Math The stiffness of a diving board is proportional to the cube of its thickness and inversely proportional to the cube of its length. If diving board A is twice as long as diving board B and has 8 times the stiffness of diving board B,...

Verbal Growing up in a wealthy suburb, she felt quite the ____________ as she began her first job as a llama caretaker on a rural farm. A. tyro B. concierge C. agronomist D. cultivator E. neophyte F. curator   Correct Answer - A and E - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion &...

Math . For which values of x does ? Indicate all such values: A. -2 B. -1 C.  D. 1/2 E. 1 F. 2   Correct Answer - B and E - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day - Click to Subscribe via email

Verbal Although most preventative medical ointments commonly in use would have (i)____________ an infection, the particular one Helen applied to her sores actually, much to her dismay, (ii)____________ her (iii)____________ . Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) (A) surrendered to (D)contributed to (G) medicine (B) exacerbated (E)detracted from (H) salve (C) staved off (F)disbursed with (I) afflicition Correct Answer -...

Math Each number SN in a sequence can be expressed as a function of the preceding number (SN–1) as follows: SN =  SN–1 – 4. Which of the following equations correctly expresses the value of SN in this sequence in terms of SN+2? A) Sn =  Sn+2 +18 B) Sn...

Verbal In 1798, economist Thomas Robert Malthus stated in his “Essay on the Principle of Population” that “population increases in a geometric ratio, while the means of subsistence increases in an arithmetic ratio.” However, Malthus’s dire prediction of a precipitous decline in the world’s population has not come to pass....

Math   Quantity A Quantity B x(4 – x) 6 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 -...

Verbal Often the most influential developments initially appear to be of minor significance. Consider the development of the basic stirrup for example. Without stirrups horse and rider are, in terms of force, separate entities; lances can be used from horseback, but only by throwing or stabbing,...

Math For how many of the years shown did the ratings for Program y increase over the ratings for Program y the previous year? A) Two B) Three C) Four D) Five E) Six Correct Answer - C - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) In 1995 there were 95 million television households...

Verbal Using the hardships of the Joad family as a model, John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath effectively demonstrated how one clan’s struggles epitomized the ____________ experienced by an entire country. ❑ reticence ❑ adversity ❑ repudiation ❑ quiescence ❑ verisimilitude ❑ tribulation Correct Answer - B and F - (click and drag your mouse to see the...