{"id":23208,"date":"2014-03-19T02:00:17","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T09:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=23208"},"modified":"2014-03-14T06:42:52","modified_gmt":"2014-03-14T13:42:52","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-march-19-work-problem-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-march-19-work-problem-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (March 19): Work Problem and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Robert can eat a 20 kg. bag of potatoes in 10 days. He and his wife Jane can eat the same bag in 7 days. How many days does it take Jane to eat a 20 kg. bag of potatoes by herself?<\/p>\n<p>(A) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=46%5Cfrac%7B2%7D%7B3%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='46\\frac{2}{3}' title='46\\frac{2}{3}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(B) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=23%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B3%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='23\\frac{1}{3}' title='23\\frac{1}{3}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(C) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=17&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='17' title='17' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(D) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=12&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='12' title='12' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(E) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=11%5Cfrac%7B2%7D%7B3%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='11\\frac{2}{3}' title='11\\frac{2}{3}' class='latex' \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/ps-potatoes-m04q05-51332.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\">Over 4 M students achieved educational & career goals thanks to Kaplan\u2019s unparalleled test prep courses. 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Mars, for example, has only very small moons, tilts at wildly fluctuating angles, and cannot support life. <\/p>\n<p>If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true on the basis of them? <\/p>\n<p>(A) If Mars had a sufficiently large nearby moon, Mars would be able to support life.<br \/>\n(B) If Earth\u2019s Moon were to leave Earth\u2019s orbit, Earth\u2019s climate would be unable to support life.<br \/>\n(C) Any planet with a stable, moderate axis tilt can support life.<br \/>\n(D) Gravitational influences other than moons have little or no effect on the magnitude of the tilt angle of either Earth\u2019s or Mars\u2019s axis.<br \/>\n(E) No planet that has more than one moon can support life.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/the-axis-of-earth-s-daily-rotation-is-tilted-with-respect-to-79385.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<p><strong>Like these questions?<\/strong> Get the GMAT Club question collection: <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/tests\/\">online at GMAT Club<\/a> OR <a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=PJTlq5NYqfE&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=blog&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Fgmat-toolkit%252Fid328345537%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30\">on your iPhone\/iPad<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/gmat-tests\/\"><strong>Browse all GMAT Questions of the Day<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to GMAT Question of the Day:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=GMAT-Question-of-the-day&amp;loc=en_US\">E-mail<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/GMAT-Question-of-the-day\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Math (PS) Robert can eat a 20 kg. bag of potatoes in 10 days. 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