{"id":5671,"date":"2013-06-17T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T13:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.manhattangmat.com\/blog\/?p=5671"},"modified":"2019-09-05T16:11:34","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T16:11:34","slug":"gmat-challenge-problem-showdown-june-17-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/blog\/gmat-challenge-problem-showdown-june-17-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Challenge Problem Showdown: June 17, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\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

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Triangle\u00a0ABC<\/em>\u00a0is cut by a line\u00a0DE<\/em>\u00a0parallel to side\u00a0AC<\/em>, as shown in the diagram. If side\u00a0AC<\/em>\u00a0has length 1, and the area and perimeter of triangle\u00a0ABC<\/em>\u00a0are both twice the corresponding values for trapezoid\u00a0ADEC<\/em>, what is the perimeter of triangle\u00a0DBE<\/em>?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\"GMATTo 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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