{"id":11890,"date":"2012-06-14T02:00:49","date_gmt":"2012-06-14T09:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=11890"},"modified":"2012-06-11T12:16:41","modified_gmt":"2012-06-11T19:16:41","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-june-14-word-problem-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-june-14-word-problem-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (June 14): Word Problem and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the power of an engine grows by 10% when the number of its cylinders is increased by one, which of the following is closest to the ratio of the power of a 9-cylinder engine to that of a 12-cylinder engine?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 0.69<br \/>\n(B) 0.71<br \/>\n(C) 0.72<br \/>\n(D) 0.75<br \/>\n(E) 0.78<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m09-94950.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\">Over 4M students have achieved their educational goals thanks to Kaplan GMAT Prep courses. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/kaplan-gmat-discount-promotion-code\/\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>$400 savings via GMATClub!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Hundreds of engineers accepted at Harvard, Stanford, INSEAD & more by leveraging Vocaz. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/vocaz-discounts\/\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Now save 20% 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? 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