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Author Archive - JeffGRE 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) GRE Question of the Day (August 24)Math The width and the length of a rectangular piece of plywood are 4 feet and 8 feet, respectively. Along one edge of the plywood, a strip x inches wide and 8 feet long is removed. Then, along an edge perpendicular to the 8-foot edge, a... GRE Question of the Day (August 23)Verbal Politicians sometimes appear to act in a manner that is almost ____________ ; however, when all the information is released after the fact, it is apparent that they were acting according to a deliberate plan. A. pithy B. conventional C. conformist D. whimsical E. flawless F. capricious Question Discussion & Explanation Correct Answer -... GRE Question of the Day (August 22)Math If n is a two-digit number, in which n = x^y. If x + y < 8, and x and y are positive integers greater than one, then the units digit of n could be which of the following? (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) 4 (F) 5 (G)... GRE Question of the Day (August 21)Verbal Breaking with established musical traditions, Stravinsky was (i) ___________ composer whose (ii) _______ works infuriated the traditionalists of his day. Blank (i) Blank (ii) (A) a derivative (D) hackneyed (B) an uncontroversial (E) heterodox (C) an iconoclastic (F)euphonious Question Discussion & Explanation Correct Answer - C, and E - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) |