{"id":8334,"date":"2011-08-17T02:00:05","date_gmt":"2011-08-17T09:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=8334"},"modified":"2011-08-17T01:31:44","modified_gmt":"2011-08-17T08:31:44","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-aug-17-word-problem-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-aug-17-word-problem-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Aug 17): Word Problem and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A construction company wants to number new houses using digit plates only. If the company puts an order for 1212 plates how many houses are to be given numbers? (The numbers of houses are consecutive and the number of the first house is 1).<\/p>\n<p>(A) 260<br \/>\n(B) 440<br \/>\n(C) 556<br \/>\n(D) 792<br \/>\n(E) 1200<\/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\">Time management is an essential GMAT skill-learn how to manage your time from Manhattan GMAT. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/static\/forward.php?r=https:\/\/www.manhattangmat.com\/blog\/index.php\/2011\/06\/21\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-time-management\/\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Learn more!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 0px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Get Stacy Blackman Consulting's 2011\/2012 essay guides for HBS, Standford, Columbia & Kellogg. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/store\/#essay\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Buy now!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verbal (CR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In order to withstand tidal currents, juvenile horseshoe crabs frequently burrow in the sand. Such burrowing discourages barnacles from clinging to their shells. When fully grown, however, the crabs can readily withstand tidal currents without burrowing, and thus they acquire substantial populations of barnacles. Surprisingly, in areas where tidal currents are very weak, juvenile horseshoe crabs are found not to have significant barnacle populations, even though they seldom burrow.<\/p>\n<p>Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain the surprising finding?<\/p>\n<p>(A) Tidal currents do not themselves dislodge barnacles from the shells of horseshoe crabs.<br \/>\n(B) Barnacles most readily attach themselves to horseshoe crabs in areas where tidal currents are weakest.<br \/>\n(C) The strength of the tidal currents in a given location varies widely over the course of a day.<br \/>\n(D) A very large barnacle population can significantly decrease the ability of a horseshoe crab to find food.<br \/>\n(E) Until they are fully grown, horseshoe crabs shed their shells and grow new ones several times a year.<\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#cecece\">\nAnswers to the questions: <strong>B<\/strong>, <strong>E<\/strong><br \/>\nFor explanations please see these threads: <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m07-74234.html\">math<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/juvenile-horseshoe-98217.html\">verbal<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/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=blog&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) A construction company wants to number new houses using digit plates only. 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