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Author Archive - JeffGRE Question of the Day (December 27th)Math Miguel is mixing up a salad dressing. Regardless of the number of servings, the recipe requires that 5/8 of the finished dressing mix be olive oil, 1/4 vinegar, and the remainder an even mixture of salt, pepper and sugar. If Miguel accidentally doubles the vinegar... GRE Question of the Day (December 23rd)Math Jorge's bank statement showed a balance that was $0.54 greater than what his records showed. He discovered that he had written a check for $x.yz and had recorded it as $x.zy, where each of x, y, and z represents a digit from 0 through 9.... GRE Question of the Day (December 22nd)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 (December 21st)Math In a certain sequence, each term beyond the second term is equal to the average of the previous two terms. If \({A1}\) and \({A3}\) are positive integers, which of the following is not a possible value of \({A5}\)? A. \({\frac{{-9}}{{4}}}\) B. zero C. \({\frac{{9}}{{4}}}\) D. \({\frac{{75}}{{8}}}\) E. \({\frac{{41}}{{2}}}\) Correct Answer -... GRE Question of the Day (December 20th)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 (December 19th)Math Point C is the midpoint of \({\overline {AB}}\) and n is a positive integer. Quantity A Quantity B k 14 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... GRE Question of the Day (December 16th)Verbal Although it does contain some pioneering ideas, one would hardly characterize the work as __________. A) orthodox B) eccentric C) original D) trifling E) conventional F) innovative Correct Answer - C & F - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day (December 15th)Math Each of the following equations has at least one solution EXCEPT A. \({–2^n = (–2)^{-n}}\) B. \({2^{-n} = (–2)^n}\) C. \({2^n = (–2)^{-n}}\) D. \({(–2)^n = –2^n}\) E. \({(–2)^{-n} = –2^{-n}}\) Correct Answer - A - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day (December 14th)Verbal The government’s implementation of a new code of ethics appeared intended to shore up the ruling party’s standing with an increasingly _________ electorate at a time when the party is besieged by charges that it trades favors for campaign money. Two Answers aloof placid restive skittish tranquil vociferous Correct Answer - C &... GRE Question of the Day (December 13th)Math Quantity A Quantity B The area of region ABCDEF 150 sqft 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 - B - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question... |