{"id":1944,"date":"2010-01-15T03:00:24","date_gmt":"2010-01-15T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=1944"},"modified":"2010-01-15T03:00:27","modified_gmt":"2010-01-15T11:00:27","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-jan-15-probability-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-jan-15-probability-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Jan 15): Probability and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two sets are defined as follows:<\/p>\n<p><img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=A+%3D+%7B2%2C+3%2C+4%2C+4%2C+4%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='A = {2, 3, 4, 4, 4}' title='A = {2, 3, 4, 4, 4}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n<img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=B+%3D+%7B0%2C+1%2C+2%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='B = {0, 1, 2}' title='B = {0, 1, 2}' class='latex' \/><\/p>\n<p>If a number is taken from set <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=A&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='A' title='A' class='latex' \/> at random and another number is taken from set <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=B&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='B' title='B' class='latex' \/> at random, what is the probability that the sum of these numbers is a prime integer?<\/p>\n<p>(A) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B15%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{1}{15}' title='\\frac{1}{15}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(B) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B2%7D%7B15%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{2}{15}' title='\\frac{2}{15}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(C) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B5%7D%7B15%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{5}{15}' title='\\frac{5}{15}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(D) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B7%7D%7B15%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{7}{15}' title='\\frac{7}{15}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(E) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B9%7D%7B15%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{9}{15}' title='\\frac{9}{15}' class='latex' \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/probability-problem-need-a-better-understanding-m08q05-66687.html\">OA and Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verbal (SC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>People can debate the aesthetic merits of these overwrought, disquieting, sometimes gruesome works of art, <span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">but no one can dispute their creators' mastery of the paintbrush as a blunt instrument.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>(A) but no one can dispute their creators' mastery of the paintbrush as a blunt instrument.<br \/>\n(B) but none can dispute their creators' mastery of the paintbrush as a blunt instrument.<br \/>\n(C) but not a one can dispute their creators' mastery of the paintbrush as a blunt instrument.<br \/>\n(D) but no person can dispute their creators' mastery of the paintbrush as a blunt instrument.<br \/>\n(E)  but none can dispute to their creators' mastery of the paintbrush as a blunt instrument.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/sc-no-one-none-76508.html\">OA and Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Math (PS) Two sets are defined as follows: If a number is taken from set at random and another number is taken from set at random, what is the 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