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Author Archive - JeffGRE Question of the Day (February 28)Verbal It is a popular misconception that nuclear fusion power is free of radioactivity; in fact, the deuterium-tritium reaction that nuclear scientists are currently exploring with such zeal produces both alpha particles and neutrons. (The neutrons are used to produce tritium from a lithium blanket surrounding... GRE Question of the Day (February 27)Math What was the increase, if any, in the number of full-time students enrolled at college R from the fall of 1976 to the fall of 1977 ? (A) 0 (B) 50 (C) 100 (D) 150 (E) 200 Correct Answer - A - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day (February 26)Verbal The unironic representation of objects from everyday life is (i) _________ serious American art of the twentieth century: "high" artists ceded the straightforward depiction of the (ii) _________ to illustrators, advertisers, and packaging designers. Blank (i) Blank (ii) (A) missing from (D) beautiful (B) valued in (E) commonplace (C) crucial to (F) complex Correct... GRE Question of the Day (February 25)Math Quantity A Quantity B 23(784) 24(783) 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 GRE Question of the Day (February 22)Math A company employs 20 workers for every 3 managers, and 5 managers for every director. If the total number of employees at the company is between 300 and 400, what is the number of managers who work at the company? enter your value Correct Answer - 45 - (click and... GRE Question of the Day (February 21)Verbal In medieval philosophy every physical phenomenon is presumed to have some determinate cause, leaving no place for_________ in the explanation of particular events. A. happenstance B. chance C. error D. experience E. context F. miscalculation Correct Answer - A and B - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day (February 20)Math What was the total numbers of students enrolled at college R in the fall of 1979 ? (A) 200 (B) 250 (C) 500 (D) 650 (E) 700 Correct Answer - E - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day (February 19)Verbal "I want to criticize the social system, and to show it at work, at its most intense." Virginia Woolf's provocative statement about her intentions in writing Mrs. Dalloway has regularly been ignored by the critics since it highlights an aspect of her literary interests very... GRE Question of the Day (February 18)Math Quantity A Quantity B 112112 of 17 117117 of 12 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 & Explanation GRE Question of the Day (February 15)Math What is the median of the percent values representing gasoline tax revenue as a percent of total retail gasoline sales for the nine countries listed in the bar graph? A. 67.6% B. 68.0% C. 70.0% D. 70.7% E. 72.7% Correct Answer - A - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Based on... |