{"id":3471,"date":"2010-06-18T03:00:34","date_gmt":"2010-06-18T11:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=3471"},"modified":"2010-06-18T02:41:05","modified_gmt":"2010-06-18T10:41:05","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-jun-18-counting-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-jun-18-counting-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Jun 18): Counting and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How many three-digit integers are not divisible by 3 ?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 599<br \/>\n(B) 600<br \/>\n(C) 601<br \/>\n(D) 602<br \/>\n(E) 603<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m16-74052.html\">OA and Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verbal (CR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Analyst: The pace of technological development brings a constant stream of new devices to the market, and many of them enjoy commercial success. But announcing new technology too soon after the introduction of a successful device can backfire. Once consumers hear about the new device, they may stop buying the one currently on sale. So, if a company wishes to announce the upcoming sale of a new device, it should wait until purchases of the old device have begun to decline.<\/p>\n<p>Which of the following, if true, would best support the analyst's main assertion?<\/p>\n<p>(A) New technology often becomes less expensive after an initial surge in sales.<br \/>\n(B) Media outlets, such as television programs and magazines, often report on the planned introduction of new devices while the sales of old devices are still strong.<br \/>\n(C) Many consumers are unable to determine whether new technology is superior to current technology.<br \/>\n(D) Surveys have shown that some consumers make only one or two technology purchases per year, whereas others make more frequent purchases.<br \/>\n(E) Consumers tend to be loyal to technology companies whose products they enjoy using.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/cr-tech-toys-64914.html\">OA and Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Math (PS) How many three-digit integers are not divisible by 3 ? (A) 599 (B) 600 (C) 601 (D) 602 (E) 603 OA and Explanation Verbal (CR) Analyst: The pace&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[152],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gmat-tests","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3471"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3473,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3471\/revisions\/3473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}