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Author Archive - JeffGRE Question of the Day (December 6th)Math Ramon wants to cut a rectangular board into identical square pieces. If the board is 18 inches by 30 inches, what is the least number of square pieces he can cut without wasting any of the board?(A) 4(B) 6(C) 9(D) 12(E) 15 Correct Answer - E ... GRE Question of the Day (December 3rd)Math Brand R coffee costs $3.25 per pound and brand T coffee costs $2.50 per pound. Quantity A Quantity B The number of pounds of brand R in a mixture of brands R and T that costs $3.00 per pound 1.2 A)The quantity in Column A is greater.B)The quantity in Column... GRE Question of the Day (December 2nd)Verbal Recent studies of sediment in the North Atlantic’deep waters reveal possible cyclical patterns in the history of Earth’s climate. The rock fragments in these sediments are too large to have been transported there by ocean currents, they must have reached their present locations by traveling... GRE Question of the Day (December 1st)Math Set A consists of 350 consecutive multiples of 2.Set B consists of 200 consecutive multiples of 3.The median of Set A is 199.5 greater than the median of Set B. Quantity A Quantity B The \({30^{th}}\) percentile of Set A The \({70^{th}}\) percentile of Set B A)The quantity in Column A is... GRE Question of the Day (November 30th)Verbal As any visitor to Claude Monet's final home at Giverny can __________, Japanese prints were the artist's passion: his home overflows with works by Hiroshige, Utamaro, and other Japanese masters. Blank (i) (A) portray (B) attest (C) contest (D) rectify (E) invalidate Correct Answer - B - (click and drag your mouse... GRE Question of the Day (November 29th)Math x and y are integers greater than 5.x is y percent of \({x^2}\) Quantity A Quantity B x 10 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 - C - (click and drag your... GRE Question of the Day (November 26th)Math The letters C, I, R, C, L, and E can be used to form 6-letter strings such as CIRCLE or CCIRLE. Using these letters, how many different 6-letter strings can be formed in which the two occurrences of the letter C are separated by at... GRE Question of the Day (November 24th)Math Quantity A Quantity B \({(0.82)^2 (0.82)^3}\) \({(0.82)^6}\) 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 - A - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day (November 23rd)Verbal Having built up to a (i)_________, the shelling stopped as suddenly as it had begun; gazing at the drooping barrels, one might be forgiven for thinking they were rendered (ii) _________ by the pathetic sight of their (iii) __________ targets. Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) (A) pique (D) sidereal (G)... GRE Question of the Day (November 22nd)Math A sum of money was distributed among Lyle, Bob, and Chloe. First, Lyle received $ 4 plus one-half of what remained. Next, Bob received $ 4 plus one-third of what remained. Finally, Chloe received the remaining $ 32. How many dollars did Bob receive?A. 10B.... |