Rudolph wants to place an equal number of chairs round each of his 7 tables. When he plans to place x chairs round each of his tables, he's left with only 6 chairs to place round his seventh table, but when he plans to place y chairs round each of his tables, he's left with no chairs to place round his seventh table. If y > x > 6, what is the value of y in terms of x?
A. x + 1
B. x + 2
C. x + 4
D. x + 6
E. x + 9
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Let's call the number of chair N.sanju09 wrote:Rudolph wants to place an equal number of chairs round each of his 7 tables. When he plans to place x chairs round each of his tables, he's left with only 6 chairs to place round his seventh table, but when he plans to place y chairs round each of his tables, he's left with no chairs to place round his seventh table. If y > x > 6, what is the value of y in terms of x?
A. x + 1
B. x + 2
C. x + 4
D. x + 6
E. x + 9
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If we put x chairs round each of tables: N = 6x + 6
If we put y chairs round each of tables: N = 6y + 0
=> 6x + 6 = 6y
=> y = x + 1
=> A
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Well done Katy_ you did it absolutely rightKaty_ wrote:Let's call the number of chair N.sanju09 wrote:Rudolph wants to place an equal number of chairs round each of his 7 tables. When he plans to place x chairs round each of his tables, he's left with only 6 chairs to place round his seventh table, but when he plans to place y chairs round each of his tables, he's left with no chairs to place round his seventh table. If y > x > 6, what is the value of y in terms of x?
A. x + 1
B. x + 2
C. x + 4
D. x + 6
E. x + 9
Made Up!
If we put x chairs round each of tables: N = 6x + 6
If we put y chairs round each of tables: N = 6y + 0
=> 6x + 6 = 6y
=> y = x + 1
=> A
Hope I did right!
The mind is everything. What you think you become. -Lord Buddha
Sanjeev K Saxena
Quantitative Instructor
The Princeton Review - Manya Abroad
Lucknow-226001
www.manyagroup.com
Sanjeev K Saxena
Quantitative Instructor
The Princeton Review - Manya Abroad
Lucknow-226001
www.manyagroup.com