{"id":28269,"date":"2015-04-27T02:00:21","date_gmt":"2015-04-27T09:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=28269"},"modified":"2015-04-23T14:37:01","modified_gmt":"2015-04-23T21:37:01","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-april-20-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-april-20-2\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (April 27)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What is the value of <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?x%5E2\" alt=\"x^2\" class=\"latex\">?<\/p>\n<p>(1)        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?x%20%3D%20%5Csqrt%7B2x%20-%201%7D\" alt=\"x = \\sqrt{2x - 1}\" class=\"latex\">     <\/p>\n<p>(2)        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?x%5E2%20%3D%20x%5E3\" alt=\"x^2 = x^3\" class=\"latex\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m02-183580.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color:#fff;color:#fff\">- A -<\/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\">GMAT below 720? 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The current level of job satisfaction among government office-seekers and office-holders<\/p>\n<p>C. The levels of competence and corruption in American government service between 1950 and the present<\/p>\n<p>D. The number of Presidents assassinated since the passage of the Pendleton Act<\/p>\n<p>E. 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