{"id":26187,"date":"2014-11-13T02:00:10","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T09:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=26187"},"modified":"2014-11-07T21:48:57","modified_gmt":"2014-11-08T04:48:57","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-nov-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-nov-13\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Nov 13)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each shelf of a bookcase contains 24 books. If the librarian took out 42 books and rearranged the remaining books so that all shelves but one contained 16 books and the last shelf contained 22 books, how many shelves does the bookcase have?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 4<br \/>\n(B) 5<br \/>\n(C) 6<br \/>\n(D) 8<br \/>\n(E) 9<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m25-101760.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#fff;color:#fff\">- C -<\/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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Only at GMAT Club.<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/mbaadmit-special-discount-through-gmat-club\/?fl=twitter\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"> <u>Learn more!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verbal <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each year, Carroll County gives an award to the town that has most increased the area of its green space in the past 12 months. To earn the zoning designation \u201cgreen space,\u201d a lot must produce less carbon than it absorbs. Examples of land that qualifies as green space include parks, cemeteries, office buildings with highly efficient cooling systems, and homes with large gardens. 55% of the town of Arlington is designated as green space, while 45% of Barrington is designated as green space. Arlington officials have passed an ordinance declaring that any new office buildings built in Arlington in the next 12 months must have highly efficient cooling systems. Barrington officials have responded with a plan to open several new parks in the next 12 months. Barrington officials are confident that they will be ranked ahead of Arlington in the competition for the Carroll County award.<\/p>\n<p>Which of the following, if true, would most justify the officials\u2019 confidence that Barrington will beat Arlington in the award rankings?<\/p>\n<p>(A) Barrington\u2019s new parks will increase its green space by 30%, while Arlington\u2019s new office buildings will increase its green space by only 15%.<\/p>\n<p>(B) Arlington\u2019s additional green space will not exceed 80% of Barrington\u2019s additional green space.<\/p>\n<p>(C) Arlington\u2019s new office buildings will constitute 10% of its existing green space, while Barrington\u2019s new parks will constitute 20% of its existing green space.<\/p>\n<p>(D) The area of Arlington is no larger than that of Barrington.<\/p>\n<p>(E) Barrington\u2019s new parks will bring its percentage of green space to 65%, while Arlington\u2019s new office buildings will bring its percentage of green space to only 60%.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/ragct-day-4-each-year-carroll-county-gives-an-award-181676.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<p><strong>Like these questions?<\/strong> Get the GMAT Club question collection: <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/tests\/\">online at GMAT Club<\/a> OR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fentity%2FGMAT-Club%2FB0048PPF3U%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Dntt_athr_dp_pel_1&tag=gmatclub-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957\">on your Kindle<\/a> OR <a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=PJTlq5NYqfE&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=blog&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Fgmat-toolkit%252Fid328345537%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30\">on your iPhone\/iPad<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/gmat-tests\/\"><strong>Browse all GMAT Questions of the Day<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to GMAT Question of the Day:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=GMAT-Question-of-the-day&amp;loc=en_US\">E-mail<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/GMAT-Question-of-the-day\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Math Each shelf of a bookcase contains 24 books. 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