{"id":9019,"date":"2011-10-19T02:00:44","date_gmt":"2011-10-19T09:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=9019"},"modified":"2011-10-19T05:00:08","modified_gmt":"2011-10-19T12:00:08","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-oct-19-algebra-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-oct-19-algebra-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Oct 19): Algebra and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Is <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=x+%3D+0&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='x = 0' title='x = 0' class='latex' \/> ?<\/p>\n<p>1. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=xy+%3D+x&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='xy = x' title='xy = x' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n2. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=x+%2B+y+%3D+y&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='x + y = y' title='x + y = y' 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. 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Find out how one applicant managed this issue and ended up at Columbia. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/static\/forward.php?r=https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/2011\/09\/29\/sbc-scoop-too-busy-for-extracurriculars\/\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Read 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\">Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits caused by the desire to be as thin as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>(A) Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits caused by the desire to be as thin as possible.<br \/>\n(B) Good eating habits sometimes fail to be maintained by young female ballet dancers and gymnasts caused by desiring to be as thin as possible.<br \/>\n(C) Because they desire to be as thin as possible, good eating habits are sometimes not maintained by young female ballet dancers and gymnasts.<br \/>\n(D) Because they desire to be as thin as possible, young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits.<br \/>\n(E) Young female dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits because they desire to be as thin as possible.<\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#cecece\">\nAnswers to the questions: <strong>B<\/strong>, <strong>D<\/strong><br \/>\nFor explanations please see these threads: <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m04-71403.html\">math<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/young-female-ballet-dancers-and-gymnasts-sometimes-fail-82988.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 ? 1. 2. 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