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Author Archive - JeffGRE Question of the Day (September 7)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) GRE Question of the Day (September 6)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... GRE Question of the Day (September 5)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... GRE Question of the Day (September 4)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)... GRE Question of the Day (September 3)Math A certain bookstore sells only paperbacks and hardbacks. Each of the 200 paperbacks in stock sells for a price between $8 and $12, and each of the 100 hardbacks in stock sells for a price between $14 and $18. Quantity A Quantity B The average price of the... GRE Question of the Day (August 31)Math For how many positive integer values of x is 65x65x an integer? Question Discussion & Explanation Correct Answer - 4 - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) GRE Question of the Day (August 30)Verbal While the colonists would eventually push westward, first, they were in for a long, difficult winter, and the main challenge was to _________ their existing resources. A. sell B. peddle C. steward D. upend E. husband F. procure Question Discussion & Explanation Correct Answer - C and E - (click and drag your mouse to see... GRE Question of the Day (August 29)Math If S2>T2S2>T2 , which of the following must be true? (A) S>TS>T (B) S2>TS2>T (C) ST>0ST>0 (D) |S|>|T||S|>|T| (E) ST<0 Question Discussion & Explanation Correct Answer - D - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) GRE Question of the Day (August 28)Verbal In Europe, football, otherwise known as soccer, it the most popular sport by several orders of magnitude, whereas in America, fandom is fairly evenly __________ among a few different sports. Blank (i) (A) regarded (B) inspired (C) enjoyed (D) measured (E) apportioned Question Discussion & Explanation Correct Answer - E - (click and drag your mouse... GRE Question of the Day (August 27)Math Quantity A Quantity B 0.01410¯0.01410¯ 0.0141¯0.0141¯ 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 - C - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) |