Math Each number SN in a sequence can be expressed as a function of the preceding number (SN–1) as follows: SN =  SN–1 – 4. Which of the following equations correctly expresses the value of SN in this sequence in terms of SN+2? A) Sn =  Sn+2 +18 B) Sn...

Verbal In 1798, economist Thomas Robert Malthus stated in his “Essay on the Principle of Population” that “population increases in a geometric ratio, while the means of subsistence increases in an arithmetic ratio.” However, Malthus’s dire prediction of a precipitous decline in the world’s population has not come to pass....

Math   Quantity A Quantity B x(4 – x) 6 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 & Explanation GRE Question of the Day -...

Verbal Often the most influential developments initially appear to be of minor significance. Consider the development of the basic stirrup for example. Without stirrups horse and rider are, in terms of force, separate entities; lances can be used from horseback, but only by throwing or stabbing,...

Math For how many of the years shown did the ratings for Program y increase over the ratings for Program y the previous year? A) Two B) Three C) Four D) Five E) Six Correct Answer - C - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) In 1995 there were 95 million television households...

Verbal Using the hardships of the Joad family as a model, John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath effectively demonstrated how one clan’s struggles epitomized the ____________ experienced by an entire country. ❑ reticence ❑ adversity ❑ repudiation ❑ quiescence ❑ verisimilitude ❑ tribulation Correct Answer - B and F - (click and drag your mouse to see the...

Math A candy jar has 4 lime, 10 cherry, 8 orange, and x grape candies. If Tom selects a candy from the jar at random and the probability that he selects an orange candy is greater than 20 percent, which of the following could be the...

Verbal Owing to a combination of its proximity and ____________ atmosphere, Mars is the only planet in our solar system whose surface details can be discerned from Earth. ❑ viscous ❑ ossified ❑ rarefied ❑ estimable ❑ copious ❑ meager Correct Answer - C and F - (click and drag your mouse to see the...

Math In the coordinate plane, square ABCD has vertices at A (3, 7), B (3, 12), C (8, x), D (8, y). What is the area of ABCD ? A) 16 B) 20 C) 25 D) 30 E) 36 Correct Answer - C - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion...

Verbal Although pirating software, such as borrowing a friend’s copy of an installation CD or downloading software from unapproved sources is (i)____________ , many people continue to do so (ii)____________ , almost as if they were unaware that such acts amount to theft. Blank (i) Blank (ii) (A) uncommon (D)...