{"id":23742,"date":"2014-05-06T02:00:09","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T09:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=23742"},"modified":"2014-05-01T20:11:40","modified_gmt":"2014-05-02T03:11:40","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-may-6-word-problem-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-may-6-word-problem-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (May 6): Word Problem and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This year, the sum of ages of the Perkins family members is 78. Currently, there are 4 members: husband, wife, daughter, and son. The husband is 4 years older than the wife. The daughter is two years older than the son. If the husband is 7 times older than the son, how old is the daughter?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 5<br \/>\n(B) 7<br \/>\n(C) 10<br \/>\n(D) 13<br \/>\n(E) 14<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/age-problem-m03q13-74810.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\">Manhattan GMAT: 99 percentile teachers and superior curriculum at a more affordable price. 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