{"id":30202,"date":"2015-08-27T02:00:31","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T09:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=30202"},"modified":"2015-08-24T09:24:05","modified_gmt":"2015-08-24T16:24:05","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-august-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-august-27\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (August 27)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?x%20%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B6%7D\" alt=\"x = \\frac{1}{6}\" class=\"latex\">, which expression has the greatest value?<\/p>\n<p>A. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?x%5E%7B%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B3%7D%7D\" alt=\"x^{\\frac{1}{3}}\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nB. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Csqrt%7Bx%7D\" alt=\"\\sqrt{x}\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nC. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2x%7D\" alt=\"\\frac{1}{2x}\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nD. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Cfrac%7Bx%7D%7B0.03%7D\" alt=\"\\frac{x}{0.03}\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nE. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?x%5E%7B-3%7D\" alt=\"x^{-3}\" class=\"latex\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m05-183670.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color: #fff; color: #fff;\">- E\u00a0-<\/span>\u00a0(click and drag your mouse to see the answer)<\/p>\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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The auk\u2019s docile nature, it typically will not run from humans, and its delicious meat, as reputed by 19th century poachers,<\/p>\n<p>C. Because it exhibits a docile nature, it did not run away from humans, and it provided meat, reputed by 19th century poachers to be delicious, the auk<\/p>\n<p>D. Exhibiting a docile nature\u2014it will typically not run from humans\u2014and providing meat reputed by 19th century poachers to be delicious, the auk<\/p>\n<p>E. 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