{"id":8875,"date":"2011-09-30T02:00:04","date_gmt":"2011-09-30T09:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=8875"},"modified":"2011-09-30T02:50:30","modified_gmt":"2011-09-30T09:50:30","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-sep-30-algebra-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-sep-30-algebra-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Sep 30): Algebra and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Are positive integers <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=P&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='P' title='P' class='latex' \/> , <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=Q&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='Q' title='Q' class='latex' \/> , and <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=R&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='R' title='R' class='latex' \/> equal?<\/p>\n<p>1. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=P+%3D+Q&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='P = Q' title='P = Q' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n2. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=Q%5E2+%3D+R%5E2&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='Q^2 = R^2' title='Q^2 = R^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\">Revolution Prep offers a full GMAT online course for only $200 when you use promo code RPGCLB5. Plus, when you sign up through GMAT Club to get a $250 bonus. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/static\/forward.php?r=https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/revolution-prep-gmat-coupon-code-discount\/\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Learn more!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Get $100 off a Manhattan GMAT course with the code GCLUB100! <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/marketplace\/courses.xhtml#mgmat\" 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\">mbaMission is offering a unique MBA application writing class, \"Constructing a Standout MBA Application Boot Camp.\" <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/static\/forward.php?r=https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/services.php?package=8\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Learn more and sign up today!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verbal (CR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to a recent magazine article, of those office employees who typically work 8 hours at the office each day but sometimes say that they will work at home on a particular day, 25 percent actually work less than one hour. At the same time, over 90 percent of those same office employees believe they are more productive working at home than working in their office. <\/p>\n<p>The statements above, if true, best support which of the following conclusions about the office employees discussed in the article? <\/p>\n<p>(A) On average, the office employees working at home for a day work fewer hours than office employees working at the office.<br \/>\n(B) 10 percent of the office employees are less productive working from home than working in their office.<br \/>\n(C) At least 15 percent of the office employees do not define productivity exclusively in terms of the number of hours worked.<br \/>\n(D) At least 25 percent of the office employees can complete the same amount of work in one hour at home as in 8 hours at the office.<br \/>\n(E) Some of the office employees make statements regarding their productivity that are not in fact true.<\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#cecece\">\nAnswers to the questions: <strong>C<\/strong>, <strong>C<\/strong><br \/>\nFor explanations please see these threads: <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m03-77840.html\">math<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/cr-work-at-home-67442.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 (DS) Are positive integers , , and equal? 1. 2. 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