{"id":23802,"date":"2014-05-13T02:00:26","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T09:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=23802"},"modified":"2014-05-09T17:19:49","modified_gmt":"2014-05-10T00:19:49","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-may-13-word-problem-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-may-13-word-problem-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (May 13): Word Problem and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A 10 liter mixture of cranberry juice and water contains juice and water in the ratio of 3 : 2. 5 liters of the mixture are removed and replaced with pure juice and the operation is repeated once more. At the end of the two removals and replacements, what is the ratio of juice to water in the resulting mixture?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 5 : 3<br \/>\n(B) 6 : 4<br \/>\n(C) 8 : 2<br \/>\n(D) 17 : 3<br \/>\n(E) 9 : 1<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m04-77884.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#fff;color:#fff\">- E -<\/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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