{"id":30913,"date":"2015-10-19T02:00:43","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T09:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=30913"},"modified":"2015-10-18T22:32:02","modified_gmt":"2015-10-19T05:32:02","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-october-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-october-19\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (October 19)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If equation <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%7Cx%7C%20%2B%20%7Cy%7C%20%3D%205\" alt=\"|x| + |y| = 5\" class=\"latex\"> encloses a certain region on the graph, what is the area of that region?<\/p>\n<p>A. 5<br \/>\nB. 10<br \/>\nC. 25<br \/>\nD. 50<br \/>\nE. 100<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m06-183702.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: #fff; color: #fff;\">- D -<\/span> (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)<\/p>\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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