{"id":30107,"date":"2015-08-17T02:00:12","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T09:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=30107"},"modified":"2015-08-16T14:31:49","modified_gmt":"2015-08-16T21:31:49","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-august-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-august-17\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (August 17)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Cfrac%7B0.2%20%2A%2014%20-%20%5Cfrac%7B15%7D%7B3%7D%20%2B%2015%20%2A%20%5Cfrac%7B3%7D%7B90%7D%7D%7B8%20%2A%200.0125%7D%20%3D%20%3F\" alt=\"\\frac{0.2 * 14 - \\frac{15}{3} + 15 * \\frac{3}{90}}{8 * 0.0125} = ?\" class=\"latex\"><\/p>\n<p>A. 2<br \/>\nB. 1<br \/>\nC. 0<br \/>\nD. -1<br \/>\nE. -17<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m05-183662.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: #fff; color: #fff;\">- E\u00a0-<\/span> (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)<\/div>\n<div><\/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;\">Over 4 M students achieved educational &amp; career goals thanks to Kaplan\u2019s unparalleled test prep courses. 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