{"id":8902,"date":"2011-10-05T02:00:40","date_gmt":"2011-10-05T09:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=8902"},"modified":"2011-10-05T04:39:20","modified_gmt":"2011-10-05T11:39:20","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-oct-5-arithmetic-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-oct-5-arithmetic-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Oct 5): Arithmetic and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Is <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7Br%7D%7Bs%5E2%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{r}{s^2}' title='\\frac{r}{s^2}' class='latex' \/> a terminating decimal?<\/p>\n<p>1. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=s+%3D+225&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='s = 225' title='s = 225' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n2. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=r+%3D+81&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='r = 81' title='r = 81' 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 0px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Get Stacy Blackman Consulting's 2011\/2012 essay guides for HBS, Standford, Columbia & Kellogg. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/store\/#essay\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Buy now!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verbal (SC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The prime lending rate is a key rate in the economy: <span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">not only are the interest rates on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses tied to the prime, but also on<\/span> a growing number of consumer loans, including home equity loans.<\/p>\n<p>(A) not only are the interest rates on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses tied to the prime, but also on<br \/>\n(B) tied to the prime are the interest rates not only on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses, but also on<br \/>\n(C) the interest rates not only on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses are tied to the prime, but also<br \/>\n(D) not only the interest rates on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses are tied to the prime, but also on<br \/>\n(E) the interest rates are tied to the prime, not only on most loans to small and medium-sized businesses, but also<\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#cecece\">\nAnswers to the questions: <strong>C<\/strong>, <strong>B<\/strong><br \/>\nFor explanations please see these threads: <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m03-78522.html\">math<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/prime-lending-rate-78893.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) Is a terminating decimal? 1. 2. 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