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GRE Question of the Day (July 7th)

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Math In the figure above, ABCD is a parallelogram and E is the midpoint of side AD. The area of triangular region ABE is what fraction of the area of the quadrilateral region BCDE?A) 1/2B) 1/3C) 1/4D) 1/5E) 1/6   Correct Answer - B - (click and drag your...

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GRE Question of the Day (July 6th)

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Verbal While the colonists would eventually push westward, first, they were in for a long, difficult winter, and the main challenge was to _________ their existing resources.A. sellB. peddleC. stewardD. upendE. husbandF. procure Correct Answer - C & E - (click and drag your mouse to see the...

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GRE Question of the Day (July 2nd)

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Math Williams has x eggs. He sells y of them at a profit of 10 percent and the remaining eggs at a loss of 10 percent. He made a profit overall. Quantity A Quantity B x-y y A)The quantity in Column A is greater.B)The quantity in Column B is greater.C)The two...

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GRE Question of the Day (July 1st)

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Verbal While far from the bane that some scholars have declared them to be, (i) _________ versions of novels and essays do indeed excise essential elements; students would have to supplement their reading with (ii) _________ sources to fully understand the intent of the original. Blank (i) Blank...

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GRE Question of the Day (June 30th)

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Math \({a < 0 < b}\) Quantity A Quantity B \({a^{-10}}\) \({b^{-5}}\) 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 and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation

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GRE Question of the Day (June 29th)

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Verbal The past decade has seen a statistically significant uptick in reports of the bacterial strains known as “super-bugs,” so called not because of enhanced virulence, but because of their resistance to many antimicrobial agents. In particular, researchers have become alarmed about NDM-1 (New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase),...

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GRE Question of the Day (June 28th)

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Math Quantity A Quantity B The sum of the consecutiveintegers from 2 to 15 34 less than the sum of theconsecutive integers from 1 to 17 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...

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GRE Question of the Day (June 25th)

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Math x, y, and z are three consecutive multiples of 3 such that \({0 < x < y< z}\). Quantity A Quantity B The remainder when the sum of x + 1, y-2, and z + 3 is divided by 9 2 A)The quantity in Column A is greater.B)The quantity in...

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GRE Question of the Day (June 23rd)

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Math \({(\frac{{n}}{{4}})+(\frac{{r}}{{8}}) = (\frac{{s}}{{8}}) + (\frac{{t}}{{6}})}\)n, r, s, and t are positive integers. Quantity A Quantity B 2n + r 2s + t 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...

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GRE Question of the Day (June 21st)

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Math Set A consists of 40 integers, and set B consists of 150 integers. The number of integers that are in both set A and set B is 20. Quantity A Quantity B The total number of integersthat are in set A or set B,or both 170 A)The quantity in Column...

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