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GRE Question of the Day (May 13)

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Math A 60 ounce package of trail mix contains x ounces of raisins, x + 8 ounces of peanuts, and 32 ounces of granola. If the ratio of peanuts to granola is 9:16, what is the value of x ? Correct Answer - 10 - (click...

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GRE Question of the Day (May 10)

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Math In 1980 the number of dollars of advertising revenue was how many times as great as the average daily circulation? (A) 500 (B) 200 (C) 100 (D) 50 (E) 20 Correct Answer - B - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion &...

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GRE Question of the Day (May 9)

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Verbal The theoretical physicist, despite his mathematical training, oftentimes must deal with questions that fall under the realm of the philosophical. Nonetheless, he will often marshal formulae when they serve to (i) ______ a theory, notwithstanding the fact that many such theories are not (ii) ______...

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GRE Question of the Day (May 8)

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Math W−−−−−−−−−−X−−−−−−−−−−−−−−Y−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−ZW−−−−−−−−−−X−−−−−−−−−−−−−−Y−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−ZOn segment WZ above, if WY = 21, XZ = 26, and YZ is twice WX, what is the value of XY? (A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 11 (D) 16 (E) It cannot be determined from the information given. Correct Answer - d - (click and drag your mouse to...

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GRE Question of the Day (May 7)

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Verbal When the manufacturer of Voltage, a major soft drink, changed its secret formula last year, the export earnings of an island in the Indian Ocean began to fall. This island's only export comprises more than half of the world's supply of vanilla beans. Analysts concluded...

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GRE Question of the Day (May 6)

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Math r > s > 0 Quantity A Quantity B rsrrsr rssrss 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 - b - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion &...

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GRE Question of the Day (May 3)

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Math \({\Delta ABC}\) is equilateral. Line \({l}\) is parallel to side \({BC}\) and line \({m}\) is parallel to side \({AC}\). Quantity A Quantity B xx 60 A) Quantity A is greater. B) Quantity B is greater. C) The two quantities are equal. D) The relationship cannot be determined from the...

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GRE Question of the Day (May 2)

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Verbal That the nightmarish depictions common to most early twentieth-century dystopian novels are exaggerated should by no means diminish the (i) ______ power of these works, for many of the visions they conjure up are reflected, albeit in less vivid form, in many totalitarian governments today.    (A)...

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GRE Question of the Day (May 1)

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Math Evangeline must spend \({\frac{{3}}{{8}}}\) of her weekly salary on rent and \({\frac{{1}}{{6}}}\) of her remaining salary on food. Which of the following could be percentages of her weekly salary that Evangeline devotes to entertainment, while still enabling her to place \({\frac{{4}}{{9}}}\) of her salary...

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GRE Question of the Day (April 30)

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Verbal A perfectionist is someone who feels _______ when he makes even the most minuscule of errors. A. vexationB. hostilityC. indifferenceD. chagrinE. condemnationF. bafflement  Correct Answer - A, D - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation

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