{"id":15075,"date":"2012-10-29T02:00:59","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T09:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=15075"},"modified":"2012-10-26T17:49:14","modified_gmt":"2012-10-27T00:49:14","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-oct-29-counting-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-oct-29-counting-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Oct 29): Counting and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In how many different ways can a group of 8 people be divided into 4 teams of 2 people each?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 90<br \/>\n(B) 105<br \/>\n(C) 168<br \/>\n(D) 420<br \/>\n(E) 2520<\/p>\n<p>Click and drag your mouse to see the answer.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m06q11-80504.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/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\">Veritas Prep: 99th percentile instructors, 90+ cities worldwide and <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/veritas-prep-discount\/?fl=twitter\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>$865 total savings via GMAT Club.<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">See the Magoosh GMAT success stories here. 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