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GRE Question of the Day (July 15)

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Math   The figure above represents a rectangular garden with a walkway around it. The garden is 18 feet long and 12 feet wide. The walkway is uniformly 3 feet wide, and its edges meet at right angles. What is the area of the walkway?   Square Feet   Correct...

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GRE Question of the Day (July 12)

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Math y>4y>4 Quantity A Quantity B 3y+253y+25 yy 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 Discussion & Explanation

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GRE Question of the Day (July 11)

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Verbal Serling’s account of his employer’s reckless decision making (i)_________ that company’s image as (ii)_________ bureaucracy full of wary managers. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A. belies D. an injudicious B. exposes E. a disorganized C. overshadows F. a cautious Correct Answer - A and F - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question...

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GRE Question of the Day (July 10)

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Math The table above shows the frequency distribution of the values of a variable Y. What is the mean of the distribution?Give your answer to the nearest 0.01.   Correct Answer - 1.29 - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation

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GRE Question of the Day (July 9)

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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 (July 8)

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Math y=2x2+7x−3y=2x2+7x−3 Quantity A Quantity B xx yy 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 the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation

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GRE Question of the Day (July 5)

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Math If it were discovered that the value of imports shown for 2007 was incorrect and should have been $5 billion instead, then the average (arithmetic mean)value of imports per year for the 10 years shown would have been approximately how much less? A $200 millionB...

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GRE Question of the Day (July 4)

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Verbal Human nature and long distances have made exceeding the speed limit a (i)_________ in the state, so the legislators surprised no one when, acceding to public demand, they (ii)_________ increased penalties for speeding.     A) controversial habit D) endorsed B) cherished tradition E) considered C) disquieting ritual F) rejected Correct Answer - B...

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GRE Question of the Day (July 3)

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Math The penguins currently living on an island are of two types, Chinstrap penguins and Gentoo penguins. The range of the heights of the Chinstrap penguins on the island is 13.2 centimeters, and the range of the heights of the Gentoo penguins on the island...

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GRE Question of the Day (July 2)

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Verbal In the United States between 1850 and 1880, the number of farmers continued to increase, but at a rate lower than that of the general population.Which of the following statements directly contradicts the information presented above?A) The number of farmers in the general population increased...

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