{"id":31570,"date":"2015-12-17T02:00:52","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T09:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=31570"},"modified":"2015-12-13T20:49:12","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T03:49:12","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-december-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-december-17\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (December 17)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If Ben were to lose the championship, Mike would be the winner with a probability of <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B4%7D\" alt=\"\\frac{1}{4}\" class=\"latex\">, and Rob - <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B3%7D\" alt=\"\\frac{1}{3}\" class=\"latex\"> . If the probability of Ben being the winner is <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B7%7D\" alt=\"\\frac{1}{7}\" class=\"latex\">, what is the probability that either Mike or Rob will win the championship? Assume that there can be only one winner.<\/p>\n<p>A. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B12%7D\" alt=\"\\frac{1}{12}\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nB. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B7%7D\" alt=\"\\frac{1}{7}\" 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%7B7%7D%7B12%7D\" alt=\"\\frac{7}{12}\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nE. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Cfrac%7B6%7D%7B7%7D\" alt=\"\\frac{6}{7}\" class=\"latex\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m07-183746.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color: #fff; color: #fff;\">- C\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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