{"id":8886,"date":"2011-10-03T02:00:12","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T09:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=8886"},"modified":"2011-10-03T04:33:28","modified_gmt":"2011-10-03T11:33:28","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-oct-3-rate-problem-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-oct-3-rate-problem-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Oct 3): Rate Problem and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lionel left his house and walked towards Walt's house, 48 miles away. Two hours later, Walt left his house and ran towards Lionel's house. If Lionel's speed was 4 miles per hour and Walt's 6 miles per hour, how many miles had Lionel walked when he met Walt?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 12<br \/>\n(B) 16<br \/>\n(C) 20<br \/>\n(D) 24<br \/>\n(E) 28<\/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\">Knewton Releases New GMAT Premium Live Course. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/static\/forward.php?r=https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/courses\/knewton-gmat-discount-coupon-code\/\" 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 (SC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although she had been known as an effective legislator first in the Texas Senate and <span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">later in the United States House of Representatives, not until Barbara Jordan\u2019s participation in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon in 1974 was she made a nationally recognized figure, as it was<\/span> televised nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>(A) later in the United States House of Representatives, not until Barbara Jordan\u2019s participation in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon in 1974 was she made a nationally recognized figure, as it was<br \/>\n(B) later in the United States House of Representatives, Barbara Jordan did not become a nationally recognized figure until 1974, when she participated in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which were<br \/>\n(C) later in the Untied States House of Representatives, it was not until 1974 that Barbara Jordan became a nationally recognized figure, with her participation in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which was<br \/>\n(D) then also later in the United States House of Representatives, not until 1974 did Barbara Jordan become a nationally recognized figure, as she participated in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, being<br \/>\n(E) then also later in the United States House of Representatives, Barbara Jordan did not become a nationally recognized figure until 1974, when she participated in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which was<\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#cecece\">\nAnswers to the questions: <strong>D<\/strong>, <strong>B<\/strong><br \/>\nFor explanations please see these threads: <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/distance-m03q28-59171.html\">math<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/sc-not-until-50729.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) Lionel left his house and walked towards Walt&#8217;s house, 48 miles away. Two hours later, Walt left his house and ran towards Lionel&#8217;s house. 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