{"id":41566,"date":"2018-05-04T02:00:50","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T09:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=41566"},"modified":"2018-05-05T10:25:49","modified_gmt":"2018-05-05T17:25:49","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-may-4-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-may-4-4\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (May 4)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Math<\/strong><\/p>\n

If \"x\", \"y\", and \"z\" are positive integers, is \"x\" percent of \"y\" greater than \"y\" percent of \"z\"?<\/p>\n

(1) \"z<\/p>\n

(2) \"x<\/p>\n

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Question Discussion & Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n

Correct Answer<\/strong>\u00a0- B<\/span>\u00a0-\u00a0(click and drag your mouse to see the answer)<\/p>\n

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Verbal<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since the mayor\u2019s publicity campaign for Greenville\u2019s bus service began six months ago, morning automobile traffic into the midtown area of the city has decreased seven percent. During the same period, there has been an equivalent rise in the number of persons riding buses into the midtown area. Obviously, the mayor\u2019s publicity campaign has convinced many people to leave their cars at home and ride the bus to work..<\/p>\n

Which of the following, if true, casts the most serious doubt on the conclusion drawn above?<\/p>\n

(A) Fares for all bus routes in Greenville have risen an average of five percent during the past six months.
\n(B) The mayor of Greenville rides the bus to City Hall in the city\u2019s midtown area.
\n(C) Road reconstruction has greatly reduced the number of lanes available to commuters in major streets leading to the midtown area during the past six months.
\n(D) The number of buses entering the midtown area of Greenville during the morning hours is exactly the same now as it was one year ago.
\n(E) Surveys show that longtime bus riders are no more satisfied with the Greenville bus service than they were before the mayor\u2019s publicity campaign began<\/p>\n

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Question Discussion & Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n

Correct Answer<\/strong>\u00a0- C<\/span>\u00a0-\u00a0(click and drag your mouse to see the answer)<\/p>\n

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