{"id":13119,"date":"2012-07-23T02:00:06","date_gmt":"2012-07-23T09:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=13119"},"modified":"2012-07-20T11:27:48","modified_gmt":"2012-07-20T18:27:48","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-july-23-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-july-23-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (July 23): Arithmetic and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Is <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=N%5Ex&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='N^x' title='N^x' class='latex' \/> even?<\/p>\n<p>1. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=N&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='N' title='N' class='latex' \/> is even<br \/>\n2. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=x%5E2-3x%2B2+%3D+0&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='x^2-3x+2 = 0' title='x^2-3x+2 = 0' class='latex' \/> <\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m03-24-ds-question-73770.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<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\">Knewton Gmat: Highly qualified instructors. > 50 point score improvement or money back. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/knewton-gmat-discount-coupon-code\/\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Enroll now, save $350!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Aringo has helped 100s w\/ GMAT < 720 get accepted to top MBA by bringing out the real person behind the app. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/aringo-discounts\/\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Learn more.<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Need help with your MBA School app? 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One component of the city's plans is to require that development seeking permission is to build this new housing to provide these additional facilities at no cost to the city.<\/p>\n<p>Which of the following, if true, would point to a possible flaw in the city's plan?<\/p>\n<p>(A) Developers would pass along their costs to the buyer; thereby raising the cost of housing units beyond the ability of likely purchasers to afford them.<br \/>\n(B) Light, nonpolluting industries have located in the area, offering more jobs and better-paying jobs than do the more established industries in the area.<br \/>\n(C) Other towns and cities nearby have yet to embark on comparable plans to attract new citizens<br \/>\n(D) Most developers see the extra expense of providing municipal facilities as simply one of the many costs of doing business.<br \/>\n(E) Studies show that purchasers of new houses, especially first-time buyers, rank recreational resources as an important factor in deciding to buy a particular house.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/cr-city-s-plan-66120.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 (DS) Is even? 1. is even 2. 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