{"id":8385,"date":"2011-08-23T02:00:52","date_gmt":"2011-08-23T09:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=8385"},"modified":"2011-08-23T03:37:13","modified_gmt":"2011-08-23T10:37:13","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-aug-23-rate-problem-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-aug-23-rate-problem-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Aug 23): Rate Problem and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A man cycling along the road noticed that every 12 minutes a bus overtakes him while every 4 minutes he meets an oncoming bus. If all buses and the cyclist move at constant speed, what is the time interval between consecutive buses?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 5 minutes<br \/>\n(B) 6 minutes<br \/>\n(C) 8 minutes<br \/>\n(D) 9 minutes<br \/>\n(E) 10 minutes<\/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\">Free Kaplan GMAT Practice sets. <a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=PJTlq5NYqfE&subid=&offerid=216481.1&type=10&tmpid=6365&u1=promoemail&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.kaptest.com%252FGMAT%252FAbout-the-GMAT%252Fnew-gmat-practice-questions.html%253Fstop_mobi%253Dyes%2526intcmp%253Agmat-hp-questions\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Start Practicing!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 0px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Save $100 when you sign up for admissions services with mbaMission. 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