{"id":9080,"date":"2011-10-27T02:00:48","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T09:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=9080"},"modified":"2011-10-27T04:59:18","modified_gmt":"2011-10-27T11:59:18","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-oct-27-counting-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-oct-27-counting-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Oct 27): Counting and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In how many different ways can a group of 8 people be divided into 4 teams of 2 people each?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 90<br \/>\n(B) 105<br \/>\n(C) 168<br \/>\n(D) 420<br \/>\n(E) 2520<\/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\">Last chance before price goes up for Incredible GMATPill Deal: Originally $560, now $312 (Save $248 + extra $250). <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/static\/forward.php?r=https:\/\/www.gmatpill.com\/amember\/signup-pricing-gmatclub.html\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Enroll now before prices go up!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 10px 20px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); list-style-type: disc\">Enroll in MBA Prep School's 2011\/2012 season pass for only $97. 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