{"id":29023,"date":"2015-06-18T02:00:26","date_gmt":"2015-06-18T09:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=29023"},"modified":"2015-06-13T12:08:22","modified_gmt":"2015-06-13T19:08:22","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-june-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-june-18\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (June 18)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fanny and Alexander are 360 miles apart and are traveling in a straight line toward each other at a constant rate of 25 mph and 65 mph respectively, how far apart will they be exactly 1.5 hours before they meet?<\/p>\n<p>A. 135 miles<br \/>\nB. 90 miles<br \/>\nC. 70 miles<br \/>\nD. 65 miles<br \/>\nE. 25 miles<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m03-183621.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color: #fff; color: #fff;\">- A\u00a0-<\/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;\">e-GMAT\u2019s methods help non-natives improve on GMAT Verbal. $400 total savings @ GMAT Club. 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