A total of s oranges are to be packaged in boxes that will hold
March 24, 2017
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: Since s oranges are to be packaged in boxes that will hold r oranges each, the total number of boxes to be packed is …
City X has a population 4 times as great as the population of City Y…
March 24, 2017
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: We are given that City X has a population 4 times as great as the population of City Y and that City Y has …
Makoto, Nishi, and Ozuro were paid a total of $780 for waxing the floors…
March 24, 2017
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: We are given that Makoto, Nishi, and Ozuro were paid a total of $780 for waxing the floors at their school. Each was paid …
Thabo owns exactly 140 books, and each book is either
March 24, 2017
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: We are given that Thabo owns exactly 140 books, and each book is either paperback fiction, paperback nonfiction, or hardcover nonfiction. We can let …
A collection of 16 coins, each with a face value of…
March 24, 2017
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: We can let the number of 10-cent coins = d and the number of 25-cent coins = q. We are given that there are …
A technician makes a round-trip to and from a certain service center…
March 24, 2017
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: We can let the distance to the center = d, so the roundtrip distance = 2d. Since the technician has driven to the center …
When traveling at a constant speed of 32 miles per hour, a certain motorboat…
March 24, 2017
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: We are given that a motorboat has a rate of 24 gallons per hour while traveling at a speed of 32 miles per hour. …
On a vacation, Rose exchanged $500.00 for euros…
March 24, 2017
GMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE PS Solution: We are given that Rose exchanged $500.00 for euros at an exchange rate of 0.80 euro per dollar. Since 1 dollar = 0.8 euros, …