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Author Archive - JeffGRE Question of the Day (September 9)Math The random variable X is normally distributed. The values 650 and 850 are at the 60th and 90th percentiles of the distribution of X, respectively. Quantity A Quantity B The value at the 75th percentile of the distribution of X 750 A)The quantity in Column A is greater.B)The quantity... GRE Question of the Day (September 6)Math In 1950, if the printing cost per newspaper was $0.05, what would have been the total cost of print ing the average daily circulation? (A) $32,500 (B) $26,000 (C) $23,500 (D) $22,000 (E) $2,600 Correct Answer - C - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion &... GRE Question of the Day (September 5)Verbal Philosophy, unlike most other subjects, does not try to extend our knowledge by discovering new information about the world. Instead it tries to deepen our understanding through (i)_________ what is already closest to us — the experiences, thoughts, concepts, and activities that make up our... GRE Question of the Day (September 4)Math The relationship between the area A of a circle and its circumference C is given by the formula \({A=kC^2}\), where k is a constant. What is the value of k ? A. \({\frac{{1}}{{4\pi}}}\) B. \({\frac{{1}}{{2\pi}}}\) C. \({\frac{{1}}{{4}}}\) D. \({2\pi}\) E. \({4\pi^2}\) Here \({\pi =3.14}\) Correct Answer - A - (click and... GRE Question of the Day (September 3)Verbal Managers who think that strong environmental performance will (i)_________ their company’s financial performance often (ii)_________ claims that systems designed to help them manage environmental concerns are valuable tools. By contrast, managers who perceive environmental performance to be (iii)_________ to financial success may view an environmental... GRE Question of the Day (September 2)Math A, B, and C are three rectangles. The length and width of rectangle A are 10 percent greater and 10 percent less, respectively, than the length and width of rectangle C. The length and width of rectangle B are 20 percent greater and 20... GRE Question of the Day (August 30)Math x is an integer greater than 1. Quantity A Quantity B \({3^{(x+1)}}\) \({4^x}\) 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 - D - (click and drag your mouse to see... GRE Question of the Day (August 29)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... GRE Question of the Day (August 28)Math Parallelogram OPQR lies in the xy-plane, as shown in the figure above. The coordinates of point P are (2, 4) and the coordinates of point Q are (8, 6). What are the coordinates of point R ?A. (3, 2)B. (3, 3)C. (4, 4)D. (5,... GRE Question of the Day (August 27)Verbal No other contemporary poet’s work has such a well-earned reputation for (i)_________, and there are few whose moral vision is so imperiously unsparing. Of late, however, the almost belligerent demands of his severe and densely forbidding poetry have taken an improbable turn. This new collection... |