{"id":19991,"date":"2013-08-06T02:00:58","date_gmt":"2013-08-06T09:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=19991"},"modified":"2013-08-05T07:35:34","modified_gmt":"2013-08-05T14:35:34","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-aug-6-word-problem-and-sentence-correction-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-aug-6-word-problem-and-sentence-correction-2\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Aug 6): Word Problem and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On any given Saturday, flights arrive at XYZ airport every hour, for 24 hours. The average number of flights arriving at XYZ airport on any Saturday is a multiple of 12. Is the total number of flights that arrived on a Saturday greater than 180?<\/p>\n<p>1. On the same Saturday, the median number of flight arrivals every hour is 17<br \/>\n2. On the same Saturday, the highest number of flight arrivals in an hour was 30<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m05-q30-76385.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<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\">Manhattan GMAT: 99 percentile teachers and superior curriculum at a more affordable price. 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