{"id":24759,"date":"2014-07-17T02:00:55","date_gmt":"2014-07-17T09:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=24759"},"modified":"2014-07-11T06:44:05","modified_gmt":"2014-07-11T13:44:05","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-july-17-word-problem-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-july-17-word-problem-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (July 17): Word Problem and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kate and David each have $10. Together they flip a coin 5 times. Every time the coin lands on heads, Kate gives David $1. Every time the coin lands on tails, David gives Kate $1. After the coin is flipped 5 times, what is the probability that Kate has more than $10 but less than $15.<\/p>\n<p>(A) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B5%7D%7B16%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{5}{16}' title='\\frac{5}{16}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(B) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B15%7D%7B32%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{15}{32}' title='\\frac{15}{32}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(C) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{1}{2}' title='\\frac{1}{2}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(D) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B21%7D%7B32%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{21}{32}' title='\\frac{21}{32}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(E) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B11%7D%7B16%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{11}{16}' title='\\frac{11}{16}' class='latex' \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m05-q17-probability-combination-70384.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\">Veritas Prep has worked  with over 50K students at over 90 locations worldwide.  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