{"id":32528,"date":"2016-03-28T02:00:19","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T09:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=32528"},"modified":"2016-03-25T16:48:52","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T23:48:52","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-march-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-march-28\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (March 28)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A chess player won 25 percent of the first 20 games he played and all of his remaining games. What is the ratio of the number of games he won to the number of the games he lost? (Assume there cannot be a draw in the game.)<\/p>\n<p>(1) If the player had won 25 percent of the total games he played, he would have lost 30 more games than he actually did.<\/p>\n<p>(2) The player won 75 percent of the games he played.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m09-183831.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color: #fff; color: #fff;\">- D\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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