{"id":7269,"date":"2011-05-23T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-23T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=7269"},"modified":"2011-05-23T01:03:13","modified_gmt":"2011-05-23T09:03:13","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-may-23-word-problem-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-may-23-word-problem-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (May 23): Word Problem and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A 10 liter mixture of cranberry juice and water contains juice and water in the ratio of 3 : 2. 5 liters of the mixture are removed and replaced with pure juice and the operation is repeated once more. At the end of the two removals and replacements, what is the ratio of juice to water in the resulting mixture?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 5 : 3<br \/>\n(B) 6 : 4<br \/>\n(C) 8 : 2<br \/>\n(D) 17 : 3<br \/>\n(E) 9 : 1<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m04-77884.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\">View Kaplan's new Course page to learn more about their products and discounts. 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