{"id":18953,"date":"2013-06-11T02:00:02","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T09:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=18953"},"modified":"2013-06-08T15:01:15","modified_gmt":"2013-06-08T22:01:15","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-june-11-word-problem-and-sentence-correction-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-june-11-word-problem-and-sentence-correction-2\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (June 11): Word Problem and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the farmer sells 75 of his chickens, his stock of feed will last for 20 more days than planned, but if he buys 100 more chickens, he will run out of feed 15 days earlier than planned. If no chickens are sold or bought, the farmer will be exactly on schedule. how many chickens does he have?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 60<br \/>\n(B) 120<br \/>\n(C) 240<br \/>\n(D) 275<br \/>\n(E) 300<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/chickens-algebra-m08q13-57652.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<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 has worked  with over 50K students at over 90 locations worldwide.  <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/veritas-prep-discount\/?fl=twitter\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Save $835 at GMAT Club!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; 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