GMAT Question of the Day (October 12)

Math

Is the average of a set of 5 distinct positive integers {, , 4, 6, 2} greater than the median?
(1) The highest number in the set is 6

(2) The lowest number in the set is 2

Question Discussion & Explanation
Correct Answer- C - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)

Verbal

It is generally believed that an Indian tribe known as “The Red Paint People” first occupied the coast of Maine in approximately 3000 B.C. This name was given to the Indians because their graves contained quantities of a red pigment (iron ochre) that they presumably used to decorate their faces and bodies. However, recently discovered Indian grave sites on the coast of Maine that contain these same red pigments have been conclusively dated to 4000 B.C. Therefore, the “Red Paint People” must have occupied the coast of Maine much earlier than archaeologists previously believed.

Which of the following is an assumption required by the argument above?

A)Tribes do not often adopt similar rituals and ceremonies to those that lived in a region previously.

B)Other Indian tribes did not live in the same area as the “Red Paint People”

C)Other recently discovered Indian gravesites in the same region were not conclusively dated earlier than 4500 B.C.

D)The recently discovered grave sites on the coast of Maine did not contain other important characteristics of the “Red Paint People”

E)Red pigments have been found in other gravesites on the coast of Maine belonging to tribes other than the “Red Paint People”.

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