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Author Archive - JeffGRE Question of the Day (November 5th)Math Set A contains 35 different elements. Quantity A Quantity B The number of subsets of A containing odd number of elements \({2^{18}}\) A)The quantity in Column A is greater.B)The quantity in Column B is greater.C)The two quantities are equal.D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. Correct Answer - A... GRE Question of the Day (November 4th)Verbal In the 1930’s, Pablum, the first pre-cooked, dried baby food, was sold in America. Pablum took its name from the Latin word pabulum, which meant “foodstuff,” and was also used in medicine to refer to a passively absorbed source of nutrition. While Pablum contained vitamin... GRE Question of the Day (November 3rd)Math There is an 80% chance David will eat a healthy breakfast and a 25% chance that it will rain. If these events are independent, what is the probability that David will eat a healthy breakfast OR that it will rain?(A) 20%(B) 80%(C) 85%(D) 95%(E) 105% Correct... GRE Question of the Day (November 2nd)Verbal Exquisitely adapted for life in one of Earth's harshest environments, polar bears can survive for 20 years or more on the Arctic Circle's glacial ice. At home in a waste where temperatures reach minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit, these largest members of the bear family are... GRE Question of the Day (November 1st)Math In a group of 200 workers, 10% of the males smoke, and 49% of the females smoke. Quantity A Quantity B Total number of workers who smoke 59 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... GRE Question of the Day (October 29th)Math In the correctly-performed addition above, each letter represents a different non-zero digit. What is the value of C?A) 1B) 2C) 3D) 4E) 5 Correct Answer - B - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day (October 28th)Verbal Since becoming commissioner, Mr. Vincente has snapped at the heels of the dominant firms in European industry more __________ than his smoother predecessors and has consequently acquired many more enemies.A sporadicallyB irasciblyC persistentlyD pugnaciouslyE fitfullyF judiciously Correct Answer - B & D - (click and drag... GRE Question of the Day (October 27th)Math Quantity A Quantity B (40076)(90042) (40075)(90043) NOTE: The above products are too big for the GRE's onscreen calculator to handle.A)The quantity in Column A is greater.B)The quantity in Column B is greater.C)The two quantities are equal.D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. Correct Answer - A - (click... GRE Question of the Day (October 26th)Verbal The current trend toward specialization in nearly all occupational groups is exactly the opposite of what the educational system needs. World problems today are so diverse, complex, and interrelated that only the generalist stands a chance of understanding the broad picture. Unless our schools stress... GRE Question of the Day (October 25th)Math If m is the square of integer n and m is divisible by 98, m must also be divisible by:I. 28II. 196III. 343(A) I only(B) II only(C) I & II only(D) II & III only(E) I, II, and III Correct Answer - C - (click and... |