xyz < 0
yz > 0
COLUMN A-- x
column b-- y
Thursday, July 19, 2007
MATH PROBLEM OF THE DAY
David and Michael charged Mr. Jimenez $3,000 to
remodel his basement. To complete the project,
David worked 4 days alone, Michael worked 1 day
alone, and they worked 10 days together. If they
each received the same amount of money for each
day that they worked, how much of the $3,000 did
David receive?
(A) $1,800
(B) $1,750
(C) $1,680
(D) $1,575
(E) $1,200
remodel his basement. To complete the project,
David worked 4 days alone, Michael worked 1 day
alone, and they worked 10 days together. If they
each received the same amount of money for each
day that they worked, how much of the $3,000 did
David receive?
(A) $1,800
(B) $1,750
(C) $1,680
(D) $1,575
(E) $1,200
GEOMETRY QUESTION OF THE DAY
Points P, Q, and R have rectangular coordinates
(0,8), (4, 0), and (0, -3) , respectively.
COLUMN A-- The perimeter of △PQR
COLUMN B-- 25
(0,8), (4, 0), and (0, -3) , respectively.
COLUMN A-- The perimeter of △PQR
COLUMN B-- 25
ANALOGY OF THE DAY
FULL-BODIED: FLAVOR::
(A) penetrating: vision
(B) humorous: character
(C) salacious: language
(D) nostalgic: feeling
(E) resonant: sound
(A) penetrating: vision
(B) humorous: character
(C) salacious: language
(D) nostalgic: feeling
(E) resonant: sound
SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY
While many Russian composers of the
nineteenth century contributed to an emerging
national style, other composers did not----
idiomatic Russian musical elements, ---- instead
the traditional musical vocabulary of Western
European Romanticism.
(A) utilize ..rejecting
(B) incorporate.. preferring
(C) exclude.. avoiding
(D) repudiate.. expanding
(E) esteem.. disdaining
nineteenth century contributed to an emerging
national style, other composers did not----
idiomatic Russian musical elements, ---- instead
the traditional musical vocabulary of Western
European Romanticism.
(A) utilize ..rejecting
(B) incorporate.. preferring
(C) exclude.. avoiding
(D) repudiate.. expanding
(E) esteem.. disdaining
Monday, July 2, 2007
GRE QUESTION ON DEMAND
A candy assortment consists of seven flavors of
chocolate-covered creams packed in two-layered
boxes with 27 creams in each layer. The flavors are
always packed in rows so that the flavor varies with
each piece in the following order, vanilla, orange,
cherry, vanilla, raspberry, lime, pecan, cherry, lemon.
How many chocolate-covered vanilla creams are
needed to pack 200 boxes of the assortment?
(A) 600
(B) 1,200
(C) 1,800
(D) 2,400
(E) 3,600
BY-- SHRUTHI from BANGALORE
chocolate-covered creams packed in two-layered
boxes with 27 creams in each layer. The flavors are
always packed in rows so that the flavor varies with
each piece in the following order, vanilla, orange,
cherry, vanilla, raspberry, lime, pecan, cherry, lemon.
How many chocolate-covered vanilla creams are
needed to pack 200 boxes of the assortment?
(A) 600
(B) 1,200
(C) 1,800
(D) 2,400
(E) 3,600
BY-- SHRUTHI from BANGALORE
GRE QUESTION ON DEMAND
A gardener wishes to plant 5 bushes in a straight row.
Each bush has flowers of a different solid color
(white, yellow, pink red, and purple). How many
ways can the bushes be arranged so that the middle bush is the one with red flowers?
(A) 24
(B) 30
(C) 60
(D) 96
(E) 120
BY-- SHRUTHI from BANGALORE
Each bush has flowers of a different solid color
(white, yellow, pink red, and purple). How many
ways can the bushes be arranged so that the middle bush is the one with red flowers?
(A) 24
(B) 30
(C) 60
(D) 96
(E) 120
BY-- SHRUTHI from BANGALORE
GRE ALGEBRA QUESTION OF THE DAY
Which of the following is NOT a solution of the
inequality 3x - 4 > -5x + 12?
(A) 1.8
(B) 2.5
(C) 2.7
(D) 3.0
(E) 4.2
inequality 3x - 4 > -5x + 12?
(A) 1.8
(B) 2.5
(C) 2.7
(D) 3.0
(E) 4.2
GRE GEOMETRY QUESTION OF THE DAY
If 2.5pi * 10^5 cubic feet of earth are to be removed
in constructing a tunnel in the shape of a right
circular cylinder 20 feet in diameter, what will be
the length, in feet, of the tunnel?
(A) 25,000
(B) 12,500
(C) 5,000
(D) 2,500
(E) 1,250
in constructing a tunnel in the shape of a right
circular cylinder 20 feet in diameter, what will be
the length, in feet, of the tunnel?
(A) 25,000
(B) 12,500
(C) 5,000
(D) 2,500
(E) 1,250
GRE MATH PROBLEM OF THE DAY
A ream of paper contains 480 sheets of paper. A
certain box holds 16 reams. The number of sheets of
paper in 5 of these boxes is
(A) 2,400
(B) 3,840
(C) 7,680
(D) 38,400
(E) 76,800
certain box holds 16 reams. The number of sheets of
paper in 5 of these boxes is
(A) 2,400
(B) 3,840
(C) 7,680
(D) 38,400
(E) 76,800
GRE ANALOGY OF THE DAY
SILVER: TARNISH::
(A) gold: burnish
(B) steel: forge
(C) iron: rust
(D) lead: cast
(E) tin: shear
(A) gold: burnish
(B) steel: forge
(C) iron: rust
(D) lead: cast
(E) tin: shear
GRE SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY
Because the monkeys under study are ---- the
presence of human beings, they typically ----
human observers and go about their business
(A) ambivalent about .. welcome
(B) habituated to .. disregard
(C) pleased with .. snub
(D) inhibited by .. seek
(E) unaware of .. avoid
presence of human beings, they typically ----
human observers and go about their business
(A) ambivalent about .. welcome
(B) habituated to .. disregard
(C) pleased with .. snub
(D) inhibited by .. seek
(E) unaware of .. avoid
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