{"id":5602,"date":"2010-12-21T03:00:07","date_gmt":"2010-12-21T11:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=5602"},"modified":"2010-12-20T04:23:49","modified_gmt":"2010-12-20T12:23:49","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-dec-21-rate-problem-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-dec-21-rate-problem-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Dec 21): Rate Problem and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What is the ratio of the area of a TV screen with a diagonal of 18'' to that of a screen with a diagonal of 15''?<\/p>\n<p>1. The ratio of width to length is the same for both screens.<br \/>\n2. 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