{"id":15687,"date":"2012-12-04T02:00:31","date_gmt":"2012-12-04T09:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=15687"},"modified":"2012-11-29T12:41:49","modified_gmt":"2012-11-29T19:41:49","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-dec-4-word-problem-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-dec-4-word-problem-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Dec 4): Word Problem and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each shelf of a bookcase contains 24 books. If the librarian took out 42 books and rearranged the remaining books so that all shelves but one contained 16 books and the last shelf contained 22 books, how many shelves does the bookcase have?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 4<br \/>\n(B) 5<br \/>\n(C) 6<br \/>\n(D) 8<br \/>\n(E) 9<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m25-101760.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: Improve your score by 50 points or your money back.  <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/knewton-gmat-discount-coupon-code\/?fl=twitter\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Enroll now via GMAT Club & save $400.<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">GMAT below 720? 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