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Author Archive - JeffGRE Question of the Day (January 18th)Math A frog is climbing a greasy pole. The frog can climb 2 centimeters every half-hour and it takes a break to rest for half an hour after every 2 hours, during which it slips by 1 centimeter. How much time it will take to climb... GRE Question of the Day (January 17th)Verbal Though in her home country of Denmark the singer always enjoyed an outpouring of support verging on the (i) _________ , she continues overseas to confront certain impediments to success —evidence, perhaps, that not all art is (ii) _________ . Blank (i) Blank (ii) (A) evanescent (D) fully decipherable (B)... GRE Question of the Day (January 16th)Math Quantity A Quantity B Circumference of the circle with center O Sum of the lengths of chords AB, CD, and EF 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 (January 6th)Math What is the sum of all the real values of x for which \({|x-4|^2 + |x-4| = 30}\)? A) 16 B) 11 C) 9 D) 8 E) 7 Correct Answer - D - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day (January 5th)Verbal 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. 10 B.... GRE Question of the Day (January 4th)Math If \({\frac{{1}}{{x}} <x <0}\) , which one of the following must be true? A. \({1<x^2}\) B. \({x^2<x}\) C. \({-1<x^3<0}\) D. \({\frac{{1}}{{x}} >-1}\) E. \({x^3<x}\) Correct Answer - C - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day (January 3rd)Verbal At night, schools of prey and predators are almost always spectacularly illuminated by the bioluminescence produced by the microscopic and larger plankton. The reason for the ubiquitous production of light by the microorganisms of the sea remains obscure and suggested explanations are controversial. It has... GRE Question of the Day (December 30th)Verbal We lost confidence in him because he never ________ the grandiose promises he had made. Two Answers forgot about reneged on carried out tired of delivered on retreated from Correct Answer - C, E - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day (December 29th)Math The heights of boys in a school are normally distributed. Boy1's height is at 80th percentile. Boy2's height is at 20th percentile. Quantity A Quantity B Percentage of students whose heights are less than or equal to Boy 1's height Percentage of students whose height are more than Boy... GRE Question of the Day (December 28th)Verbal In order to ascertain the efficacy of the new GRE versus the old one, it will be necessary not only to collect, but also to _______________ detailed score reports from test-takers from both groups, as only by studying the differences and similarities in results can... |