{"id":5369,"date":"2010-12-10T03:00:27","date_gmt":"2010-12-10T11:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=5369"},"modified":"2010-12-09T07:35:04","modified_gmt":"2010-12-09T15:35:04","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-dec-10-word-problem-and-sentence-correction-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-dec-10-word-problem-and-sentence-correction-2\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Dec 10): Word Problem and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n

A corporation with 5,000,000 shares of publicly listed stock reported total earnings of $7.20 per share for the first 9 months of operation. During the final quarter the number of publicly listed shares was increased to 10,000,000 shares, and fourth quarter earnings were reported as $1.25 per share. What are the average annual earnings per share based on the number of shares at the end of the year?<\/p>\n

(A) 1.75
\n(B) 2.40
\n(C) 3.15
\n(D) 3.60
\n(E) 4.85<\/p>\n

OA and Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n

Verbal (SC)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even though the direct costs of malpractice disputes amounts to a sum lower<\/span> than one percent of the $541 billion the nation spent on health care last year, doctors say fear of lawsuits plays major role in health-care inflation.<\/p>\n

(A) amounts to a sum lower
\n(B) amounts to less
\n(C) amounted to less
\n(D) amounted to lower
\n(E) amounted to a lower sum<\/p>\n

OA and Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n

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