{"id":8415,"date":"2011-08-25T02:00:37","date_gmt":"2011-08-25T09:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=8415"},"modified":"2011-08-25T04:18:06","modified_gmt":"2011-08-25T11:18:06","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-aug-25-probability-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-aug-25-probability-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Aug 25): Probability and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mary and Joe are to throw three dice each. The score is the sum of points on all three dice. If Mary scores 10 in her attempt what is the probability that Joe will outscore Mary in his?<\/p>\n<p>(A) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B24%7D%7B64%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{24}{64}' title='\\frac{24}{64}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(B) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B32%7D%7B64%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{32}{64}' title='\\frac{32}{64}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(C) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B36%7D%7B64%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{36}{64}' title='\\frac{36}{64}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(D) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B40%7D%7B64%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{40}{64}' title='\\frac{40}{64}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(E) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B42%7D%7B64%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{42}{64}' title='\\frac{42}{64}' 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\">Wondering about the new Integrated Reasoning section on the GMAT? Veritas Prep provides answers to your questions. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/static\/forward.php?r=https:\/\/www.veritasprep.com\/gmat\/integrated-reasoning\/\" 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\">FREE B-School Cheat Sheets from Precision Essay for top MBA programs such as Harvard, Standford, and Wharton. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/static\/forward.php?r=https:\/\/www.precisionessay.com\/resources\/bschool-cheat-sheet\/\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Learn more!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verbal (CR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The candy manufacturer's claim that employee \"theft\" costs the company thousands of dollars a year in potential sales is greatly overstated. Most of the candy eaten on the job and not paid for is eaten one piece at a time, by workers who would not be willing to buy an entire box of it anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Which of the following if true, most weakens the argument above?<\/p>\n<p>(A) The workers eat only defective candies that could not be sold<br \/>\n(B) Candy eaten by employees represents lost potential sales to non-employees<br \/>\n(C) A few workers account for most of the candy that is eaten but not paid for.<br \/>\n(D) Most of the candies eaten by employees are consumed during the holiday season, when production outputs are at their highest<br \/>\n(E) The amount of candy eaten by employees is only a small fraction of the candy sold by the company<\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#cecece\">\nAnswers to the questions: <strong>B<\/strong>, <strong>B<\/strong><br \/>\nFor explanations please see these threads: <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m08-79073.html\">math<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/cr-candy-manufacturer-28678.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) Mary and Joe are to throw three dice each. 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