{"id":17552,"date":"2013-03-29T02:00:08","date_gmt":"2013-03-29T09:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=17552"},"modified":"2013-03-27T18:07:42","modified_gmt":"2013-03-28T01:07:42","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-mar-29-rate-problem-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-mar-29-rate-problem-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Mar 29): Rate Problem and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two trains continuously travel between Washington DC and Baltimore, which is 120 miles away. They start simultaneously, train A at Washington and train B at Baltimore, and run at 30 and 90 mph respectively. The station turnaround times are negligible. What is the distance between the point where the trains meet for the first time and the point where they meet for the second time?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 0<br \/>\n(B) 30 miles<br \/>\n(C) 60 miles<br \/>\n(D) 90 miles<br \/>\n(E) 120 miles<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m03-09-ps-trains-71044.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#fff;color:#fff\">- B -<\/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\">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\">Get a free profile evaluation from Manhattan Review on the GMAT Club forum.  <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/manhattan-review-discount\/?fl=twitter\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>And save 20% via GMAT Club!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">MBA Admissions Consulting School Package Discount:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/mba-prep-school-discounts\/?fl=twitter\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>$100 from MBA Prep School only at GMAT Club.<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 0px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">MBA Admit Consulting: 2-For-1 Gold Package Special for 1 on 1 consulting. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/mbaadmit-special-discount-through-gmat-club\/?fl=twitter\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Sign up here.<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verbal (SC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Art historians are using a process known as infrared scanning in analyzing the Mona Lisa to determine <span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">if it has been altered since completion and if Leonardo da Vinci first sketched the figure in black, as done<\/span> by many artists of the time. <\/p>\n<p>(A) if it has been altered since completion and if Leonardo da Vinci first sketched the figure in black, as done<br \/>\n(B) if it had been altered since completion and if Leonardo da Vinci first sketched the figure in black, a practice employed<br \/>\n(C) whether it has been altered since completion and whether Leonardo da Vinci first sketched the figure in black, a practice employed<br \/>\n(D) whether it was altered since completion and whether Leonardo da Vinci first sketched the figure in black, as was done<br \/>\n(E) whether it had been altered since completion and whether Leonardo da Vinci first sketched the figure in black, a practice done<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/art-historians-are-using-a-process-known-as-infrared-76856.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<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:\/\/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) Two trains continuously travel between Washington DC and Baltimore, which is 120 miles away. 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