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Author Archive - JeffGRE Question of the Day (August 30th)Verbal Carol is shorter than Juan, but she is taller than Ed. Sandra is shorter than Juan, and she is shorter than Ed. Wallie is taller than Sandra, but shorter than Juan. If the statements above are true, one can validly conclude that Bill is shorter than... GRE Question of the Day (August 26th)Verbal Reviving the practice of using elements of popular music in classical composition, an approach that had been in hibernation in the United States during the 1960s, composer Philip Glass (born 1937) embraced the ethos of popular music in his compositions. Glass based two symphonies on... GRE Question of the Day (August 25th)Math Let f be a function such that f(mn) = f(m)f(n) for every positive integers m and n. If f(1), f(2) and f(3) are positive integers, f(1) < f(2), and f(24) = 54, then what is the value of f(18)?A. 8B. 9C. 10D. 11E. 12 Correct Answer... GRE Question of the Day (August 24th)Verbal When the manufacturer of Voltage, a major soft drink, changed its secret formula last year, the export earnings of an island in the Indian Ocean began to fall. This island's only export comprises more than half of the world's supply of vanilla beans. Analysts concluded... GRE Question of the Day (August 23rd)Math AB = DE, BC = CD, BE is parallel to CD, and BC is parallel to DF. Quantity A Quantity B The area of triangle ABE The area of quadrilateral BCDF A) Quantity A is greater.B) Quantity B is greater.C) The two quantities are equal.D) The relationship cannot be determined... GRE Question of the Day (August 22nd)Verbal The feudalism practiced by Carolingian rulers was still in its _______ stage; only later did features such as subinfeudation and the consequent necessity of designating a liege lord lead to the fully-developed system familiar to students of the High Middle Ages. A.refractoryB. byzantineC. nascentD. labyrinthineE. inchoateF.... GRE Question of the Day (August 19th)Math Quantity A Quantity B The product of the odd integers between -8 to 8 The product of the even integers between -9 to 9 A)The quantity in Column A is greater.B)The quantity in Column B is greater.C)The two quantities are equal.D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. Correct... GRE Question of the Day (August 18th)Verbal Instead of relying on general tax revenue, as it now does, the government should rely more heavily on passenger fares to finance public bus and train service. In order for public transportation to be maintained without cutting service, users should pay all the operating costs... GRE Question of the Day (August 17th)Math What is the probability of rolling a number less than 3 at least 3 times in 5 rolls of a six-sided die?A. 2/15B. 17/81C. 1/3D. 2/5E. 15/32 Correct Answer - B - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day (August 16th)Verbal One might sometimes wonder whether some of the stories passed down through generations are veritable or ____(i)___; whether the heroes had such endless mettle or were, in their hearts, occasionally ____(ii)____; and whether the denizens of the times described were really so ____(iii)____, or were... |