GMAT Crash Course: All In One

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• Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. 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
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
Contrast...with: idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms


2. Product
Between...and: idioms
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
See as:idioms
The result of multipication is called this


3. Both of the programs were highly regarded. All of the schools offer financial assistance. I sused when you wanto to emphasize that items are together or similar.
All or both: idioms
Estimate....to be :idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.


4. Many theories in contemporary psychology are attributed to Freud.
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
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
Not so....as:idioms
Attribute...to:idioms


5. Any number to the 1 power is
Itself 5^1=5
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
More...than
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)


6. The sideshow barker estimated Henry to be a fool.
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
Whom: idioms : he use whom
Itself 5^1=5


7. A # is divisble by 7 if
When:idioms
Consider : idioms
Hypothesis 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


8. Use a plural verb - something is multitude....A number of survivors of the plane crash swam to shore
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
A number of: idioms
Prohibit ...from: idioms
Neither...nor :idioms


9. noun - Not surprisingly - Robert De Niro is a native of New York City
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Native of: idioms


10. Verb Tense
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Attribute...to:idioms
Like: idioms


11. Many - Number - Fewer
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Not only...but also : idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: 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


12. Coefficient
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
Hypothesis that: idioms
Worry about: 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


13. Multiplying and dividing exponents
The number of : idioms
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
Where:idioms
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8


14. Misplaced Modifier
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
When:idioms
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
The more...the -er:idioms


15. Square root

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16. He does not bathe every day - as I do. IS used to compare noun/ verb combinations.
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
Only when referring to an actual location
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...


17. Assumption
Both...and: idioms
Contrast...with: idioms
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
Each:idioms


18. Scope
The result of addition is called this
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
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
It ends in 5 or 0


19. Basic approach to data sufficiency
All or both: idioms
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
AD VS. BCE
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


20. I am responsible for feeding the parakeet.
The top number in a fraction
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.
Responsible for: idioms


21. Divisible
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)
When an action started in the past and ....
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
Superior to : idioms


22. A # is divisble by 6 if
Attribute...to: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
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called


23. A # is divisible by 3 if
Not...but : idioms
The bottom number in a fraction
See as:idioms
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3


24. The talk show host agitated the guests to the point that they were throwing chairs at each other.
That : idioms
Require ...to: idioms
Regard as :idioms
Native to: idioms


25. If you contrast one politician's ethics with another's - you will find no difference
Only to denote a moment in time
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
Contrast...with: idioms
Which: idioms


26. Please try to chew with your month closed at the awards dinner tonight.
Try to: idioms
Not only...but also : idioms
Think of ...as: idioms
Who:idioms :he use who


27. Pronouns
The result of subtraction
The result of addition is called this
Forbid to: idioms
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity


28. Any negative number raised to an even power becomes
Neither...nor :idioms
Believe ...to be: idioms
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
Positive-3^4=81


29. Order of operations
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
The top number in a fraction
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Regard as :idioms


30. My father sees a large investment portfolio as a sign of success
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
So....as to be: idioms
See as:idioms
Hypothesis that: idioms


31. I look back fondly on the 1983 County Fair - at which I won the prize for biggest watermelon.
Any number greater than 0. So 1/4 - 5000 - but 0 is not. any number that's less than 0 --15 - 0 is not
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
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
Which: idioms


32. Distinct

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33. Dazed by the battle - the soldier could no longer distinguish friend from enemy.
When:idioms
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.
Distinguish from: idioms
Positive-3^4=81


34. Many cigarette companies target their advertising at children.
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
Target .....at: 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
Responsibility to: idioms


35. Exponent

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36. Give a child as many hugs as you can. No human can read that number of pages in an hour.
Native of: idioms
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Just as....so too: idioms
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms


37. A # is divisble by 5 if
It ends in 5 or 0
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
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same


38. I can physically prohibit you from interrupting me again.
Prohibit ...from: idioms
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
Estimate....to be :idioms
As....as


39. Cross Multiplication

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40. most - -est - among
Superior to : idioms
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Define as:idioms


41. The 4 Step Approach
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
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
Itself 5^1=5


42. I will eat neither tomatoes nor Brussels sprouts; they smell funny
Neither...nor :idioms
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x


43. Even number
Believe ...to be: idioms
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
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.


44. Multiplying and dividing fractions
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
Cannot be counted quantity words: 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...
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


45. Reasoning

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46. Percent
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Consider : idioms
Believe ...to be: idioms
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x


47. Remainder

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48. Between cake and ice cream - I like ice cream more.
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
Attribute...to:idioms
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
Only two things comparatives: idioms


49. Some Republicans define welfare abuse as the primary evil in America.
Define as:idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
Both...and: idioms


50. Quotient
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
Like: 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.
The result of division