{"id":28820,"date":"2015-06-09T02:00:04","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T09:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=28820"},"modified":"2015-06-04T14:33:21","modified_gmt":"2015-06-04T21:33:21","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-june-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-june-9\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (June 9)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The sequence <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?a_1\" alt=\"a_1\" class=\"latex\">, <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?a_2\" alt=\"a_2\" class=\"latex\">, ..., <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?a_n\" alt=\"a_n\" class=\"latex\">, ... is such that <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?a_n%3Da_1%2B%28n-1%29d\" alt=\"a_n=a_1+(n-1)d\" class=\"latex\"> for all integers <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?n%20%5Cgt%201\" alt=\"n \\gt 1\" class=\"latex\"> and for some constant <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?d\" alt=\"d\" class=\"latex\">. If the sum of the second and the fifth terms of the sequence is 8 and the sum of the third and the seventh terms is 14, what is the first term of the sequence?<\/p>\n<p>A. 3<br \/>\nB. 2<br \/>\nC. 1<br \/>\nD. -1<br \/>\nE. -3<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m03-183614.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)<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #8db3e2; border-top: 4px solid #000000; border-bottom: 4px solid #000000; padding: 5px; margin-left: 20px; font-size: 15px; font-family: Gergia,serif; font-weight: bold;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 19px; color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px;\">GMAT Daily Deals<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: #ffffff; list-style-type: disc;\">Manhattan GMAT: 99 percentile teachers and superior curriculum at a more affordable price. 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