{"id":9232,"date":"2011-11-08T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-08T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=9232"},"modified":"2011-11-08T05:54:31","modified_gmt":"2011-11-08T12:54:31","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-nov-8-algebra-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-nov-8-algebra-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Nov 8): Algebra and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=x&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='x' title='x' class='latex' \/> and <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=y&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='y' title='y' class='latex' \/> are consecutive positive integers, and:<br \/>\n<img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cbegin%7Bcases%7Dx+%26%3E+y+%5C%5C+x%5E2+-+1+%26%3E+y%5E2+-+4y+%2B+x+-+1+%5C%5C+%5Cend%7Bcases%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\begin{cases}x &amp;&gt; y \\\\ x^2 - 1 &amp;&gt; y^2 - 4y + x - 1 \\\\ \\end{cases}' title='\\begin{cases}x &amp;&gt; y \\\\ x^2 - 1 &amp;&gt; y^2 - 4y + x - 1 \\\\ \\end{cases}' class='latex' \/><\/p>\n<p>which of the following represents all the possible values of <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=y&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='y' title='y' class='latex' \/> ?<\/p>\n<p>(A) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=y+%5Cge+0&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='y \\ge 0' title='y \\ge 0' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(B) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=y+%3E+0&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='y &gt; 0' title='y &gt; 0' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(C) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=y+%3E+1&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='y &gt; 1' title='y &gt; 1' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(D) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=y+%3E+7&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='y &gt; 7' title='y &gt; 7' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(E) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=y+%3E+8&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='y &gt; 8' title='y &gt; 8' 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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