{"id":24869,"date":"2014-07-24T02:00:18","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T09:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=24869"},"modified":"2014-07-17T22:10:33","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T05:10:33","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-july-24-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-july-24-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (July 24): Arithmetic and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What is the value of <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=X&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='X' title='X' class='latex' \/> ?<\/p>\n<p>1. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=X&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='X' title='X' class='latex' \/> is a mode of <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5B3%2C+0%2C+1%2C+-1%2C+0%2C+5%2C+1%5D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='[3, 0, 1, -1, 0, 5, 1]' title='[3, 0, 1, -1, 0, 5, 1]' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n2. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=X&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='X' title='X' class='latex' \/> is neither positive nor negative<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/ds-mode-m05q32-69777.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)<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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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