{"id":25825,"date":"2014-10-09T02:00:18","date_gmt":"2014-10-09T09:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=25825"},"modified":"2014-10-07T22:07:02","modified_gmt":"2014-10-08T05:07:02","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-oct-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-oct-9\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Oct 9)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A draining pipe can empty a pool in 4 hours. On a rainy day, when the pool is full, the draining pipe is opened and the pool is emptied in 6 hours. If rain inflow into the pool is 3 liters per hour, what is the capacity of the pool?<\/p>\n<p>A. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?9\" alt=\"9\" class=\"latex\"> liters<br \/>\nB. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?18\" alt=\"18\" class=\"latex\"> liters<br \/>\nC. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?27\" alt=\"27\" class=\"latex\"> liters<br \/>\nD. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?36\" alt=\"36\" class=\"latex\"> liters<br \/>\nE. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?45\" alt=\"45\" class=\"latex\"> liters<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m25-184411.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<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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