{"id":32769,"date":"2016-04-22T02:00:25","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T09:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=32769"},"modified":"2016-04-17T19:26:57","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T02:26:57","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-april-22-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-april-22-2\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (April 22)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What is the ratio of the area of a rectangular TV screen with a diagonal of 18'' to that of a rectangular screen with a diagonal of 15''?<\/p>\n<p>(1) The ratio of width to length is the same for both screens.<\/p>\n<p>(2) The width of the 18''-screen is 20% greater than that of the 15''-screen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m10-183850.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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Sign up for\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=PJTlq5NYqfE&amp;subid=&amp;offerid=216481.1&amp;type=10&amp;tmpid=9961&amp;RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kaptest.com%2Fgmat%2Fgmat-practice%2Ffree-gmat-practice-question-a-day\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0<\/span><u>Kaplan's Free Question a Day<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Verbal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Instead of blaming an automobile accident on driver error, insurance companies should first try to figure out why the error was made by analyzing flaws in road design, automobile designs and in criteria to determine eligibility for a driver's license. Only then will the insurance companies be able to effectively issue guidelines to prevent future accidents, instead of merely punishing the incidental driver.<\/p>\n<p>Which of the following is a presupposition of the argument above?<\/p>\n<p>A) Driver error is not a significant factor in most automobile accidents.<br \/>\nB) Automobile manufacturers should be the agents who investigate automobile accidents and not insurance companies.<br \/>\nC) Stricter government regulation of the automobile and highway construction industries would make automobile travel safer.<br \/>\nD) Investigation of automobile accidents should contribute to the prevention of future accidents.<br \/>\nE) Most drivers who make errors in driving repeat those errors unless they are retrained.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/instead-of-blaming-an-automobile-accident-on-driver-error-137260.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Correct Answer<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color: #fff; color: #fff;\">- E-<\/span> (click and drag your mouse to see the answer)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Like these questions?<\/strong> Get the GMAT Club question collection: <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/tests\/\">online at GMAT Club<\/a> OR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fentity%2FGMAT-Club%2FB0048PPF3U%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Dntt_athr_dp_pel_1&amp;tag=gmatclub-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957\">on your Kindle<\/a> OR <a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=PJTlq5NYqfE&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=blog&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Fgmat-toolkit%252Fid328345537%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30\">on your iPhone\/iPad<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/gmat-tests\/\"><strong>Browse all GMAT Questions of the Day<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to GMAT Question of the Day:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=GMAT-Question-of-the-day&amp;loc=en_US\">E-mail<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/GMAT-Question-of-the-day\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Math What is the ratio of the area of a rectangular TV screen with a diagonal of 18&#8221; to that of a rectangular screen with a diagonal of 15&#8221;? 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