{"id":23276,"date":"2014-03-27T02:00:07","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T09:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=23276"},"modified":"2014-03-21T13:36:14","modified_gmt":"2014-03-21T20:36:14","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-march-27-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-march-27-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (March 27): Arithmetic and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Which expression is the greatest?<\/p>\n<p>(A) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B1876452%7D%7B1876455%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{1876452}{1876455}' title='\\frac{1876452}{1876455}' class='latex' \/><\/p>\n<p>(B) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B1883456%7D%7B1883459%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{1883456}{1883459}' title='\\frac{1883456}{1883459}' class='latex' \/><\/p>\n<p>(C) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B1883491%7D%7B1883494%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{1883491}{1883494}' title='\\frac{1883491}{1883494}' class='latex' \/><\/p>\n<p>(D) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B1883446%7D%7B1883449%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{1883446}{1883449}' title='\\frac{1883446}{1883449}' class='latex' \/><\/p>\n<p>(E) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B1883453%7D%7B1883456%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{1883453}{1883456}' title='\\frac{1883453}{1883456}' class='latex' \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/which-expression-is-the-greatest-m07q16-75697.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#fff;color:#fff\">- C -<\/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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Historians explain this increase as the result of an area opening up as a new source of ivory and argue on this basis that the important medieval trade between North Africa and East Africa began at this period.<\/p>\n<p>Each of following, if true, provides some support for the historians\u2019 account described<br \/>\nabove EXCEPT:<\/p>\n<p>(A) In East Africa gold coins from Mediterranean North Africa have been found at a tenth-century site but at no earlier sites.<br \/>\n(B) The many surviving letters of pre-tenth-century North African merchants include no mention of business transactions involving East Africa.<br \/>\n(C) Excavations in East Africa reveal a tenth-century change in architectural style to reflect North African patterns.<br \/>\n(D) Documents from Mediterranean Europe and North Africa that date back earlier than the tenth century show knowledge of East African animals.<br \/>\n(E) East African carvings in a style characteristic of the tenth century depict seagoing vessels very different from those used by local sailors but of a type common in the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/elephant-ivory-artifacts-on-the-mediterranean-78367.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#fff;color:#fff\">- D -<\/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) Which expression is the greatest? 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