{"id":7598,"date":"2011-06-17T02:00:10","date_gmt":"2011-06-17T10:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=7598"},"modified":"2011-06-16T05:00:17","modified_gmt":"2011-06-16T13:00:17","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-jun-17-probability-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-jun-17-probability-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Jun 17): Probability and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If a certain soccer game ended 3:2, what is the probability that the side that lost scored first?<\/p>\n<p>(Assume that all scoring scenarios are equiprobable)<\/p>\n<p>(A) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B4%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{1}{4}' title='\\frac{1}{4}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(B) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B3%7D%7B10%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{3}{10}' title='\\frac{3}{10}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(C) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B2%7D%7B5%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{2}{5}' title='\\frac{2}{5}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(D) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B5%7D%7B12%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{5}{12}' title='\\frac{5}{12}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(E) <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><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m14-29-soccer-game-probability-68335.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\">Prepare for the GMAT in 1 month! 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