{"id":22755,"date":"2014-02-04T02:00:55","date_gmt":"2014-02-04T09:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=22755"},"modified":"2014-01-31T17:48:09","modified_gmt":"2014-02-01T00:48:09","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-feb-4-algebra-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-feb-4-algebra-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Feb 4): Algebra and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gold depreciated at a rate of <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=X%5C%25&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='X\\%' title='X\\%' class='latex' \/> per year between 2000 and 2005. If 1 kg of gold cost <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=S&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='S' title='S' class='latex' \/> dollars in 2001 and <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=T&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='T' title='T' class='latex' \/> dollars in 2003, how much did it cost in 2002?<\/p>\n<p>(A) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=T%5Cfrac%7BS%7D%7B2%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='T\\frac{S}{2}' title='T\\frac{S}{2}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(B) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=T%5Csqrt%7B%5Cfrac%7BT%7D%7BS%7D%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='T\\sqrt{\\frac{T}{S}}' title='T\\sqrt{\\frac{T}{S}}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(C) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=T%5Csqrt%7BS%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='T\\sqrt{S}' title='T\\sqrt{S}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(D) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=T%5Cfrac%7BS%7D%7B%5Csqrt%7BT%7D%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='T\\frac{S}{\\sqrt{T}}' title='T\\frac{S}{\\sqrt{T}}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(E) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Csqrt%7BST%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\sqrt{ST}' title='\\sqrt{ST}' class='latex' \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m25-q-75939.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#000;color:#000\">- 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\">Manhattan GMAT: 99 percentile teachers and superior curriculum at a more affordable price. 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