{"id":11253,"date":"2012-05-02T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-02T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=11253"},"modified":"2012-05-02T04:51:13","modified_gmt":"2012-05-02T11:51:13","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-may-2-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-may-2-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (May 2): Arithmetic and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=X&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='X' title='X' class='latex' \/> , <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=A&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='A' title='A' class='latex' \/> , and <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=B&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='B' title='B' class='latex' \/> are positive integers. When <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=X&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='X' title='X' class='latex' \/> is divided by <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=A&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='A' title='A' class='latex' \/> , the remainder is <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=B&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='B' title='B' class='latex' \/> . If when <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=X&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='X' title='X' class='latex' \/> is divided by <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=B&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='B' title='B' class='latex' \/> , the remainder is <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=A+-+2&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='A - 2' title='A - 2' class='latex' \/> , which of the following must be true?<\/p>\n<p>(A) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=A&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='A' title='A' class='latex' \/> is even<br \/>\n(B) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=X+%2B+B&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='X + B' title='X + B' class='latex' \/> is divisible by <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=A&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='A' title='A' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(C) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=X+-+1&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='X - 1' title='X - 1' class='latex' \/> is divisible by <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=A&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='A' title='A' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(D) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=B+%3D+A+-+1&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='B = A - 1' title='B = A - 1' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(E) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=A+%2B+2+%3D+B+%2B+1&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='A + 2 = B + 1' title='A + 2 = B + 1' class='latex' \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m16-q35-ps-from-gmat-club-tests-68861.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#fff;color:#fff\">- 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\">Take a practice test in a REAL GMAT test center w\/ Kaplan GMAT Prep \"Test Day Experience\". <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/kaplan-gmat-discount-promotion-code\/?fl=blog\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Save $400 via GMAT Club!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 0px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Considering MBA consulting? Stacy Blackman Consulting has \"Flight Test\" reviews. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/100-discount-stacy-blackman-113797.html?fl=blog\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Get a $100 discount via GMAT Club!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verbal (CR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Politician: Fewer people are entering the labor market now than previously. If the economy grows, the demand for motivated and educated people will far outstrip the supply. Some companies have already started to respond to this labor-market situation by finding better ways to keep their current employees. Their concern is a sure indicator that the economy is growing.<\/p>\n<p>Which of the following is the best criticism of the politician\u2019s reasoning?<\/p>\n<p>(A) The fact that companies are making prudent preparations for a possible future development does not mean that this development is already taking place.<br \/>\n(B) The fact that some companies now try harder to keep their employees does not mean that they used to be indifferent to employee morale.<br \/>\n(C) The fact that demand will outstrip supply does not mean that there will be no supply at all.<br \/>\n(D) The fact that the number of new entrants into the labor market is declining does not mean that the number of new entrants is lower than it has ever been.<br \/>\n(E) The fact that current employees have become more valuable to some companies does not mean that those employees will do their jobs better than they used to.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/politician-fewer-people-are-entering-the-labor-market-now-77868.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<p><strong>Like these questions?<\/strong> Get the GMAT Club question collection: <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/tests\/\">online at GMAT Club<\/a> OR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fentity%2FGMAT-Club%2FB0048PPF3U%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Dntt_athr_dp_pel_1&tag=gmatclub-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957\">on your Kindle<\/a> OR <a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=PJTlq5NYqfE&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=blog&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Fgmat-toolkit%252Fid328345537%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30\">on your iPhone\/iPad<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/gmat-tests\/\"><strong>Browse all GMAT Questions of the Day<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to GMAT Question of the Day:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=GMAT-Question-of-the-day&amp;loc=en_US\">E-mail<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/GMAT-Question-of-the-day\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Math (PS) , , and are positive integers. When is divided by , the remainder is . 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