{"id":10229,"date":"2012-02-10T02:00:41","date_gmt":"2012-02-10T09:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=10229"},"modified":"2012-02-10T05:31:38","modified_gmt":"2012-02-10T12:31:38","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-feb-10-arithmetic-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-feb-10-arithmetic-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Feb 10): Arithmetic and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What positive number is 224% bigger than its reciprocal?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 0.8<br \/>\n(B) 1.1<br \/>\n(C) 1.5<br \/>\n(D) 1.8<br \/>\n(E) 2.2<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/challenge-ps-m21-54733.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#000;color:#000\">- D -<\/span> (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: rgb(141, 179, 226); border-top: 4px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 5px; margin-left: 20px; font-size: 15px; font-family: Gergia,serif; font-weight: bold\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 19px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px\">GMAT Daily Deals<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">e-GMAT's methods and strategies help non-natives improve 5+ points on GMAT Verbal. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/e-gmat-discount-coupon-code\/?fl=blog\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Save $436 via GMAT Club!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">It's time to improve your score! 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