HELP : Hard Question!

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HELP : Hard Question!

by KevinTheGMAT » Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:54 pm
“But I don’t have time for school”, Eddie complained to the truant officer.
“I sleep 8 hours a day, which adds up to 122 days a year, there is no school on Saturdays and Sundays, which amounts to 104 days a year. We have 60 days of summer vacation. I need three hours a day for meals – that is more than 45 days a year. And I need at least two hours of recreation, which amounts up to 30 days a year. This totals 361 days. This leaves only 4 sick days, and that doesn’t even take into account the 7 school holidays. So, I have no time for school.” The truant officer scratched his head and looked baffled. What is wrong here?
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Re: HELP : Hard Question!

by griscomtestprep » Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:33 pm
KevinTheGMAT wrote:“But I don’t have time for school”, Eddie complained to the truant officer.
“I sleep 8 hours a day, which adds up to 122 days a year, there is no school on Saturdays and Sundays, which amounts to 104 days a year. We have 60 days of summer vacation. I need three hours a day for meals – that is more than 45 days a year. And I need at least two hours of recreation, which amounts up to 30 days a year. This totals 361 days. This leaves only 4 sick days, and that doesn’t even take into account the 7 school holidays. So, I have no time for school.” The truant officer scratched his head and looked baffled. What is wrong here?
Various things have been counted twice:
Sleep on Saturdays and Sundays
Sleep during summer vacation
Meals on Saturdays and Sundays
Recreation on Saturdays and Sundays
Recreation during summer vacation
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