{"id":30832,"date":"2015-10-15T02:00:08","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T09:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=30832"},"modified":"2015-10-11T13:37:59","modified_gmt":"2015-10-11T20:37:59","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-october-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-october-15\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (October 15)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first flight out of Phoenix airport had a late departure. If the next three flights departed on-time, how many subsequent flights need to depart from Phoenix on-time, for the airport's on-time departure rate to be higher than 90%?<\/p>\n<p>A. 6<br \/>\nB. 7<br \/>\nC. 9<br \/>\nD. 10<br \/>\nE. 11<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m06-183700.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color: #fff; color: #fff;\">- B -<\/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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