{"id":26623,"date":"2014-12-09T02:00:27","date_gmt":"2014-12-09T09:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=26623"},"modified":"2014-12-12T22:17:18","modified_gmt":"2014-12-13T05:17:18","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-dec-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-dec-9\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Dec 9)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?-1%20%5Clt%20x%20%5Clt%205\" alt=\"-1 \\lt x \\lt 5\" class=\"latex\"> then which of the following must be true?<\/p>\n<p>A.        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%7C3%20-%20x%7C%20%5Clt%20-3\" alt=\"|3 - x| \\lt -3\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nB.        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%7Cx%7C%20%5Clt%204\" alt=\"|x| \\lt 4\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nC.        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%7Cx%7C%20-%202%20%5Cgt%202\" alt=\"|x| - 2 \\gt 2\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nD.        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%7C2%20%2B%20x%7C%20%5Cgt%203\" alt=\"|2 + x| \\gt 3\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nE.        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%7Cx%20-%202%7C%20%5Clt%203\" alt=\"|x - 2| \\lt 3\" class=\"latex\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/d01-183475.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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