{"id":8350,"date":"2011-08-18T02:00:07","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T09:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=8350"},"modified":"2011-08-18T05:07:41","modified_gmt":"2011-08-18T12:07:41","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-aug-18-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-aug-18-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Aug 18): Arithmetic and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If each expression under the square root is greater than or equal to 0, what is <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Csqrt%7Bx%5E2+-+6x+%2B+9%7D+%2B+%5Csqrt%7B2+-+x%7D+%2B+x+-+3&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\sqrt{x^2 - 6x + 9} + \\sqrt{2 - x} + x - 3' title='\\sqrt{x^2 - 6x + 9} + \\sqrt{2 - x} + x - 3' class='latex' \/>?<\/p>\n<p>(A) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Csqrt%7B2-x%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\sqrt{2-x}' title='\\sqrt{2-x}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(B) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=2x-6+%2B+%5Csqrt%7B2-x%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='2x-6 + \\sqrt{2-x}' title='2x-6 + \\sqrt{2-x}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(C) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Csqrt%7B2-x%7D+%2B+x-3&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\sqrt{2-x} + x-3' title='\\sqrt{2-x} + x-3' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(D) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=2x-6+%2B+%5Csqrt%7Bx-2%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='2x-6 + \\sqrt{x-2}' title='2x-6 + \\sqrt{x-2}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(E) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=x+%2B+%5Csqrt%7Bx-2%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='x + \\sqrt{x-2}' title='x + \\sqrt{x-2}' class='latex' \/><\/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\">GMAT Club members receive 10% off of Veritas Prep GMAT Courses and MBA Admission Consulting. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/static\/forward.php?r=https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/veritas-prep-discount\/\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Sign up!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 0px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Precision Essay LIVE Mock Interview Aug. 18.  Limited attendees, so sign up now! <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/static\/forward.php?r=https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/precision-essay-live-mock-interview-with-jon-frank\/\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Sign up now!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verbal (CR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Top college graduates are having more difficulty demonstrating their superiority to prospective employers than did the top students of twenty years ago when an honors degree was distinction enough. Today\u2019s employers are less impressed with the honors degree. Twenty years ago no more than 10 percent of a given class graduated with honors. Today, however, because of grade inflation, the honors degree goes to more than 50 percent of a graduating class. Therefore, to restore confidence in the degrees they award, colleges must take steps to control grade inflation.<\/p>\n<p>Which one of the following is an assumption that, if true, would support the conclusion in the passage? <\/p>\n<p>(A) Today\u2019s students are not higher achievers than the students of twenty years ago.<br \/>\n(B) Awarding too many honors degrees causes colleges to inflate grades.<br \/>\n(C) Today\u2019s employers rely on honors ranking in making their hiring decisions.<br \/>\n(D) It is not easy for students with low grades to obtain jobs.<br \/>\n(E) Colleges must make employers aware of the criteria used to determine who receives an honors degree<\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#cecece\">\nAnswers to the questions: <strong>A<\/strong>, <strong>A<\/strong><br \/>\nFor explanations please see these threads: <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m08-16-squares-75296.html\">math<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/cr-top-college-students-67546.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) If each expression under the square root is greater than or equal to 0, what is ? 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