{"id":22984,"date":"2014-02-27T02:00:03","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T09:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=22984"},"modified":"2014-02-21T20:54:22","modified_gmt":"2014-02-22T03:54:22","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-feb-27-statistics-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-feb-27-statistics-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Feb 27): Statistics and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What is the mean of four consecutive even integers <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=a&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='a' title='a' class='latex' \/> , <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=b&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='b' title='b' class='latex' \/> , <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=c&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='c' title='c' class='latex' \/> , <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=d&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='d' title='d' class='latex' \/>? <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=a&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='a' title='a' class='latex' \/> is the smallest of the four integers.<\/p>\n<p>1. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=a+%2B+d+%3D+b+%2B+c&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='a + d = b + c' title='a + d = b + c' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n2. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=b+%2B+c+%3D+d+-+a&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='b + c = d - a' title='b + c = d - a' class='latex' \/> <\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m18-q14-needs-clarification-70373.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#fff;color:#fff\">- B -<\/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\">Veritas Prep has worked  with over 50K students at over 90 locations worldwide.  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