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Author Archive - JeffGRE Question of the Day (April 15)Math Carmen wants to open a special savings account through her work. If Carmen invests $7,000 at 6 percent simple annual interest in January, and no other money is added to or removed from the account, which of the following is true?Indicate all possible values.A.... GRE Question of the Day (April 12)Math The average (arithmetic mean) of a, b, c and d is 7 Quantity A Quantity B 15 The average (arithmetic mean) of 4a − 5c, b − 24, 8c − a,and 3d + 2b A) Quantity A is greater. B) Quantity B is greater. C) The two quantities are equal. D) The... GRE Question of the Day (April 11)Verbal Verbal patterns in four works known to be written by a certain author were compared to those in a work of uncertain authorship sometimes attributed to that author. Many patterns were studied, including frequency of specific words and recurrence of certain phrases. The questioned work... GRE Question of the Day (April 10)Math Last year, Melania had a total of $20,000 invested in two mutual funds, Capital Growth Fund and Venture Index Fund. At the end of the year, she analyzed her investments and found that her earnings on her shares of Capital Growth Fund were three... GRE Question of the Day (April 9)Verbal The general was such a contrarian that, at times when it appeared that the only sane action would be to _________ , he became all the more determined to fight to the bitter end. A. capitulateB. remonstrateC. exonerateD. submitE. repeat F. resist Correct Answer - A, and D... GRE Question of the Day (April 8)Math On a fishing trip, Robert caught salmon and halibut in a ratio of 4:5. If Robert caught 12 salmon, how many total fish did he catch? Correct Answer - 27 - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day (April 5)Math x and y are positive numbers Quantity A Quantity B x√−y√x−y x−2xy−−√+y−−−−−−−−−−−√ 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 - D - (click and drag your mouse to see... GRE Question of the Day (April 4)Verbal For a writer with a reputation for both prolixity and inscrutability, Thompson, in this slim collection of short stories, may finally be intent on making his ideas more (i) _______ to a readership looking for quick edification. (A) aesthetic (B) prescient (C) palatablece (D) inaccessible (E) transcendent Correct Answer - C... GRE Question of the Day (April 3)Math In how many of the years shown was the average number of pages per newspaper at least twice as much as the average in 1940 ? (A) Four (B) Three (C) Two (D) One (E) None Correct Answer - B - (click and drag your mouse to... GRE Question of the Day (April 2)Verbal The federal government expects hospitals to perform 10,000 organ transplants next year. But it is doubtful that this many donor organ will be available since the number of fatalities resulting from car and motorcycle accidents has been dropping steadily over the past decade. The argument above... |