{"id":13924,"date":"2012-09-07T02:00:48","date_gmt":"2012-09-07T09:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=13924"},"modified":"2012-08-29T12:05:49","modified_gmt":"2012-08-29T19:05:49","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-sep-7-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-sep-7-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning-2\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Sep 7): Arithmetic and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What is the last digit of <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=3%5E%7B3%5E3%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='3^{3^3}' title='3^{3^3}' class='latex' \/> ?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 1<br \/>\n(B) 3<br \/>\n(C) 6<br \/>\n(D) 7<br \/>\n(E) 9<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m09-74730.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\">Knewton Gmat - 50 point increase guarantee. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/knewton-gmat-discount-coupon-code\/\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>$100 Discount code + $250 Bonus offer exclusively @ The GMAT Club.<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Speaking of Aringo.com, save 30% exclusively at GMAT Club. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/aringo-discounts\/\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Get the details here.<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Did you know? You can schedule a complimentary one-hour initial consultation with Amerasia admissions consulting. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/amerasia-consulting-group-save-via-gmat-club\/\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Learn more!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 0px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Stratus Prep: Big admission success rates AND big savings via GMAT Club. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/stratus-prep-discount\/\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Check out the current deals here.<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verbal (CR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Studies have shown that elderly people who practice a religion are much more likely to die immediately after an important religious holiday period than immediately before one. Researchers have concluded that the will to live can prolong life, at least for short periods of time. <\/p>\n<p>Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the researchers conclusion? <\/p>\n<p>(A) Elderly people who practice a religion are less likely to die immediately before or during an important religious holiday than at any other time of the year.<br \/>\n(B) Elderly people who practice a religion appear to experience less anxiety at the prospect of dying than do other people.<br \/>\n(C) Some elderly people who do practice a religion live much longer than most elderly people who do not.<br \/>\n(D) Most elderly people who participate in religious holidays have different reasons for participating than young people do.<br \/>\n(E) Many religions have important holidays in the spring and fall, seasons with the lowest death rates for elderly people.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/cr-elderly-people-who-practice-a-religion-67532.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) What is the last digit of ? 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