{"id":9770,"date":"2012-01-05T02:00:03","date_gmt":"2012-01-05T09:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=9770"},"modified":"2012-01-05T05:56:07","modified_gmt":"2012-01-05T12:56:07","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-jan-5-arithmetic-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-jan-5-arithmetic-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Jan 5): Arithmetic and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (DS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1000 dollars were converted into pounds and then the pounds were converted back into dollars at the same exchange rate of <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' \/> pounds per dollar. If a commission of <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=y%5C%25&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='y\\%' title='y\\%' class='latex' \/> is levied on any exchange operation, what dollar amount was left after the exchanges?<\/p>\n<p>1. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=x+%3D+0.6&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='x = 0.6' title='x = 0.6' class='latex' \/><br \/>\n2. <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=y+%3D+5&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='y = 5' title='y = 5' 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\">Introducing Veritas Prep GMAT on Demand for the iPad! 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