{"id":4670,"date":"2012-12-03T12:28:40","date_gmt":"2012-12-03T17:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.manhattangmat.com\/blog\/?p=4670"},"modified":"2019-09-05T16:14:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T16:14:00","slug":"challenge-problem-showdown-december-3-2012-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/blog\/challenge-problem-showdown-december-3-2012-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Challenge Problem Showdown – December 3, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"challenge
\nWe invite you to test your GMAT knowledge for a chance to win! Each week, we will post a new Challenge Problem for you to attempt. If you submit the correct answer, you will be entered into that week’s drawing for a free Manhattan GMAT Prep item. Tell your friends to get out their scrap paper and start solving!
\nHere is this week’s problem:<\/p>\n

Operation\u00a0F<\/em>\u00a0means take the square root,\u009d operation\u00a0G<\/em>\u00a0means multiply by constant\u00a0c<\/em>,\u009d and operation\u00a0H<\/em>\u00a0means take the reciprocal.\u009d For which value of\u00a0c<\/em>\u00a0is the result of applying the three operations to any positive\u00a0x<\/em>\u00a0the same for all of the possible orders in which the operations are applied?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\"GMAT
\nTo see the answer choices, and to submit your answer, visit our Challenge Problem Showdown<\/a> page on our site.<\/p>\n

Discuss this week’s problem with like-minded GMAT takers on our Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The weekly winner, drawn from among all the correct submissions, will receive One Year of Access to our Challenge Problem Archive<\/a>, AND the GMAT Navigator<\/a>, AND Our Six Computer Adaptive Tests<\/a> ($92 value).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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