{"id":8133,"date":"2011-08-04T02:00:50","date_gmt":"2011-08-04T09:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=8133"},"modified":"2011-07-31T11:07:50","modified_gmt":"2011-07-31T18:07:50","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-aug-4-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-aug-4-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Aug 4): Arithmetic and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What is the value of <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' \/> ?<\/p>\n<p>1. <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 mode of <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5B3%2C+0%2C+1%2C+-1%2C+0%2C+5%2C+1%5D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='[3, 0, 1, -1, 0, 5, 1]' title='[3, 0, 1, -1, 0, 5, 1]' 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 neither positive nor negative<\/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\">Take a very brief survey for Veritas Prep (2 min max!) on the MBA Admissions process and enter to win an iPad 2! <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/static\/forward.php?r=https:\/\/survey.constantcontact.com\/survey\/a07e4ayyr9zgpvj6mzl\/start\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Take the survey now!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 0px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Precision Essay's Ding Analysis is absolutely FREE! 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