{"id":20842,"date":"2013-10-03T02:00:53","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T09:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=20842"},"modified":"2013-09-27T11:28:47","modified_gmt":"2013-09-27T18:28:47","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-oct-3-arithmetic-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-oct-3-arithmetic-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Oct 3): Arithmetic and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n

A computer generated a sequence A of numbers using the following formula:
\nA_n = A_1 + (n-1)d<\/p>\n

d is the common difference between any two consecutive terms of the sequence A<\/p>\n

If the sum of the second and the fifth terms of the sequence is 8 and the sum of the third and the seventh terms is 14, what is the first term of the sequence?<\/p>\n

(A) 3
\n(B) 2
\n(C) 1
\n(D) -1
\n(E) -3<\/p>\n

\nQuestion Discussion & Explanation<\/a>
\nCorrect Answer<\/strong> - D -<\/span> (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)\n<\/div>\n

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GMAT Daily Deals<\/div>\n