{"id":40711,"date":"2018-02-13T02:00:28","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T09:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=40711"},"modified":"2018-02-12T18:14:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T01:14:09","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-february-13-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-february-13-2\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (February 13)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What is the units digit of <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?3%5E%7B987%7D\" alt=\"3^{987}\" class=\"latex\">?<\/p>\n<p>A. 1<br \/>\nB. 3<br \/>\nC. 6<br \/>\nD. 7<br \/>\nE. 9<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m22-184328.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Correct Answer<\/strong>\u00a0- <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">D<\/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<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--><\/style>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;The tobacco industry is still profitable and projections are that it will remain so. In the United States this year, the total amount of tobacco sold by tobacco-farmers has increased, even though the number of adults who smoke has decreased.\\n\\nEach of the following, if true, could explain the simultaneous increase in tobacco sales and decrease in the number of adults who smoke EXCEPT:\\n\\nA. During this year, the number of women who have begun to smoke is greater than the number of men who have quit smoking\\n\\nB. The number of teen-age children who have begun to smoke this year is greater than the number of adults who have quit smoking during the same period\\n\\nC. During this year, the number of nonsmokers who have begun to use chewing tobacco or snuff is greater than the number of people who have quit smoking\\n\\nD. The people who have continued to smoke consume more tobacco per person than they did in the past\\n\\nE. More of the cigarettes made in the United States this year were exported to other countries than was the case last year.\\n\\nOA: A&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:769,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">The tobacco industry is still profitable and projections are that it will remain so. In the United States this year, the total amount of tobacco sold by tobacco-farmers has increased, even though the number of adults who smoke has decreased.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Each of the following, if true, could explain the simultaneous increase in tobacco sales and decrease in the number of adults who smoke EXCEPT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. During this year, the number of women who have begun to smoke is greater than the number of men who have quit smoking<\/p>\n<p>B. The number of teen-age children who have begun to smoke this year is greater than the number of adults who have quit smoking during the same period<\/p>\n<p>C. During this year, the number of nonsmokers who have begun to use chewing tobacco or snuff is greater than the number of people who have quit smoking<\/p>\n<p>D. The people who have continued to smoke consume more tobacco per person than they did in the past<\/p>\n<p>E. More of the cigarettes made in the United States this year were exported to other countries than was the case last year.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/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-the-tobacco-industry-is-still-profitable-and-projections-are-259103.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Correct Answer<\/strong>\u00a0- <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">A<\/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 What is the units digit of ? 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