{"id":14478,"date":"2012-09-24T02:00:35","date_gmt":"2012-09-24T09:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=14478"},"modified":"2012-09-19T11:10:10","modified_gmt":"2012-09-19T18:10:10","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-sept-24-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-sept-24-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Sept 24): Arithmetic and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How many of the three-digit numbers are divisible by 7?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 105<br \/>\n(B) 106<br \/>\n(C) 127<br \/>\n(D) 128<br \/>\n(E) 142<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m01-question-79061.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\">e-GMAT: Save up to $536 on the world\u2019s first prep course designed to help non-natives score higher on GMAT Verbal. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/e-gmat-discount-coupon-code\/?fl=twitter\" 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\">Magoosh GMAT: GMAT Prep with great features and immense content. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/magoosh-gmat-discount\/?fl=twitter\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u> Get up to $450 off via GMAT Club.<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Accepted: A long-standing track record and an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/accepted-com-discounts-at-gmat-club\/?fl=twitter\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Save big @ GMAT Club!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 0px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Admissionado: well over 12,000 applications over the past five years. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/admissionado-discount\/?fl=twitter\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Free all-access pass via GMAT Club.<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verbal (CR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The restaurant business wastes more energy than any other industry in the United States. 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At the same time, approximately 70 percent of restaurants in the United States are small businesses that are usually too cash poor to invest in energy-efficient technology.<\/p>\n<p>Which of the following statements draws the most reliable conclusion from the information above<\/p>\n<p>(A) The availability of energy-efficient equipment will reduce the energy costs of the restaurant industry by approximately 30 percent.<br \/>\n(B) No industry in the United States spends greater than $10 billion each year on energy.<br \/>\n(C) By using energy-efficient technology, a small restaurant will reduce its expenses by a greater percentage than will a large restaurant.<br \/>\n(D) Approximately $2 billion of the amount spent on energy each year by the restaurant industry is not squandered.<br \/>\n(E) The replacement of inefficient equipment represents the largest potential source of energy savings for the restaurant industry.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/cr-restaurant-business-68561.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#fff;color:#fff\">- E -<\/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) How many of the three-digit numbers are divisible by 7? 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