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Author Archive - JeffGRE Question of the Day (July 5)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... GRE Question of the Day (July 4)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... GRE Question of the Day (July 3)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... GRE Question of the Day (July 2)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... GRE Question of the Day (July 1)Math Quantity A Quantity B PS SR 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 GRE Question of the Day (June 28)Math The sequence of numbers \({a_1}\), \({a_2}\), \({a_3}\), . . . , \({a_n}\), . . . is defined by \({a_n}\)\({= \frac{{1}}{{n}} - \frac{{1}}{{(n+2)}}}\) for each integer \({n ≥ 1}\). What is the sum of the first 20 terms of this sequence? A. \({(1+\frac{{1}}{{2}}) - \frac{{1}}{{20}}}\) B. \({(1+\frac{{1}}{{2}})... GRE Question of the Day (June 27)Verbal Reviving the practice of using elements of popular music in classical composition, an approach that had been in hibernation in the United States during the 1960s, composer Philip Glass (born 1937) embraced the ethos of popular music in his compositions. Glass based two symphonies on... GRE Question of the Day (June 26)Math Quantity A Quantity B 54% of 360 150 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 - A - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion &... GRE Question of the Day (June 25)Verbal Peer-reviewed journals are a sacred cow of most scientific rationalists, but studies have shown that the premise of impartiality is ________________ , as results tend to be colored by the personal proclivities and suppositions of the experimenters.A. inaneB. prejudicialC. fatuousD. chimericalE. fallibleF. vexing Correct Answer -... GRE Question of the Day (June 24)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... |