{"id":6652,"date":"2011-03-22T02:00:03","date_gmt":"2011-03-22T10:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=6652"},"modified":"2011-03-22T03:04:07","modified_gmt":"2011-03-22T11:04:07","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-mar-22-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-mar-22-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Mar 22): Arithmetic and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=x&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='x' title='x' class='latex' \/> and <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=y&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='y' title='y' class='latex' \/> are positive integers and <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=x+%3E+y&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='x &gt; y' title='x &gt; y' class='latex' \/> . What is the value of <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=xy%5E2+%2B+yx%5E2&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='xy^2 + yx^2' title='xy^2 + yx^2' class='latex' \/> ?<\/p>\n<p>1. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=xy+%3D+6&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='xy = 6' title='xy = 6' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n2. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=x&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='x' title='x' class='latex' \/> is a prime number<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m02-q14-what-if-the-x-and-y-are-negative-76276.html\">OA and Explanation<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: rgb(141, 179, 226); 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; font-weight: bold\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 19px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px\">GMAT Daily Deals<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Save on Kaplan courses when you sign up thru GMAT Club and get free GMAT tests, total savings $255! <a href=\"https:\/\/budurl.com\/KaplanCourses\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Learn more<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 0px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">MBA Prep School: $100 off their video course series. Learn how to build your MBA application for only $199! <a href=\"https:\/\/budurl.com\/MBAPrepMarch16\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Buy now<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verbal (CR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unlike newspapers in the old days, today\u2019s newspapers and televised news programs are full of stories about murders and assaults in our city. One can only conclude from this change that violent crime is now out of control, and, to be safe from personal attack, one should not leave one\u2019s home except for absolute necessities.<\/p>\n<p>Which one of the following, if true, would cast the most serious doubt on the conclusion? <\/p>\n<p>(A) Newspapers and televised news programs have more comprehensive coverage of violent crime than newspapers did in the old days.<br \/>\n(B) National data show that violent crime is out of control everywhere, not just in the author\u2019s city.<br \/>\n(C) Police records show that people experience more violent crimes in their own neighborhoods than they do outside their neighborhoods.<br \/>\n(D) Murder comprised a larger proportion of violent crimes in the old days than it does today.<br \/>\n(E) News magazines play a more important role today in informing the public about crime than they did in the old days.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/newspaper-weaken-question-79128.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) and are positive integers and . 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