{"id":31765,"date":"2016-01-14T02:00:29","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T09:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=31765"},"modified":"2016-01-10T20:22:06","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T03:22:06","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-january-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-january-14\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (January 14)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Among 200 people, 56% like strawberry jam, 44% like apple jam, and 40% like raspberry jam. If 30% of the people like both strawberry and apple jam, what is the largest possible number of people who like raspberry jam but do not like either strawberry or apple jam?<\/p>\n<p>A. 20<br \/>\nB. 60<br \/>\nC. 80<br \/>\nD. 86<br \/>\nE. 92<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m08-183779.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color: #fff; color: #fff;\">- B\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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