{"id":9383,"date":"2011-11-30T02:00:34","date_gmt":"2011-11-30T09:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=9383"},"modified":"2011-11-30T05:41:58","modified_gmt":"2011-11-30T12:41:58","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-nov-30-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-nov-30-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Nov 30): Arithmetic and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=x+%3E+1&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='x &gt; 1' title='x &gt; 1' class='latex' \/> and <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' \/> , is <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=x+%3E+y&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='x &gt; y' title='x &gt; y' class='latex' \/> ?<\/p>\n<p>   1. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%5Csqrt%7Bx%7D+%3E+y&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\\sqrt{x} &gt; y' title='\\sqrt{x} &gt; y' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n   2. $latex \\sqrt{y} < x$\n\n\n\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\">Introducing Veritas Prep GMAT on Demand for the iPad! 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The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new blood clot dissolving agent, which a spokesman claimed could save the lives of many people who would otherwise join this group of heart attack victims.<\/p>\n<p>Which of the following, if true, would seriously weaken the argument above?<\/p>\n<p>(A) The new agent must be administered by a team of doctors in a hospital or clinic setting.<br \/>\n(B) Many heart attack victims die unnecessarily even though they reach a hospital or clinic in time<br \/>\n(C) The new agent can be effectively administered prior to the victim's arrival at a hospital or clinic<br \/>\n(D) The Food and Drug Administration has already approved agents that are at least as effective as the new drug in dissolving blood clots<br \/>\n(E) The new blood clot dissolving agent causes kidney damage and irregular heart rates in some patients.<\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#cecece\">\nAnswers to the questions: <strong>A<\/strong>, <strong>A<\/strong><br \/>\nFor explanations please see these threads: <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m01-q5-72101.html\">math<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/cr-heart-attack-68860.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) If and , is ? 1. 2. $latex \\sqrt{y} < x$ GMAT Daily Deals Introducing Veritas Prep GMAT on Demand for the iPad! 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