{"id":9792,"date":"2012-01-09T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-09T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=9792"},"modified":"2012-01-09T05:53:50","modified_gmt":"2012-01-09T12:53:50","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-jan-9-work-problem-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-jan-9-work-problem-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Jan 9): Work Problem and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Three secretaries working together can type 36 pages of text in half an hour. If the typing speeds of the secretaries are in a 4:3:2 ratio, how long will it take the slowest-typing secretary working alone to type 52 pages of text?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 1 hour and 34 minutes<br \/>\n(B) 1 hour and 45 minutes<br \/>\n(C) 2 hours and 24 minutes<br \/>\n(D) 3 hours and 15 minutes<br \/>\n(E) 3 hours and 25 minutes<\/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\">Knewton's On Demand course only $349. <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/static\/forward.php?r=https:\/\/www.knewton.com\/gmat\/pricing\/gmatclub\/\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><u>Sign up now!<\/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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