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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. I can't wait to see whom she'll bring to dinner this time. ....she'll bring him to dinner this time
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.
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.
Define as:idioms
Whom: idioms : he use whom

2. Distinct

3. Okra is a native to Africa : Adjective
All or both: idioms
Not...but : idioms
Native to: idioms
Both...and: idioms

4. Subject/Verb Agreement
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
Target .....at: idioms
A subject must always agree with its verb

5. Washing my car in the winter is not as easy as it is in the summer.
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
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
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
As....as

6. The basketball player is not tall - but he is fast
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
Not...but : idioms
Three or more things: comparatives: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

7. That car is just like one my father had. Is used when comparing only nouns.
Like: idioms
The more...the -er:idioms
Contrast...with: idioms
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination

8. Dividend
That : 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
From...to:idioms
The number you are dividing another number into

9. Joe is so smart as to be intimidating.
So....as to be: idioms
Not only...but also : idioms
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
Hypothesis that: idioms

10. Strengthen

11. Basic approach to data sufficiency
AD VS. BCE
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
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.
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

12. Integer
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
More...than
Permit to: idioms

13. Denominator
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
Which: idioms
The bottom number in a fraction
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not

14. A # is divisble by 4 if
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
Define as:idioms
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.

15. April found herself choosing between the devil and the deep blue sea.
Both...and: idioms
Between...and: 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...
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

16. Divisible
Define as: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)
Require ...to: idioms
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.

17. I forbid you to interrupt me again
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.
Forbid to: 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

18. Just as I have found my cell phone indispensable - so you will too
Difference/orginal
Contrast...with: idioms
Just as....so too: idioms
Different from:idioms

19. Any negative number raised to an odd power stays
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.
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
Negative -3^3=-27

20. I'll take either a BMW or a Lexus; I'm not particular
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
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Either ....or: idioms

21. Sum
Either ....or: 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)
The result of addition is called this
When an action started in the past and ....

22. A # is divisble by 8 if
Credit...with:idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: 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
When:idioms

23. It is my responsibility to feed the parakeet.
Not so....as:idioms
The result of addition is called this
Responsibility to: idioms
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x

24. You should admit you're afraid of both clowns and elephants .
Contrast...with: idioms
Consider : idioms
Both...and: idioms
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion

25. Although she looks much older - Faye Dunaway is the same age as my mother's.
The same....as: idioms
Just as....so too: idioms
Whom: idioms : he use whom
When:idioms

26. Past perfect
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
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
Whom: idioms : he use whom
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.

27. My father sees a large investment portfolio as a sign of success
See as:idioms
The top number in a fraction
Native to: idioms
Difference/orginal

28. Give a child as much love as you can. No human can read that amount of material in an hour.
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
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms

29. Difference
All or both: idioms
The result of subtraction
Either ....or: idioms
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s

30. Adding/subtractin fractions
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
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
More...than
So....that:idioms

31. The lawnmower that you came to fix is in the garge. This is required information
That: idioms
As: idioms
All or both: idioms
The bottom number in a fraction

32. Numerator
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Define as:idioms
Itself 5^1=5
The top number in a fraction

33. Product
Attribute...to:idioms
The result of multipication is called this
The same....as: idioms
Itself 5^1=5

34. A hypothesis that the aluminum in soda cans causes Alzheimer's disease is circulating on the Internet.
Hypothesis that: idioms
From...to:idioms
Like: idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms

35. Order of operations
Target .....at: idioms
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
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.
Itself 5^1=5

36. She was so blunt that many considered her rude.
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
Define as:idioms
So....that:idioms

37. You should use a singular verb.... The number of excuses grows every time he tells the story.
Estimate....to be :idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
The number of : 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

38. Factors
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.
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms

39. Prime numbers
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
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 more...the -er:idioms
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.

40. The lawnmower - which is in the garge - is broken beyond repair. This is extraneous information.
Where:idioms
Which: idioms
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
Distinguish from: idioms

41. I am not so foolsih as to fall for that a third time
See as: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.
Not so....as:idioms
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9

42. most - -est - among
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.
Different from:idioms
Not only...but also : idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms

43. Zero

44. Much - amount - less
So....as to be: idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
The number you are dividing another number into

45. Plugging in
1:5^0=1
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
Ability ..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

46. A # is divisible by 3 if
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3

47. He has an ability to turn around a failing business
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
Associate with : idioms
The number of : idioms
Ability ..to:idioms

48. A # is divisble by 5 if
It ends in 5 or 0
Prohibit ...from: idioms
Not...but : idioms
Think of ...as: idioms

49. Digit
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
Forbid to: 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.
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8

50. Many cigarette companies target their advertising at children.
Consider : idioms
Target .....at: idioms
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
Each:idioms