{"id":19646,"date":"2013-07-17T02:00:28","date_gmt":"2013-07-17T09:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=19646"},"modified":"2013-07-11T12:08:04","modified_gmt":"2013-07-11T19:08:04","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-july-17-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-july-17-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning-2\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (July 17): Arithmetic and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How many distinct integers are factors of 90?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 6<br \/>\n(B) 8<br \/>\n(C) 9<br \/>\n(D) 10<br \/>\n(E) 12<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m02-72467.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\">e-GMAT\u2019s methods help non-natives improve on GMAT Verbal. $595 total savings @ GMAT Club. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/e-gmat-discount-coupon-code\/?fl=twitter\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Learn more.<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Magoosh GMAT - GMAT Prep that's as smart as you are. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/magoosh-gmat-discount\/?fl=twitter\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Save $350 on Magoosh through GMAT Club.<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">With 140+ collective years of admissions experience, Accepted has been helping applicants gain admission to top MBA programs for almost 20 years! <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/accepted-com-discounts-at-gmat-club\/?fl=menu\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Learn more.<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 0px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Crazy sale Admissionado: $100 off Bootcamps and Workshops! 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Knowing that cotton plants mature quickly, many soybean growers in Ortovia plan to cease growing soybeans and begin raising cotton instead, thereby taking advantage of the high price of cotton to increase their income significantly, at least over the next several years.<\/p>\n<p>Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the plan\u2019s chances for success?<\/p>\n<p>(A) The cost of raising soybeans has increased significantly over the past several years and is expected to continue to climb.<br \/>\n(B) Tests of a newly developed, inexpensive pesticide have shown it to be both environmentally safe and effective against the insects that have infested cotton crops.<br \/>\n(C) In the past several years, there has been no sharp increase in the demand for cotton and for goods made out of cotton.<br \/>\n(D) Few consumers would be willing to pay significantly higher prices for cotton goods than they are now paying.<br \/>\n(E) The species of insect that has infested cotton plants has never been known to attack soybean plants.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/cr-insect-infestation-65459.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<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) How many distinct integers are factors of 90? 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