{"id":7735,"date":"2011-06-30T02:00:15","date_gmt":"2011-06-30T10:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=7735"},"modified":"2011-06-30T02:03:13","modified_gmt":"2011-06-30T10:03:13","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-jun-30-coordinate-geometry-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-jun-30-coordinate-geometry-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Jun 30): Coordinate Geometry and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If equation <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%7C%5Cfrac%7Bx%7D%7B2%7D%7C+%2B+%7C%5Cfrac%7By%7D%7B2%7D%7C+%3D+5&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='|\\frac{x}{2}| + |\\frac{y}{2}| = 5' title='|\\frac{x}{2}| + |\\frac{y}{2}| = 5' class='latex' \/> encloses a certain region on the coordinate plane, what is the area of this region?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 20<br \/>\n(B) 50<br \/>\n(C) 100<br \/>\n(D) 200<br \/>\n(E) 400<\/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\">Start Working With An Admissions Expert Today. 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