Math If (x−y)=12−−√(x−y)=12 and (x+y)=3√(x+y)=3, what is the value of x2−y2x2−y2? (A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D) 36 (E) It cannot be determined from the information given. Question Discussion & Explanation Correct Answer - B - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)

Math How many 1-inch square tiles would it take to cover the floor of a closet that has dimensions 5 feet by 4 feet? (1 foot = 12 inches) (A) 20 (B) 240 (C) 1,440 (D) 2,160 (E) 2,880 Question Discussion & Explanation Correct Answer - E - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)

Verbal James Joyce, the author of many novels, including Finnegans Wake, saw deeply into the hearts of his characters, but, in a life irony as subtle yet piercing as those endured by his characters, he himself could barely _________ text well enough to proof his own...

Math In a certain ancient kingdom, the standard unit of measure was the “crown,” equal to 10 standard modern inches. An alternative unit of measure was the “scepter,” equal to 14 standard modern inches. If a tower measured 70 crowns tall, how many scepters tall was...

Verbal Peculiarly enough, Shakespeare has been often (i) ______ as the best English language playwright, and often (ii) ______ as a man lacking the education to write those plays. Blank (i) Blank (ii) (A) crowned (D) demonized (B) stigmatized (E) dismissed (C) castigated (F) deified Question Discussion & Explanation Correct Answer - A and E - (click and drag...

Math 2<x<42<x<4 Quantity A Quantity B x−3−xx−3−x 3−x−x3−x−x A) Quantity A is greater. B) Quantity B is greater. C) The two quantities are equal. D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. Question Discussion & Explanation Correct Answer - D - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)

Math Positive integers a and b each have exactly four factors. If a is a one-digit number and b = a + 9, what is the value of a? Question Discussion & Explanation Correct Answer - 6 - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)

Verbal While new census data reveals that unemployment numbers are more dire than was previously suspected, it is not clear that the forecast for American entrepreneurship is equally alarming. An article in a major national newspaper suggests that the contraction in hiring at existing companies might...

Math In a certain nation, every citizen is assigned an identification number consisting of the last two digits of the person’s birth year, followed by five other numerical digits. For instance, a person born in 1963 could have the identification number 6344409. How many identification numbers...

Verbal The astrophysicist argues that our books and films about interstellar space travel are a form of mass _________, and that only a miracle on a scale heretofore unseen could allow a human being to voyage to even the closest star in another solar system. Blank (i) (A)...