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For questions relevant to the general or subject-specific Graduate Record Examination, abbreviated GRE.

For questions relevant to the general Graduate Record Examination, abbreviated GRE or subject-specific GRE

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On the difficulty of the new mathematics GRE exam

I have read a lot of various threads on both this website and other website claiming that the GRE mathematics exam has become exceedingly difficult over the years. For example, the document available at the link goes as far as to claim that the…
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GRE Question ($|x|$ vs $\sqrt{x^2}$)

I just finished taking a Kaplan GRE Practice Test, and I encountered an interesting question with a very vague solution. If you have taken the GRE, then you are probably familiar with the following question format. The question shows two quantities…
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Which classes do you recommend for the GRE math subject test?

(Not the quantitative section of the standard GRE) I am currently a math teacher (up to calc AB). I want to eventually go for my masters in applied math, but because I have a bachelors in business, I haven't taken many math courses... I've only…
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Is there any international aptitude test for college-level mathematics that can help Graduate Admission?

Is there any international aptitude test for college-level mathematics that can help Graduate Admission? Is there any agency that conduct such a test? Will it be better to take some courses in Math in the university, apart from my major study…
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Number Line [GRE]

Between a number $5$ and $10$ on a number line,exclusive , a dark gray tick mark is placed at every multiple of $\frac{1}{3}$ and a light gray tick mark is placed at every multiple of $\frac{1}{9}$. At how many places will a dark gray tick mark and…
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Weird GRE mistake

According to the answer key, the correct answer is (a).... This is obviously a mistake, right? If a square matrix is invertible, then it has full rank.
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Math subject GRE exam 9768 Q.6

The question is given in the following picture: I solved it and my answer was B, but the answer sheet said that the answer is C as you can see from the following picture: I do not know why, could anyone clarify this for me please?
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How difficult is GRE Math compares to these two past exams?

I am wondering how difficult GRE Math Subject Exam is. I have tried the following two: http://www.math.ucla.edu/~cmarshak/GRE2.pdf http://www.math.ucla.edu/~cmarshak/GRE3.pdf I am getting different claims. Some people say that these two tests are…
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GRE permuation and combination problem 1

Question: The University of Maryland, University of Vermont, and Emory University have each $4$ soccer players. If a team of $9$ is to be formed with an equal number of players from each university, how many possible teams are there? Answer: The…
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GRE word problem 1

Question: Scott starts jogging from point $X$ to point $Y$. A half-hour later his friend Garrett who jogs $1$ mile per hour slower than twice Scott's rate starts from the same point and follows the same path. If Gareth overtakes Scott in $2$ hours,…
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Calculate work of machines

This is a GRE question: Working together, machines A, B, and C can complete a job in 24 hours. Working together, machines B, C, and D can complete the job in 60 hours. If working alone, machine D can complete the job in 120 hours, in how many hours…
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A GRE question which I have no idea what is it asking

I have no idea what this test is asking...maybe my English is poor. How do you think about it? Also, it would be appreciate if you can also show me the solution. The correct answer is as indicated in the image.
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Can one assume that $x$ and $y$ are at a fixed position? GRE

I'm confused because I thought that one cannot assume anything is in a fixed position while on a number line. It says the answer is C but I don't understand how they can deduce that from the given information. Twice as far from $x$ as from $y$?…
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Need help visualizing this percentage problem

Ok i understand how the answer is calculated R :: 40*.5 = 20 television sets T :: 50*.9 = 45 television sets 45*x = 20 x = 0.44 or 44% so R sold 44% of what T sold but it's asking "what percent less" ? i know the answer is 56% which is 1 - .44 =…
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GRE Statistics Problem

Matt gets \$1000 commission on a big sale.This commission alone raises his average commission by \$150. if Matt's new average commission is $400, how many sales has Matt made? I feel this question is missing some information but the book has a…
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