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GRE Question of the Day (March 18)

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Math Perpendicular lines m and n intersect at point (a, b), where a > b > 0. The slope of line m is between 0 and 1. Which of the following statements MUST be true ? Indicate all such statements. A. The x-intercept of line m is positive. B. The y-intercept...

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GRE Question of the Day (March 15)

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Math The figure shows the graph of the equation y=k–x2y=k–x2, where k is a constant. If the area of triangle ABC is 1818, what is the value of k? Give your answer to the nearest 0.01 Correct Answer - 0.25 - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation  

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GRE Question of the Day (March 14)

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Verbal The recent change to all-volunteer armed forces in the United States will eventually produce a gradual increase in the proportion of women in the armed forces and in the variety of women's assignments, but probably not the dramatic gains for women that might have been expected....

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GRE Question of the Day (March 13)

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Math x is at least 50% greater than 100, and at most 100 % greater than 100; y is be­tween 20 % and 50% of x inclusive. Which of the following are possible values for y? A. 10 B. 25 C. 40 D. 60 E. 90 F. 100 G. 120 H. 170 I. 200 Correct Answer -...

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GRE Question of the Day (March 11)

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Math For each home in town X, the amount of property tax is p percent of the value of the home. The property tax on a home whose value is $ 45,000 is $ 1,200 Quantity A Quantity B The property tax on a home in Town X whose...

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GRE Question of the Day (March 8)

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Math From a group of 8 people, it is possible to create exactly 56 different k-person committees. Which of the following could be the value of k? Indicate all such values. A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5 F. 6 G. 7 Correct Answer - C and E - (click and drag your mouse to see the...

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GRE Question of the Day (March 6)

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Math 0 < r < t Quantity A Quantity B rtrt trtr 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...

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GRE Question of the Day (March 5)

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Verbal A newly published, laudatory biography of George Bernard Shaw fails, like others before it, to capture the essence of his personality: the more he is (i) ___________, the more his true self seems to (ii) _____________ (A) discussed (D) disappear (B) disparaged (E) emerge (C) disregarded (F) coalesce Correct Answer - A, and...

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GRE Question of the Day (March 4)

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Math If x > o and the quantities x√x and x√xxx are reciprocals, which of the following could be true? Indicate all choices that apply. ❑ x√x is greater than x√xxx ❑ x√x is less than x√xxx ❑ x√x is greater than x Correct Answer - A, B, and C - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation  

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GRE Question of the Day (March 1)

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Math A set of integers consists of 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, and x. If x increases by 1, the me­dian of the set stays unchanged. However, if x decreases by 1, the median of the set also decreases by 1. What is the value...

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