{"id":23212,"date":"2014-03-20T02:00:02","date_gmt":"2014-03-20T09:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=23212"},"modified":"2014-03-14T06:45:11","modified_gmt":"2014-03-14T13:45:11","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-march-20-probability-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-march-20-probability-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (March 20): Probability and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are 6 cards numbered from 1 to 6. They are placed into a box, and then one is drawn and put back and then another card is drawn and put back. What is the probability that one of the cards was 5 if the sum of the two was 8?<\/p>\n

(A) 1
\n(B) \\frac{2}{3}
\n(C) \\frac{1}{2}
\n(D) \\frac{2}{5}
\n(E) \\frac{1}{3}<\/p>\n

\nQuestion Discussion & Explanation<\/a>
\nCorrect Answer<\/strong> - D -<\/span> (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)\n<\/div>\n

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