{"id":3461,"date":"2010-06-17T03:00:45","date_gmt":"2010-06-17T11:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=3461"},"modified":"2010-06-17T02:54:36","modified_gmt":"2010-06-17T10:54:36","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-jun-17-word-problem-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-jun-17-word-problem-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Jun 17): Word Problem and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n

If 10 dollars are equivalent to 24 francs and 12 pounds are equivalent to 36 francs, what is the pound equivalent of 95 dollars?<\/p>\n

(A) 58
\n(B) 64
\n(C) 68
\n(D) 76
\n(E) 82<\/p>\n

OA and Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n

Verbal (CR)<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a political system with only two major parties, the entrance of a third-party candidate into an election race damages the chances of only one of the two major candidates. The third-party candidate always attracts some of the voters who might otherwise have voted for one of the two major candidates, but not voters who support the other candidate. Since a third-party candidacy affects the two major candidates unequally, for reasons neither of them has any control over, the practice is unfair and should not be allowed.<\/p>\n

If the factual information in the passage above is true, which of the following can be most reliably inferred from it?<\/p>\n

(A) If the political platform of the third party is a compromise position between that of the two major parties, the third party will draw its voters equally from the two major parties.
\n(B) If, before the emergence of a third party, voters were divided equally between the two major parties, neither of the major parties is likely to capture much more than one-half of the vote.
\n(C) A third-party candidate will not capture the votes of new voters who have never voted for candidates of either of the two major parties.
\n(D) The political stance of a third party will be more radical than that of either of the two major parties.
\n(E) The founders of a third party are likely to be a coalition consisting of former leaders of the two major parties.<\/p>\n

OA and Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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