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GMAT Question of the Day (March 23)

Miranda Menestrina 0

Math

Andy, George and Sally are a team of consultants working on Project Alpha. They have an eight hour deadline to complete the project. The team members work at constant rates throughout the eight hour period. If the team of three has to begin work now and no one else can work on this project, will Project Alpha be completed by the deadline?

(1) Sally can finish the project alone in 4k+7 hours, where k is a positive integer with a minimum value of 1 and a maximum value of 5.

(2) Working alone, George will take 2k+1 hours and Andy will take 3+2k hours, where k is a positive integer with a minimum value of 1 and a maximum value of 5

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

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Verbal

This question is part of the [url=https://gmatclub.com/forum/sentence-correction-revision-verb-tense-194227.html]GMAT Club Sentence Correction : Verb Tense Revision Project.[/url] [/b]

The recent global boom in the market price for scrap steel and aluminum [u]leads to a sudden rise in the theft of everyday metal objects like manhole covers, guard rails, and empty beer kegs[/u].

A. leads to a sudden rise in the theft of everyday metal objects like manhole covers, guard rails, and empty beer kegs

B. have led to a sudden rise in the theft of everyday objects such as manhole covers, guard rails, and empty beer kegs

C. has led to a sudden increase in the number of thieves for everyday metal objects like manhole covers, guard rails, and empty beer kegs

D. has led to a sudden rise in the theft of everyday metal objects such as manhole covers, guard rails, and empty beer kegs

E. is leading the suddenly rising theft of everyday metal objects: manhole covers, guard rails, and empty beer kegs

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

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