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Author Archive - JeffGRE Question of the Day (June 22nd)Math A rectangular reservoir is filled with water till one-fifth of the height of the reservoir. If an outlet at the bottom of the reservoir is unplugged, the water in the reservoir will drain completely in 1 hour. If the outlet remains plugged and the inlet... GRE Question of the Day (June 21st)Verbal Researchers have observed chimpanzees feigning injury in order to influence other members of the group, thus showing that the capacity to (i) _________ is not uniquely human. Blank i a) cooperate b) instruct c) conspire d) dissemble e) dominate Correct Answer - D - (click and drag your mouse to see the... GRE Question of the Day (June 20th)Math Within rectangle ACDF, both ABGH and BCDE are squares, and \({3x>y >2x}\) Quantity A Quantity B The ratio of the area of ACDF to the area of HGEF 5 A) Quantity A is greater.B) Quantity B is greater.C) The two quantities are equal.D) The relationship cannot be determined from the... GRE Question of the Day (June 16th)Math Several teams are competing in a basketball tournament, and each team plays every other team once. Each game has exactly 1 winner and 1 loser (no ties). If 4 teams lost exactly 5 games, 5 teams won exactly 3 games, and each of the remaining... GRE Question of the Day (June 14th)Math Quantity A Quantity B \({ B^2+2AD}\) \({(A+D)^2-C^2}\) 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 (June 10th)Math A satellite is composed of 30 modular units, each of which is equipped with a set of sensors, some of which have been upgraded. Each unit contains the same number of non-upgraded sensors. If the number of non-upgraded sensors on one unit is 1/5 the... GRE Question of the Day (June 9th)Verbal Tocqueville, apparently, was wrong. Jacksonian America was not a fluid, egalitarian society where individual wealth and poverty were ephemeral conditions. At least so argues E. Pessen in his iconoclastic study of the very rich in the United States between 1825 and 1850.Pessen does present a... GRE Question of the Day (June 8th)Math \({f=a+b+c+d+e}\) Quantity A Quantity B The average (arithmetic mean) of a, b, c, d, e, and f in terms of f \({\frac{{f}}{{5}}}\) 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... GRE Question of the Day (June 7th)Verbal Managers who think that strong environmental performance will (i)_________ their company’s financial performance often (ii)_________ claims that systems designed to help them manage environmental concerns are valuable tools. By contrast, managers who perceive environmental performance to be (iii)_________ to financial success may view an environmental... GRE Question of the Day (June 6th)Math Alan’s regular hourly wage is 1.5 times Barney’s regular hourly wage, but Barney gets paid at twice his regular wage for any hours he works on Saturday. Both men work an integer number of hours on any given day. If Alan and Barney each worked... |