{"id":10943,"date":"2012-04-12T02:00:05","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T09:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=10943"},"modified":"2012-04-12T04:10:12","modified_gmt":"2012-04-12T11:10:12","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-apr-12-rate-problem-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-apr-12-rate-problem-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Apr 12): Rate Problem and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The train consists of 6 carriages, 20 meters long each. The gap between the carriages is 1 meter. If the train is moving at a constant speed of 60 kmh, how much time will it take the train to run through a 1 kilometer tunnel?<\/p>\n<p>(A) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=1%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B8%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='1\\frac{1}{8}' title='1\\frac{1}{8}' class='latex' \/> minutes<br \/>\n(B) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=1%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='1\\frac{1}{2}' title='1\\frac{1}{2}' class='latex' \/> minutes<br \/>\n(C) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=1%5Cfrac%7B3%7D%7B4%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='1\\frac{3}{4}' title='1\\frac{3}{4}' class='latex' \/> minutes<br \/>\n(D) 2 minutes<br \/>\n(E) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=2%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B4%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='2\\frac{1}{4}' title='2\\frac{1}{4}' class='latex' \/> minutes<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/ps-train-m09q09-72089.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#fff;color:#fff\">- A -<\/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\">Veritas Prep has significant savings via GMAT Club along w\/ great bonus material. 90+ locations worldwide. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/veritas-prep-discount\/?fl=blog\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Details<\/u><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">MBA Prep School - Powerful Tools for Building a Winning MBA Application. 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