{"id":42943,"date":"2018-08-10T02:00:14","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T09:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=42943"},"modified":"2018-08-04T15:21:10","modified_gmt":"2018-08-04T22:21:10","slug":"question-of-the-day-august-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/question-of-the-day-august-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Question of the Day (August 10)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Verbal<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Some buildings that were destroyed and heavily damaged in the earthquake last year were<\/span>\u00a0constructed in violation of the city's building code.<\/p>\n<p>(A) Some buildings that were destroyed and heavily damaged in the earthquake last year were<\/p>\n<p>(B) Some buildings that were destroyed or heavily damaged in the earthquake last year had been<\/p>\n<p>(C) Some buildings that were destroyed and heavily damaged in the earthquake last year have been<\/p>\n<p>(D) Last year the earthquake destroyed or heavily damaged some buildings that have been<\/p>\n<p>(E) Last year some of the buildings that were destroyed or heavily damaged in the earth quake had been<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/qotd-some-buildings-that-were-destroyed-and-heavily-damaged-244615.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Correct Answer<\/strong>\u00a0- <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">B<\/span>\u00a0-\u00a0(click and drag your mouse to see the answer)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Quant<\/h2>\n<p>If <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%7B-%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B3%7D%7D%20%5Cle%20%7Bx%7D%20%5Cle%20%7B-%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B5%7D%7D\" alt=\"{-\\frac{1}{3}} \\le {x} \\le {-\\frac{1}{5}}\" class=\"latex\"> and <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?%7B-%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%7D%20%5Cle%20%7By%7D%20%5Cle%20%7B-%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B4%7D%7D\" alt=\"{-\\frac{1}{2}} \\le {y} \\le {-\\frac{1}{4}}\" class=\"latex\">, what is the least value of <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?x%5E2%2Ay\" alt=\"x^2*y\" class=\"latex\"> possible?<\/p>\n<p>A. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?-%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B100%7D\" alt=\"-\\frac{1}{100}\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nB. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?-%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B50%7D\" alt=\"-\\frac{1}{50}\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nC. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?-%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B36%7D\" alt=\"-\\frac{1}{36}\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nD. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?-%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B18%7D\" alt=\"-\\frac{1}{18}\" class=\"latex\"><br \/>\nE. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/cgi-bin\/mimetex.cgi?-%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B6%7D\" alt=\"-\\frac{1}{6}\" class=\"latex\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m26-184457.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Correct Answer<\/strong>\u00a0- <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">D<\/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 CAT\u2019s<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Verbal Some buildings that were destroyed and heavily damaged in the earthquake last year were\u00a0constructed in violation of the city&#8217;s building code. 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