{"id":40710,"date":"2018-02-12T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=40710"},"modified":"2018-02-10T16:14:27","modified_gmt":"2018-02-10T23:14:27","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-february-12-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-february-12-2\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (February 12)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Circles <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?X\" alt=\"X\" class=\"latex\"> and <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?Y\" alt=\"Y\" class=\"latex\"> are concentric. If the radius of circle <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?X\" alt=\"X\" class=\"latex\"> is three times that of circle <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?Y\" alt=\"Y\" class=\"latex\">, what is the probability that a point selected inside circle <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?X\" alt=\"X\" class=\"latex\"> at random will be outside circle <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?Y\" alt=\"Y\" class=\"latex\">?<\/p>\n<p>A. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B3%7D\" alt=\"\\frac{1}{3}\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nB. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Cfrac%7B%5Cpi%7D%7B3%7D\" alt=\"\\frac{\\pi}{3}\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nC. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Cfrac%7B%5Cpi%7D%7B2%7D\" alt=\"\\frac{\\pi}{2}\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nD. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Cfrac%7B5%7D%7B6%7D\" alt=\"\\frac{5}{6}\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nE. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%5Cfrac%7B8%7D%7B9%7D\" alt=\"\\frac{8}{9}\" class=\"latex\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m22-184327.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong>\u00a0- <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">E<\/span> -\u00a0(click and drag your mouse to see the answer)<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/zw9oYW\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/MathRevQoDbanner728x90.jpg\" alt=\"Math Revolution\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verbal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Under high pressure and intense heat, graphite, the most stable form of pure carbon, changes into the substance commonly referred to as diamond and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">remaining this way whether or not<\/span> the heat and pressure are removed.<\/p>\n<p>(A) remaining this way whether or not<\/p>\n<p>(B) remaining like that even as<\/p>\n<p>(C) remaining as such whether or not<\/p>\n<p>(D) remains in this way although<\/p>\n<p>(E) remains thus even when<\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;According to scholars, the earliest writing was probably not a direct rendering of speech, but was more likely to begin as a separate and distinct symbolic system of communication, and only later merged with spoken language.\\n\\n(A) was more likely to begin as\\n(B) more than likely began as\\n(C) more than likely beginning from\\n(D) it was more than likely begun from\\n(E) it was more likely that it began\\n\\nOA: B&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;12&quot;:0}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/qotd-under-high-pressure-and-intense-heat-graphite-the-most-stable-259104.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Correct Answer<\/strong>\u00a0- <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">C<\/span>\u00a0-\u00a0(click and drag your mouse to see the answer)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Like these questions?<\/strong>\u00a0Get the\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/tests-beta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/tests-beta\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1494346763458000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGPuQLeF_71bLsXGDQ7KbNaq3jUAA\">GMAT Club Quizzes and CAT\u2019s<\/a><\/b><\/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>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=GMAT-Question-of-the-day&amp;loc=en_US\">E-mail<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/GMAT-Question-of-the-day\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Math &nbsp; Circles and are concentric. 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