{"id":30201,"date":"2015-08-26T02:00:24","date_gmt":"2015-08-26T09:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=30201"},"modified":"2015-08-24T09:20:25","modified_gmt":"2015-08-24T16:20:25","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-august-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-august-26\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (August 26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are 6 cards numbered from 1 to 6. They are placed into a box, and then one is drawn and put back. Then another card is drawn and put back. If the sum of the two cards was 8, what is the probability that one of the cards drawn was a 5?<\/p>\n<p>A. 1<br \/>\nB. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Cfrac%7B2%7D%7B3%7D\" alt=\"\\frac{2}{3}\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nC. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D\" alt=\"\\frac{1}{2}\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nD. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Cfrac%7B2%7D%7B5%7D\" alt=\"\\frac{2}{5}\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nE. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B3%7D\" alt=\"\\frac{1}{3}\" class=\"latex\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m05-183669.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color: #fff; color: #fff;\">- D\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;\">Veritas Prep has worked with over 50K students at over 90 locations worldwide. 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