{"id":11285,"date":"2012-05-03T02:00:12","date_gmt":"2012-05-03T09:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=11285"},"modified":"2012-05-03T04:57:46","modified_gmt":"2012-05-03T11:57:46","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-may-3-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-may-3-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (May 3): Arithmetic and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What is the sum of digits in decimal notation of number <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=10%5E%7B20%7D+-+16&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='10^{20} - 16' title='10^{20} - 16' class='latex' \/>?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 158<br \/>\n(B) 162<br \/>\n(C) 165<br \/>\n(D) 174<br \/>\n(E) 183<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m16-75444.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\">Best Veritas Prep Discount: save $865! <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/veritas-prep-discount\/?fl=blog\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>See the GMAT exclusive discount here.<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">MBA Prep School savings - exclusive to GMAT Club members. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/mba-prep-school-s-featured-products-104943.html?fl=blog\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>See the deals!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 0px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Ask MBA Admit - Dr Shel Watts, a resident GMAT Club expert with over 20 years experience in admissions. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/ask-mba-admit-dr-shel-watts-104894.html?fl=blog\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Learn more!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verbal (CR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The energy an animal must expend to move uphill is proportional to its body weight, whereas the animal\u2019s energy output available to perform this task is proportional to its surface area. This is the reason that small animals, like squirrel, can run up a tree trunk almost as fast as they can move on level ground, whereas large animals tend to slow down when they are moving uphill.<\/p>\n<p>Which one of the following is an assumption on which the explanation above depends?<\/p>\n<p>(A) The amount of energy needed to move uphill is no greater for large animals that it is for small animals.<br \/>\n(B) Small animals can move more rapidly than large animals can.<br \/>\n(C) The ratio of surface area to body weight is smaller in large animals than it is in small animals.<br \/>\n(D) There is little variation in the ratio of energy output to body weight among animals.<br \/>\n(E) The amount of energy needed to run at a given speed is proportional to the surface area of the running animal.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/the-energy-an-animal-must-expend-to-move-uphill-is-79449.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#fff;color:#fff\">- C -<\/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) What is the sum of digits in decimal notation of number ? 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