{"id":9450,"date":"2011-12-07T02:00:39","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T09:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=9450"},"modified":"2011-12-07T11:05:40","modified_gmt":"2011-12-07T18:05:40","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-dec-7-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-dec-7-arithmetic-and-critical-reasoning\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Dec 7): Arithmetic and Critical Reasoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=q&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='q' title='q' class='latex' \/> is a positive integer, is <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=p%5Cfrac%7Bq%7D%7B%5Csqrt%7Bq%7D%7D&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='p\\frac{q}{\\sqrt{q}}' title='p\\frac{q}{\\sqrt{q}}' class='latex' \/> an integer?<\/p>\n<p>1. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=q+%3D+p%5E2&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='q = p^2' title='q = p^2' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n2. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=p&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='p' title='p' class='latex' \/> is a positive integer<\/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\">Introducing Veritas Prep GMAT on Demand for the iPad! 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Federal legislation that prohibits the sale of video games to minors would help curb this painful wrist condition among adolescents. <\/p>\n<p>The doctor\u2019s conclusion depends on which of the following assumptions?<\/p>\n<p>(A) The majority of federal legislators would vote for a bill that prohibits the sale of video games to minors.<br \/>\n(B) Not all adolescents who play video games on a regular basis suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome.<br \/>\n(C) Playing video games is the only way an adolescent can develop carpal tunnel syndrome.<br \/>\n(D) Most parents would refuse to purchase video games for their adolescent children.<br \/>\n(E) The regular playing of video games by adolescents does not produce such beneficial effects as better hand-eye coordination and improved reaction time.<\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#cecece\">\nAnswers to the questions: <strong>A<\/strong>, <strong>D<\/strong><br \/>\nFor explanations please see these threads: <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/m02-74895.html\">math<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/cr-carpal-tunnel-syndrome-68433.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 is a positive integer, is an integer? 1. 2. is a positive integer GMAT Daily Deals Introducing Veritas Prep GMAT on Demand for the iPad! 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