{"id":44867,"date":"2019-03-15T02:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T09:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=44867"},"modified":"2019-03-10T13:55:57","modified_gmt":"2019-03-10T20:55:57","slug":"question-of-the-day-march-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/question-of-the-day-march-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Question of the Day (March 15)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Quant<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/tests-beta\/resources\/import\/img\/m01-21.gif\" style=\"border:0px;\" alt=\"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Quant<\/h2>\n<p>[img]https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/tests-beta\/resources\/import\/img\/m01-21.gif[\/img]<\/p>\n<p>Is triangle ABC above an isosceles triangle?<\/p>\n<p>(1) Angle ACB is twice as large as angle ADC.<\/p>\n<p>(2) Angle ACB is twice as large as angle CAB.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m01-183532.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Correct Answer<\/strong>\u00a0-\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;\">Verbal<\/h2>\n<p>There is a great deal of geographical variation in the frequency of many surgical procedures\u2014up to tenfold variation per hundred thousand between different areas in the numbers of hysterectomies, prostatectomies, and tonsillectomies.<\/p>\n<p>To support a conclusion that much of the variation is due to unnecessary surgical procedure, it would be most important to establish which of the following?<\/p>\n<p>(A) A local board of review to each hospital examines the records of every operation to determine whether the surgical procedure was necessary.<br \/>\n(B) The variation is unrelated to factors (other than the surgical procedures themselves) that influence the incidence of diseases for which surgery might be considered.<br \/>\n(C) There are several categories of surgical procedure (other than hysterectomies, prostatectomies, and tonsillectomies) that are often performed unnecessarily.<br \/>\n(D) For certain surgical procedures, it is difficult to determine after the operation whether the procedures were necessary or whether alternative treatment would have succeeded.<br \/>\n(E) With respect to how often they are performed unnecessarily, hysterectomies, prostatectomies, and tonsillectomies are representative of surgical procedures in general.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/there-is-a-great-deal-of-geographical-variation-in-the-frequency-of-ma-1464.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Correct Answer<\/strong>\u00a0-\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">D<\/span>\u00a0-\u00a0(click and drag your mouse to see the answer)<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/this-history-of-responses-to-the-work-of-the-artist-sandro-botticelli-281066.html\"><strong>Bonus RC Question of the Day<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\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\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Is triangle ABC above an isosceles triangle?<\/p>\n<p>(1) Angle ACB is twice as large as angle ADC.<\/p>\n<p>(2) Angle ACB is twice as large as angle CAB.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m01-183532.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Correct Answer<\/strong>\u00a0-\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;\">Verbal<\/h2>\n<p>There is a great deal of geographical variation in the frequency of many surgical procedures\u2014up to tenfold variation per hundred thousand between different areas in the numbers of hysterectomies, prostatectomies, and tonsillectomies.<\/p>\n<p>To support a conclusion that much of the variation is due to unnecessary surgical procedure, it would be most important to establish which of the following?<\/p>\n<p>(A) A local board of review to each hospital examines the records of every operation to determine whether the surgical procedure was necessary.<br \/>\n(B) The variation is unrelated to factors (other than the surgical procedures themselves) that influence the incidence of diseases for which surgery might be considered.<br \/>\n(C) There are several categories of surgical procedure (other than hysterectomies, prostatectomies, and tonsillectomies) that are often performed unnecessarily.<br \/>\n(D) For certain surgical procedures, it is difficult to determine after the operation whether the procedures were necessary or whether alternative treatment would have succeeded.<br \/>\n(E) With respect to how often they are performed unnecessarily, hysterectomies, prostatectomies, and tonsillectomies are representative of surgical procedures in general.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/there-is-a-great-deal-of-geographical-variation-in-the-frequency-of-ma-1464.html\">Question Discussion &amp; Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Correct Answer<\/strong>\u00a0-\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">D<\/span>\u00a0-\u00a0(click and drag your mouse to see the answer)<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/this-history-of-responses-to-the-work-of-the-artist-sandro-botticelli-281066.html\"><strong>Bonus RC Question of the Day<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\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>Quant Is triangle ABC above an isosceles triangle? (1) Angle ACB is twice as large as angle ADC. (2) Angle ACB is twice as large as angle CAB. 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