{"id":11521,"date":"2012-05-18T02:00:05","date_gmt":"2012-05-18T09:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=11521"},"modified":"2012-05-17T13:49:32","modified_gmt":"2012-05-17T20:49:32","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-may-18-word-problem-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-may-18-word-problem-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (May 18): Word Problem and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This year, the sum of ages of the Perkins family members is 78. Currently, there are 4 members: husband, wife, daughter, and son. The husband is 4 years older than the wife. The daughter is two years older than the son. If the husband is 7 times older than the son, how old is the daughter?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 5<br \/>\n(B) 7<br \/>\n(C) 10<br \/>\n(D) 13<br \/>\n(E) 14<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/age-problem-m03q13-74810.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#fff;color:#fff\">- B -<\/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: 36 hours of live instruction on GMAT Verbal along with online practice tests.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/e-gmat-discount-coupon-code\/\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Save $$$ with 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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