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Author Archive - JeffGRE Question of the Day (June 3rd)Math Which of the following statements can be inferred from the graph?I. The number of graduate student applicants more than doubled from 1982 to 1991.II. For each of the years 1983 to 1991, inclusive, the number of graduate student applicants was greater than that of the... GRE Question of the Day (June 2nd)Verbal Two suits of battle armor worn by King Henry VIII were discovered, one from the beginning of his reign in 1510 and the other from 1540. Although both suits of armor were made for Henry VIII, the 1540 suit of armor was 40 pounds heavier... GRE Question of the Day (June 1st)Math Quantity A Quantity B \({(x - 1)(x)(x + 1)}\) \({(x)(x)(x)}\) 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 GRE Question of the Day (May 29th)Math The sum of the positive integers from 1 through n can be calculated by the formula \({\frac{{n(n + 1)}}{{2}}}\) Quantity A Quantity B The sum of the multiples of 6 between 0 and 100 The sum of the multiples of 8 between 0 and 100 A. The quantity in Column... GRE Question of the Day (May 28th)Verbal Paradoxically, Robinson's excessive denials of the worth of early works of science fiction suggest that she has become quite (i) _______ them Blank (i) reflective about enamored of skeptical of encouraged by offended by Correct Answer - B - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day (May 27th)Math \({90 < x < 180}\) Quantity A Quantity B The perimeter of \({\triangle AOB}\) 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 - A - (click and drag your mouse to see the... GRE Question of the Day (May 26th)Verbal Every member of the Progress party in a certain city council voted against appropriating funds to build a new bridge. All city council members voted on the bridge-appropriation issue. A simple majority of votes was needed to pass the bill.Which of the following statements, if... GRE Question of the Day (May 25th)Math Team X scored p points more than Team Y, and the two teams together scored a total of 10 points. Quantity A Quantity B Twice the number of points team Y scored 10 - p A) Quantity A is greater.B) Quantity B is greater.C) The two quantities are equal.D) The... GRE Question of the Day (May 22nd)Math If the dollar amount of sales in store P was $800,000 in 1977, what was the dollar amount of sales in that store in 1979?(A) $727,200(B) $792,000(C) $800,000(D) $880,000(E) $968,000 Correct Answer - B - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion &... GRE Question of the Day (May 21st)Verbal As Shipton makes clear, there has never been a single ―authentic‖ style of jazz conclusively superior to all others. Louis Armstrong is the only figure whose stylistic innovations achieved anything like (i)_____ currency, and Armstrong himself, for all his extraordinary originality, was only one of... |