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Anna wants to distribute chocolates among her four children

by swerve » Thu Sep 27, 2018 10:19 am

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Anna wants to distribute chocolates among her four children in the ratio 1/2 : 1/5 : 1/6 : 1/12. How many minimum chocolates should she buy, so that she can distribute the chocolates in the given ratio?

A. 30
B. 45
C. 57
D. 90
E. 120

The OA is C.

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by GMATGuruNY » Thu Sep 27, 2018 1:25 pm

swerve wrote:Anna wants to distribute chocolates among her four children in the ratio 1/2 : 1/5 : 1/6 : 1/12. How many minimum chocolates should she buy, so that she can distribute the chocolates in the given ratio?

A. 30
B. 45
C. 57
D. 90
E. 120

Let the total number of chocolates = the LCM of the four denominators 2, 5, 6 and 12 = 60.
Number of chocolates given to the four children:
(1/2)(60) = 30
(1/5)(60) = 12
(1/6)(60) = 10
(1/12)(60) = 5
Total number of chocolates = 30+12+10+5 = 57.

The correct answer is C.

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by fskilnik@GMATH » Thu Sep 27, 2018 2:22 pm

swerve wrote:Anna wants to distribute chocolates among her four children in the ratio 1/2 : 1/5 : 1/6 : 1/12. How many minimum chocolates should she buy, so that she can distribute the chocolates in the given ratio?

A. 30
B. 45
C. 57
D. 90
E. 120
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\[? = \min \left( {{\text{Total}}} \right)\]
\[\frac{1}{2}\,\,:\,\,\frac{1}{5}\,\,:\,\,\frac{1}{6}\,\,:\,\,\frac{1}{{12}}\,\,\,\,\mathop \Leftrightarrow \limits_{:\,\,60}^{ \cdot \,\,60} \,\,\,\,30:12:10:5\]
\[\left\{ \begin{gathered}
{\text{Child}}\,1 = 30k \hfill \\
{\text{Child}}\,2 = 12k \hfill \\
{\text{Child}}\,3 = 10k \hfill \\
{\text{Child}}\,4 = 5k \hfill \\
\end{gathered} \right.\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\left( {k > 0} \right)\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\,Total = 57k\,\,\,\,\,\,\mathop \Rightarrow \limits^{k\,\,\operatorname{int} \,\,\left( * \right)} \,\,\,\,\,\,? = \min \,\,\left( {{\text{Total}}} \right)\,\,\, = \,\,57 \cdot 1 = 57\]
$$\left( * \right)\,\,\,\,\left\{ \matrix{
5k\,\, = {\mathop{\rm int}} \hfill \cr
2k = 12k - 10k\,\, = \,\,{\mathop{\rm int}} - {\mathop{\rm int}} = {\mathop{\rm int}} \hfill \cr} \right.\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,k = 5k - 2 \cdot \left( {2k} \right) = {\mathop{\rm int}} - 2 \cdot {\mathop{\rm int}} = {\mathop{\rm int}} $$

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by Scott@TargetTestPrep » Tue Oct 02, 2018 6:56 pm

swerve wrote:Anna wants to distribute chocolates among her four children in the ratio 1/2 : 1/5 : 1/6 : 1/12. How many minimum chocolates should she buy, so that she can distribute the chocolates in the given ratio?

A. 30
B. 45
C. 57
D. 90
E. 120

Since the LCM of 2, 5, 6, and 12 is 5 x 12 = 60; we can multiply each fraction by 60 so that each fraction becomes a whole number: 1/2 x 60 = 30, 1/5 x 60 = 12, 1/6 x 60 = 10 and 1/12 x 60 = 5. Therefore, the ratio can be written as 30 : 12 : 10 : 5 and, hence, the minimum number of chocolates she should buy is 30 + 12 + 10 + 5 = 57.

Answer: C

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