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GRE Question of the Day (January 20)

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Math Which of the following can be inferred from the graphs?I. The per student expenditure was the same for 1973 and 1974.II. The per student expenditure was greatest in 1972.III. The student population decreased at a greater rate from 1978 to 1980 than from 1976...

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GRE Question of the Day (January 17)

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Math Last year, a coffee roasting company purchased new roasting machines to bring their total number of machines to 10. These 10 machines can roast 210 lbs of coffee beans in 3 hours. Before purchasing the new machines, the company could roast 84 lbs of...

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GRE Question of the Day (January 16)

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Verbal A ten-year comparison between the United States and the Soviet Union in terms of crop yields per acre revealed that when only planted acreage is compared, Soviet yields were equal to 68 percent of United States yields. When total agricultural acreage (planted acreage plus fallow...

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GRE Question of the Day (January 15)

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Math For any non-negative integer n, let \({n^{\diamond}=n+1}\) a and b are non-negative integers. Quantity A Quantity B (a+b)⋄ a+b⋄ 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 - C - (click and...

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GRE Question of the Day (January 14)

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Verbal The amount of self-abasement with which the inmate __________ the probation panel to be set free verged on the humiliating; nevertheless, the judges remained unmoved and he was ultimately sent back to his cell to serve another three years. beseeched chided snubbed conceded drummed supplicated Correct Answer - A and F - (click...

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GRE Question of the Day (January 13)

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Math One morning a baker used 40 percent of a 50-pound bag of flour. If \({\frac{{1}}{{8}}}\) of the amount used was for doughnuts, how many pounds of flour were used for doughnuts? A. \({2 \frac{{1}}{{2}}}\) B. \({6 \frac{{1}}{{4}}}\) C. \({15 \frac{{5}}{{8}}}\) D. \({20}\) E. \({25}\)     Correct Answer - A - (click...

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GRE Question of the Day (January 10)

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Math Quantity A Quantity B The total surface area of a rectangular solid with length 6, width 4, and height 5 120 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 -...

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GRE Question of the Day (January 8)

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Math The percent of total medical expenditures paid by private insurance in 1975 was most nearly equal to the percent of total medical expenditures paid by which of the following in 1985 ?(A) Private insurance(B) Federal government(C) Individuals(D) State and local government(E) Other private sources   Correct...

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GRE Question of the Day (January 7)

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Verbal Discussion of the assimilation of Puerto Ricans in the United States has focused on two factors: social standing and the loss of national culture. In general, excessive stress is placed on one factor or the other, depending on whether the commentator is North American or...

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GRE Question of the Day (January 6)

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Math   Which of the following are equal to \({0.003482}\)? Indicate all such values. A. \({–0.003482 × 10^{–1}}\) B. \({0.3482 × 10^{–2}}\) C. \({34.82 × 10^4}\) D. \({34.82 × 10^{–4}}\) E. \({3,482 × 10^{-6}}\)   Correct Answer - B, D, and E - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation

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