{"id":23202,"date":"2014-03-17T02:00:13","date_gmt":"2014-03-17T09:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=23202"},"modified":"2014-03-14T06:32:23","modified_gmt":"2014-03-14T13:32:23","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-mar-17-rate-problem-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-mar-17-rate-problem-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Mar 17): Rate Problem and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><\/strong><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two trains continuously travel between Washington DC and Baltimore, which is 120 miles away. They start simultaneously, train A at Washington and train B at Baltimore, and run at 30 and 90 mph respectively. The station turnaround times are negligible. What is the distance between the point where the trains meet for the first time and the point where they meet for the second time?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 0<br \/>\n(B) 30 miles<br \/>\n(C) 60 miles<br \/>\n(D) 90 miles<br \/>\n(E) 120 miles<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m03-09-ps-trains-71044.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\">Only Knewton Gmat prep gives you access to >3,400 GMAT practice questions, all online. 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