{"id":31623,"date":"2015-12-22T02:00:12","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T09:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=31623"},"modified":"2015-12-20T15:48:20","modified_gmt":"2015-12-20T22:48:20","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-december-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-december-22\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (December 22)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?x\" alt=\"x\" class=\"latex\"> and <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?y\" alt=\"y\" class=\"latex\"> are positive integers and <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%28%5Bfraction%5D1%2F7%5B%2Ffraction%5D%29%5Ex%2A%28%5Bfraction%5D1%2F8%5B%2Ffraction%5D%29%5E%7B12%7D%3D%28%5Bfraction%5D1%2F28%5B%2Ffraction%5D%29%5E%7B18y%7D\" alt=\"([fraction]1\/7[\/fraction])^x*([fraction]1\/8[\/fraction])^{12}=([fraction]1\/28[\/fraction])^{18y}\" class=\"latex\">, then what is the value of <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?y-x\" alt=\"y-x\" class=\"latex\">?<\/p>\n<p>A. -18<br \/>\nB. -17<br \/>\nC. 1<br \/>\nD. 17<br \/>\nE. 18<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m07-183750.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color: #fff; color: #fff;\">- C -<\/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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Therefore, the insurance company\u2019s plan should help reduce the number of accidents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assuming the statements above are true, which of the following can be inferred from them?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. The majority of accidents are caused by drivers who possess insurance.<\/p>\n<p>B. People who manage to consistently avoid car accidents are likely practicing defensive driving.<\/p>\n<p>C. Young males and other demographics known for disproportionately being involved in car accidents are less likely to practice defensive driving than other demographics.<\/p>\n<p>D. An individual who does not practice defensive driving is always more likely to get into a car accident than an individual who does practice defensive driving.<\/p>\n<p>E. 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