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...

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....

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...

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 -...

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...

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...

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

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

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 &...

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...