{"id":19748,"date":"2013-07-29T02:00:31","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T09:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=19748"},"modified":"2013-07-17T16:08:35","modified_gmt":"2013-07-17T23:08:35","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-july-29-counting-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-july-29-counting-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (July 29): Counting and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The choir consists of 5 boys and 6 girls. In how many ways can the singers be arranged in a row, so that all the boys are together? Do not differentiate between arrangements that are obtained by swapping two boys or two girls.<\/p>\n<p>(A) 120<br \/>\n(B) 30<br \/>\n(C) 24<br \/>\n(D) 11<br \/>\n(E) 7<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/choir-of-5-boys-and-6-girls-75428.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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From these definitions we can infer that...<\/p>\n<p>(A) Every circular argument is valid as long as its premises are true.<br \/>\n(B) Every valid argument is circular.<br \/>\n(C) No circular argument is valid.<br \/>\n(D) Some circular arguments are valid, and some are not.<br \/>\n(E) Some circular arguments are not valid, and some valid arguments are not circular. <\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/cr-circular-argument-66352.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#fff;color:#fff\">- A -<\/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) The choir consists of 5 boys and 6 girls. 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