{"id":6151,"date":"2011-01-31T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-31T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=6151"},"modified":"2011-01-31T06:41:03","modified_gmt":"2011-01-31T14:41:03","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-jan-31-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-jan-31-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Jan 31): Arithmetic and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Series <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=A%28n%29&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='A(n)' title='A(n)' class='latex' \/> is such that <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=A%28n%29+%3D+%5Cfrac%7BA%28n-1%29%7D%7Bn%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='A(n) = \\frac{A(n-1)}{n}' title='A(n) = \\frac{A(n-1)}{n}' class='latex' \/> . How many elements of the series are bigger than <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{1}{2}' title='\\frac{1}{2}' class='latex' \/>?<\/p>\n<p>   1. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=A%282%29+%3D+5&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='A(2) = 5' title='A(2) = 5' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n   2. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=A%281%29+-+A%282%29+%3D+5&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='A(1) - A(2) = 5' title='A(1) - A(2) = 5' class='latex' \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m15-71960.html\">OA and Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: rgb(227, 108, 10); border-top: 4px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 5px; margin-left: 20px; font-size: 15px; font-family: Gergia,serif;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 19px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px\">GMAT Daily Deals<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">&sect; Receive a $200 rebate from Kaplan, plus GMAT Club discount of $150 when you enroll in a course by Jan. 31, 2011. <a href=\"https:\/\/budurl.com\/Kaplan200\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">&sect; GMAT Club Exclusive Offer -- Knewton full course 50% off. <a href=\"https:\/\/budurl.com\/knewton50\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verbal (CR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Medical education in the United States has focused almost exclusively on curative medicine, while preventive care has been given scant attention. This is misguided. Medical schools should invest as much time in teaching their students how to prevent illness as in teaching them how to cure it.<\/p>\n<p>Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument above?<\/p>\n<p>(A) Many contagious diseases can be prevented with vaccines.<br \/>\n(B) In 1988, for every three cents the United States spent on prevention, it spent 97 cents on curative treatment.<br \/>\n(C) The number of students enrolled in medical school is the highest it has ever been.<br \/>\n(D) More people die each year from disease than from accidental causes.<br \/>\n(E) As the population grows, the number of doctors in certain specialties has not been keeping pace.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/cr-medical-education-76120.html\">OA and Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Like these questions?<\/strong> Get the GMAT Club question collection: <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/tests\/\">online at GMAT Club<\/a> OR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fentity%2FGMAT-Club%2FB0048PPF3U%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Dntt_athr_dp_pel_1&tag=gmatclub-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957\">on your Kindle<\/a> OR <a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=PJTlq5NYqfE&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Fgmat-toolkit%252Fid328345537%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30\">on your iPhone\/iPad<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Math (DS) Series is such that . 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