{"id":9316,"date":"2011-11-21T02:00:39","date_gmt":"2011-11-21T09:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=9316"},"modified":"2011-11-21T03:38:31","modified_gmt":"2011-11-21T10:38:31","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-nov-21-probability-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-nov-21-probability-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Nov 21): Probability and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If Ben were to lose the championship, Mike would be the winner with a probability of <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B4%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{1}{4}' title='\\frac{1}{4}' class='latex' \/> , and Rob - <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B3%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{1}{3}' title='\\frac{1}{3}' class='latex' \/> . If the probability of Ben being the winner is <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B7%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{1}{7}' title='\\frac{1}{7}' class='latex' \/> , what is the probability that either Mike or Rob will win the championship?<\/p>\n<p>(A) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B12%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{1}{12}' title='\\frac{1}{12}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(B) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B7%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{1}{7}' title='\\frac{1}{7}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(C) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{1}{2}' title='\\frac{1}{2}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(D) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B7%7D%7B12%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{7}{12}' title='\\frac{7}{12}' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n(E) <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Cfrac%7B6%7D%7B7%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\frac{6}{7}' title='\\frac{6}{7}' 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\">Enter to win a FREE Kaplan Course! <a href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=PJTlq5NYqfE&subid=&offerid=216481.1&type=10&tmpid=6366&u1=twitter&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.kaptest.com%252Fpromotion%252Fgrad-giveaway.jhtml\" 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\">Need help with your MBA School application? 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Clearly, people today have more money to spend on vacations than they did five years ago.<\/p>\n<p>All of the following, if true, would weaken the argument above EXCEPT:<\/p>\n<p>(A) Most people buying transatlantic tickets today use them for business trips, so airfare is refunded by their companies.<br \/>\n(B) There are fewer airlines in existence today than five years ago.<br \/>\n(C) People are taking shorter vacations and staying in cheaper hotels than they used to.<br \/>\n(D) Crossing the Atlantic by ship requires more time than most people can afford.<br \/>\n(E) Domestic airline flights have seen a steady increase in passengers<\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#cecece\">\nAnswers to the questions: <strong>C<\/strong>, <strong>E<\/strong><br \/>\nFor explanations please see these threads: <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/if-ben-were-to-lose-the-championship-m07q12-75695.html\">math<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/the-cost-of-transatlantic-airfare-has-nearly-doubled-over-69871.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) If Ben were to lose the championship, Mike would be the winner with a probability of , and Rob &#8211; . 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