{"id":9910,"date":"2012-01-13T02:00:16","date_gmt":"2012-01-13T09:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=9910"},"modified":"2012-01-13T05:36:05","modified_gmt":"2012-01-13T12:36:05","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-jan-13-combinations-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-jan-13-combinations-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Jan 13): Combinations and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4 professors and 6 students are being considered for membership on a supervisory committee which must consist of 3 people. In how many ways can this committee be formed if it has to include at least 1 professor?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 36<br \/>\n(B) 60<br \/>\n(C) 72<br \/>\n(D) 80<br \/>\n(E) 100<\/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\">e-GMAT, verbal for non-natives. 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