{"id":21595,"date":"2013-12-30T02:00:35","date_gmt":"2013-12-30T09:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=21595"},"modified":"2013-11-11T18:48:54","modified_gmt":"2013-11-12T01:48:54","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-dec-30-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-dec-30-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning-2\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Dec 30): Arithmetic and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What is <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D+%2B+%5Cbig%28%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%5Cbig%29%5E2+%2B+%5Cbig%28%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%5Cbig%29%5E3+%2B+%5Cdots+%2B+%5Cbig%28%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%5Cbig%29%5E%7B20%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{1}{2} + \\big(\\frac{1}{2}\\big)^2 + \\big(\\frac{1}{2}\\big)^3 + \\dots + \\big(\\frac{1}{2}\\big)^{20}' title='\\frac{1}{2} + \\big(\\frac{1}{2}\\big)^2 + \\big(\\frac{1}{2}\\big)^3 + \\dots + \\big(\\frac{1}{2}\\big)^{20}' class='latex' \/> between?<\/p>\n<p>(A) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{1}{2}' title='\\frac{1}{2}' class='latex' \/> and <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B2%7D%7B3%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{2}{3}' title='\\frac{2}{3}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(B) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B2%7D%7B3%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{2}{3}' title='\\frac{2}{3}' class='latex' \/> and <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B3%7D%7B4%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{3}{4}' title='\\frac{3}{4}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(C) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B3%7D%7B4%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{3}{4}' title='\\frac{3}{4}' class='latex' \/> and <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B9%7D%7B10%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{9}{10}' title='\\frac{9}{10}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(D) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B9%7D%7B10%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{9}{10}' title='\\frac{9}{10}' class='latex' \/> and <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B10%7D%7B9%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{10}{9}' title='\\frac{10}{9}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(E) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B10%7D%7B9%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{10}{9}' title='\\frac{10}{9}' class='latex' \/> and <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B3%7D%7B2%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{3}{2}' title='\\frac{3}{2}' class='latex' \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m17q5-72268.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#fff;color:#fff\">- D -<\/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\">Only Knewton Gmat prep gives you access to >3,400 GMAT practice questions, all online. 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