{"id":14843,"date":"2012-10-23T02:00:53","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T09:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=14843"},"modified":"2012-10-20T17:43:06","modified_gmt":"2012-10-21T00:43:06","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-oct-23-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-oct-23-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Oct 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=%5Cfrac%7B7%5E7%7D%7B7%5Ex%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{7^7}{7^x}' title='\\frac{7^7}{7^x}' class='latex' \/> an integer?<\/p>\n<p>1. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=0+%5Cle+x+%5Cle+7&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='0 \\le x \\le 7' title='0 \\le x \\le 7' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n2. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%7Cx%7C%3Dx%5E2&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='|x|=x^2' title='|x|=x^2' class='latex' \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m04-q26-77227.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation (Click and drag your mouse to see the correct answer)<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#fff;color:#fff\">- B -<\/span>\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 that's as smart as you are. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/magoosh-gmat-discount\/?fl=twitter\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Get up to $300 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: >12,000 applications over the past 5 yrs. Free all-access pass @ GMAT Club: <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/admissionado-discount\/?fl=twitter\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>$578 savings value. <\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verbal (CR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Studies have shown that <strong>people who keep daily diet records are far more successful at losing weight than people who don\u2019t keep track of what they eat.<\/strong> Researchers believe that many weight-loss efforts fail because people eat more calories than they intend to consume. One study followed a group of patients who reported that they could not lose weight when consuming only 1,200 calories a day. <strong>The study found that the group consumed, on average, 47% more than it claimed and exercised 51% less.<\/strong> In contrast, when dieters record what they eat, their actual consumption more closely matches their reported consumption.<\/p>\n<p>The two boldface portions in the argument above are best described by which of the following statements?<\/p>\n<p>(A) The first is a conclusion reached by researchers; the second is evidence that that conclusion is correct.<br \/>\n(B) The first is an explanation of why a certain theory is thought to be true; the second is an example of research results that support this theory.<br \/>\n(C) The first is an example illustrating the truth of a certain theory; the second is a competing theory.<br \/>\n(D) The first is a premise upon which the researchers base their opinion; the second illustrates that their opinion is correct.<br \/>\n(E) The first introduces a theory that the researchers have disproved; the second is the basis for the researchers\u2019 argument.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/cr-diet-records-69266.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<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 an integer? 1. 2. 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