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Author Archive - JeffGRE Question of the Day (September 4)Math Line M is y = 3x + 10. Line N is 2y = 5x- 6. Line P has a y-intercept of 6, and the point (6, 4) lies on line P. Quantity A Quantity B The measure of the largest angle created by the intersection of line M and line... GRE Question of the Day (September 1)Verbal What causes a helix in nature to appear with either a dextral (right-handed, or clockwise) twist or a sinistral (left-handed, or counterclockwise) twist is one of the most intriguing puzzles in the science of form. Most spiral-shaped snail species are predominantly dextral. But at one... GRE Question of the Day (August 31)Math Suppose x1 = 2 x , x2 = , y1 = 200, and y2 = 400. and x2 represent the value of x in years 1 and 2, respectively, and y1 and y2 represent the value of y in years 1 and 2, respectively. Quantity A Quantity B The percent... GRE Question of the Day (August 30)Verbal The name of the Sloane Matthew Library has long been ________; even longtime city residents assume it is a run-of-the-mill library, never suspecting what art treasures it contains. Blank i a) revered b) proposed c) misleading d) elevated e) intriguing Correct Answer - C - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question... GRE Question of the Day (August 29)Math Quantity A Quantity B 3/8 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. Correct Answer - B - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day - Click to... GRE Question of the Day (August 28)Verbal The remarkable thing about the mayoral race, in retrospect, is that so many people wanted the job of managing a municipality so obviously about to _______. A) materialize B) disintegrate C) crumble D) prosper E) flourish F) scuffle Correct Answer - B and C - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion... GRE Question of the Day (August 25)Math The greatest of the 21 positive integers in a certain list is 16. The median of the 21 integers is 10. What is the least possible average (arithmetic mean) of the 21 integers? A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7 E) 8 Correct Answer - C - (click and drag your mouse to... GRE Question of the Day (August 24)Verbal Most recent work on the history of leisure in Europe has been based on the central hypothesis of a fundamental discontinuity between preindustrial and industrial soci-eties. According to this view, the modern idea of leisure did not exist in medieval and early modern Europe: the... GRE Question of the Day (August 23)Math Each year, the members of a book club select novels and nonfiction books to read. The club meets 3 times to discuss each novel and 5 times to discuss each nonfiction book they select. Last year, the club met 52 times and discussed 12 books.... GRE Question of the Day (August 22)Verbal Despite her relaxed and flexible style, Ms. de la Fressange is __________ businesswoman who knows how to market her brand: herself. A) a ruthless B) a creative C) a canny D) an industrious E) a shrewd F) an effective Correct Answer - C and E - (click and drag your mouse to see the... |