{"id":9967,"date":"2012-01-20T02:00:52","date_gmt":"2012-01-20T09:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=9967"},"modified":"2012-01-20T05:40:44","modified_gmt":"2012-01-20T12:40:44","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-jan-20-coordinate-geometry-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-jan-20-coordinate-geometry-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Jan 20): Coordinate Geometry and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If equation <img src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/latex.php?latex=%7Cx%7C+%2B+%7Cy%7C+%3D+5&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='|x| + |y| = 5' title='|x| + |y| = 5' class='latex' \/> encloses a certain region on the graph, what is the area of that region?<\/p>\n<p>(A) 5<br \/>\n(B) 10<br \/>\n(C) 25<br \/>\n(D) 50<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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