idioms
Target .....at: idioms

45. That weightlifter has more muscle in his head than he has brains.
Forbid to: idioms
More...than
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.
Responsibility to: idioms

46. Many of the top designers - such as Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan - have less expensive lines as well. Is used to mean for example
Such as: idioms
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
The more...the -er:idioms

47. Reasoning

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48. Numerator
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)
Not so....as:idioms
The top number in a fraction
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.

49. The sideshow barker estimated Henry to be a fool.
The number of : idioms
When:idioms
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
Estimate....to be :idioms

50. Odd number
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
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
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.
The top number in a fraction