GRE Section 1 Verbal: Section One Verbal Percent Practice Questions
The free GRE Section 1 Verbal: Section One Verbal questions that deal with percent, with answers and explanations. The full bank and the timed practice test cover every topic the exam asks about.
Question #1
The following appeared in a letter to the editor of a Batavia newspaper "The department of agriculture in Batavia reports that the number of dairy farms throughout the country is now 25 percent greater than it was 10 years ago. During this same time period, however, the price of milk at the local Excello Food Market has increased from $1.50 to over $3.00 per gallon. To prevent farmers from continuing to receive excessive profits on an apparently increased supply of milk, the Batavia government should begin to regulate retail milk prices. Such regulation is necessary to ensure fair prices for consumers." Write a response in which you discuss what questions would need to be answered in order to decide whether the recommendation is likely to have the predicted result. Be sure to explain how the answers to these questions would help to evaluate the recommendation.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The letter states a proposal to act as a solution for a given problem. It states that milk producers have increased the price of milk inspite of an increase in the supply, which enables them to receive excessive profits. The given suggestion is that government intervention might be a possible solution for addressing this issue. The proposal has given only a subjective view but has failed to prove how the government intervention might help them reach the required outcome through valid evidences. Firstly. The letter has failed to address the population growth in the region of Batavia. in the event of considering the supply and demand in a place. It is crucial to take into consideration the population of the place the equal proportion of the growth in the number of dairy farms This might lead to many reasons and it could also dissolve the issue if the population outburst might have happened. Another major issue that the letter has failed to address is the impact of the general rise in inflation. It is to be understood that in any economy it is imperative that there would be an increase in the price of products and services over a period of time There could even be an increase in the r
Question #8
In a set of polygons, 80 percent are hexagons. Of the hexagons, 20 percent are regular hexagons.
Correct answer: D
Explanation
20 percent of the polygons are not hexagons, but some of them may be regular polygons (e.g., squares), so the percent that are neither hexagons nor regular polygons is anywhere from 0 to 20 percent, which may be more or less than 16 percent.
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