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GRE Question of the Day (April 20)
Math
For each year, the work time, in hours, required to pay for a food item is the average price of the food item divided by the average hourly wage for rank-and-file manufacturing workers. The work time in the graph is given in minutes.
1. In 1997, at the rates shown in the graph, the work time required to pay for which of the following food items was greatest?
A. 10 pounds of bread
B. 5 gallons of milk
C. 3 pounds of coffee
D. 20 pounds of sugar
E. 5 dozen eggs
A. 10 pounds of bread
B. 5 gallons of milk
C. 3 pounds of coffee
D. 20 pounds of sugar
E. 5 dozen eggs
Correct Answer - B - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)
2. If the average hourly wage of the rank-and-file manufacturing worker in 1919 was $0.55, which of the following is closest to the average price of 
gallon of milk in 1919 ?
A. $0.80
B. $0.65
C. $0.50
D. $0.35
E. $0.20
Correct Answer - D - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)
3. At the rates shown in the graph, which of the following is closest to the number of hours of work time that was required to pay for 20 kilograms of sugar in 1919 ? (1 kilogram equals 2.2 pounds, rounded to the nearest 0.1 pound.)
A. 11
B. 14
C. 20
D. 31
E. 53
Correct Answer - A - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)
4. Eight hours of work time paid for approximately how many more dozen eggs in 1997 than it did in 1919 ?
A. 50
B. 70
C. 90
D. 110
E. 130
A. 50
B. 70
C. 90
D. 110
E. 130
Correct Answer - C - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)
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