{"id":7121,"date":"2011-05-09T02:00:05","date_gmt":"2011-05-09T10:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=7121"},"modified":"2011-05-09T03:40:15","modified_gmt":"2011-05-09T11:40:15","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-may-9-counting-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-may-9-counting-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (May 9): Counting and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How many three-digit integers bigger than 710 are there such that all their digits are different?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 98<br \/>\n(B) 202<br \/>\n(C) 207<br \/>\n(D) 209<br \/>\n(E) 212<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m22-73307.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\">Help Knewton celebrate their third anniversary and check out their brand new On Demand Course. Only $300! Use promo code KNEWTONBEST-GMAT-CLUB-OD <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/static\/forward.php?r=https:\/\/www.knewton.com\/gmat\/pricing\/gmatclub\/\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Sign up!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 0px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Get 25% off MBA Prep School's book Prepare to be Accepted! A step-by-step guide to your MBA acceptance. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/static\/forward.php?r=https:\/\/mbaprepschool.com\/gmat-club\/\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Sign up!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verbal (CR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some critics argue that an opera\u2019s stage directions are never reflected in its music. Many comic scenes in Mozart\u2019s operas, however, open with violin phrases that sound like the squeaking of changing scenery. Clearly Mozart intended the music to echo the sounds occurring while stage directions are carried out. Hence, a change of scenery\u2014the most basic and frequent stage direction\u2014can be reflected in the music, which means that other operatic stage directions can be as well.<\/p>\n<p>In the argument, the statement that many comic scenes in Mozart\u2019s operas open with violin phrases that sound like the squeaking of changing scenery is offered in support of the claim that<\/p>\n<p>(A) a change of scenery is the stage direction most frequently reflected in an opera\u2019s music<br \/>\n(B) an opera\u2019s stage directions are never reflected in its music<br \/>\n(C) an opera\u2019s music can have an effect on the opera\u2019s stage directions<br \/>\n(D) a variety of stage directions can be reflected in an opera\u2019s music<br \/>\n(E) the most frequent relation between an opera\u2019s music and its stage directions is one of musical imitation of the sounds that occur when a direction is carried out<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/mozart-s-opera-93017.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 (PS) How many three-digit integers bigger than 710 are there such that all their digits are different? 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