Category: Question of the Day
In the figure above, circular region P represents shirts with pockets, circular region Q represents shirts with buttons, and circular region R represents shirts with collars. What is represented by the shaded region? (A) Shirts with pockets, buttons, and collars (B) Shirts with pockets and buttons, but without collars (C) Shirts with pockets and buttons […]
Once his integrity had been ——-, the mayoral candidate was quick both to ——- these attacks and to issue counterattacks. (A) debunked . . buttress (B) restored . . recommence (C) revoked . . relinquish (D) impugned . . repudiate (E) vitiated . . avoid To view the video explanation click here!
By 7:00 P.M., 1/3 of the junior class had arrived at a school dance. By 8:00 P.M., 30 more juniors had arrived, raising attendance to 1/2 of the junior class. How many people are in the junior class? (A) 30 (B) 90 (C) 120 (D) 180 (E) 240 The answer is D. To view the […]
If 20% of the employees of Company ABC, which employees385 people, arrived late to work yesterday, how many employees did not arrive late yesterday? The answer is: 308 How to get to this answer: 20% of 385 = .20 x 385 = 77 who arrived late, so 385 – 77 = 308 did not […]
The sentence below has two blanks, which indicate that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole. QUESTION: The critic refused to turn in his review of the movie, telling his editor that it would be a complete […]
A painter leans a 35 foot ladder against a house. The side of the house is perpendicular to the level ground, and the base of the ladder is 15 feet away from the base of the house. To the nearest foot, how far up the house will the ladder reach? A. 15 B. 20 C. […]
Which of the following are the best fit for this sentence? Although Jimmy practiced for the driving test for months, ___________________ on test day. A. passing it by only one point B. he passed it by only one point C. but he passed it by only one point D. and he did pass them by […]
On a certain radio station, every 3rd song played is “classic rock,” and a prize is given away during the 4th song played. If a song is selected at random from 120 consecutive songs that the radio station will play one night, what is the probability that the song will be “classic rock” and that […]
When a large cake is cut into pieces that each weigh 4 ounces, the cake yields 120 pieces. How many pieces would the cake yield if it were cut into 5-ounce pieces instead? A. 80 B. 96 C. 24 D. 60 E. 45 The answer is: B 96 Getting to this answer: If you […]