{"id":8766,"date":"2011-09-21T02:00:10","date_gmt":"2011-09-21T09:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=8766"},"modified":"2011-09-21T04:46:02","modified_gmt":"2011-09-21T11:46:02","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-sep-21-geometry-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-sep-21-geometry-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Sep 21): Geometry and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are two concentric circles with radii 10 and 8. If the radius of the outer circle is increased by 10% and the radius of the inner circle decreased by 50%, by what percent does the area between the circles grow?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 140%<br \/>\n(B) 141%<br \/>\n(C) 190%<br \/>\n(D) 192%<br \/>\n(E) 292%<\/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\">Thursdays with Ron: Join Manhattan GMAT and Ron Purewal for a free GMAT Q&A Session on September 22 at 6:30PM EST. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/static\/forward.php?r=https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/thursdays-with-ron-108038.html\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Sign up now!<\/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. Mention GMAT Club to save! <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/static\/forward.php?r=https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/save-100-on-admissions-consulting-with-mbamission-115087.html\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Learn more!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verbal (SC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">Because of wireless service costs plummeting in the last year, and as mobile phones are increasingly common, many people<\/span> now using their mobile phones to make calls across a wide region at night and on weekends, when numerous wireless companies provide unlimited airtime for a relatively small monthly fee.<\/p>\n<p>(A) Because of wireless service costs plummeting in the last year, and as mobile phones are increasingly common, many people<br \/>\n(B) As the cost of wireless service plummeted in the last year and as mobile phones became increasingly common, many people<br \/>\n(C) In the last year, with the cost of wireless service plummeting, and mobile phones have become increasingly common, there are many people<br \/>\n(D) With the cost of wireless service plummeting in the last year and mobile phones becoming increasingly common, many people are<br \/>\n(E) While the cost of wireless service has plummeted in the last year and mobile phones are increasingly common, many people are<\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#cecece\">\nAnswers to the questions: <strong>D<\/strong>, <strong>D<\/strong><br \/>\nFor explanations please see these threads: <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m01-q37-78550.html\">math<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/sc-confused-again-73343.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) There are two concentric circles with radii 10 and 8. 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