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GRE Question of the Day (April 26)

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Math A merchant made a profit of $5 on the sale of a sweater that cost the merchant $15. What is the profit expressed as % of the merchant's cost ? Give your answer to the nearest whole % Correct Answer - 33% - (click and drag your mouse to...

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GRE Question of the Day (April 24)

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Math Rectangle R has length of 30 and width 10, and square S has length of 5. What is the ratio of the perimeter of S to the perimeter of R ? Give your answer as fraction Correct Answer - 1/4 - (click and drag your mouse to see the...

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GRE Question of the Day (April 21)

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Math If the dollar amount of sales at store P was $800,000 for 2006, what was the dollar amount of sales at that store in 2008 ? (A) $727,200 (B) $792,000 (C) $800,000 (D) $880,000 (E) $968,000 Correct Answer - B - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE...

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GRE Question of the Day (April 20)

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Verbal Vain and prone to violence, Caravaggio could not handle success: the more his (i)__________ as an artist increased, the more (ii)__________ his life became. Blank (i) Blank (ii) (A) temperance (D) tumultuous (B) notoriety (E) providential (C) eminence (F) dispassionate Correct Answer - C and D - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question...

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GRE Question of the Day (April 19)

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Math Based on the information given, which of the statements must true?' Indicate all such statements A. For 2008 the dollar amount of sales at store R was greater than that at each of other four stores B. The dollar amount of sales at Store S for 2008 was...

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GRE Question of the Day (April 18)

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Verbal It is refreshing to read a book about our planet by an author who does not allow facts to be (i)__________ by politics: well aware of the political disputes about the effects of human activities on climate and biodiversity, this author does not permit them...

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GRE Question of the Day (April 17)

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Math At store T, the dollar amount of sales for 2007 was what % the dollar amount of sales for 2008 ?   Correct Answer - 15% - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day - Click to Subscribe via email

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GRE Question of the day (April 14)

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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...

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GRE Question of the Day (April 13)

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Math Of the amount of household financial assets in the six major asset categories in 1990, approximately what fraction was in bank accounts? A) B) C) D) E) Correct Answer - C - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the...

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GRE Question of the Day (April 11)

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Math x > y Quantity A Quantity B 1/3x 1/2y 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 - D - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the...

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