Verbal
The gyrfalcon, an Arctic bird of prey, has survived a close brush with extinction; its numbers are now five times greater than when the use of DDT was sharply restricted in the early 1970's.
(A) extinction; its numbers are now five times greater than
(B) extinction; its numbers are now five times more than
(C) extinction, their numbers now fivefold what they were
(D) extinction, now with fivefold the numbers they had
(E) extinction; its numbers are now five times greater than what they were
Correct Answer - A - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)
Bonus RC Question of the Day
Quant
Three piles of 7 beans each are to be made from 10 red, 5 yellow, and 6 green beans. If all of the beans must be used and each stack must contain at least one bean of each color, then what is the maximum number of red beans that can be put in one of the stacks?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 8
D. 9
E. 10
Question Discussion & Explanation
Correct Answer - A - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)
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