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## Albert spent $100 in total on four different types of ## Timer 00:00 ## Your Answer A B C D E ## Global Stats Difficult Source: Veritas Prep Albert spent$100 in total on four different types of scratch tickets, and he did not spend more than $40 on any one type of scratch ticket. How much did he spend on the scratch ticket on which he spent the least? 1) Albert spent twice as much on C-type tickets as he did on G-type tickets. 2) Albert spent at least$20 on each type of ticket.

The OA is C.

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Albert spent $100 in total on four different types of scratch tickets, and he did not spend more than$40 on any one type of scratch ticket. How much did he spend on the scratch ticket on which he spent the least?

1) Albert spent twice as much on C-type tickets as he did on G-type tickets.
2) Albert spent at least $20 on each type of ticket. All numbers presented below are in dollars. $$B,C,D,G\,\, \ge 0\,\,\,(\ \,\,{\rm{spent}}\,\,{\rm{in}}\,\,{\rm{each}}\,\,{\rm{type}})$$ $$B + C + D + G = 100$$ $$B,C,D,G\,\,\, \le \,\,40$$ $$? = \min \left\{ {B,C,D,G} \right\}$$ $$\left( 1 \right)\,C = 2G\,\,\,\left\{ \matrix{ \,{\rm{Take}}\,\,\left( {B,C,D,G} \right) = \left( {10,40,30,20} \right)\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,? = 10 \hfill \cr \,{\rm{Take}}\,\,\left( {B,C,D,G} \right) = \left( {5,40,35,20} \right)\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,? = 5 \hfill \cr} \right.$$ $$\left( 2 \right)\,\,B,C,D,G\,\,\, \ge \,\,20\,\,\,\left\{ \matrix{ \,{\rm{Take}}\,\,\left( {B,C,D,G} \right) = \left( {20,25,25,30} \right)\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,? = 20 \hfill \cr \,{\rm{Take}}\,\,\left( {B,C,D,G} \right) = \left( {21,22,23,34} \right)\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,? = 21 \hfill \cr} \right.$$ $$\left( {1 + 2} \right)\,\,\left\{ \matrix{ G \ge 20\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,C \ge 40 \hfill \cr B \ge 20 \hfill \cr} \right.\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,D \le 100 - \left( {20 + 20 + 40} \right) = 20$$ $${\rm{Hence}}:\,\,\left( {B,C,D,G} \right) = \left( {20,40,20,20} \right)\,\,\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,? = 20$$ The correct answer is therefore (C). This solution follows the notations and rationale taught in the GMATH method. Regards, Fabio. _________________ Fabio Skilnik :: https://GMATH.net (Math for the GMAT) or https://GMATH.com.br (Portuguese version) Course release PROMO : finish our test drive till 30/Nov with (at least) 50 correct answers out of 92 (12-questions Mock included) to gain a 50% discount! ### GMAT/MBA Expert GMAT Instructor Joined 25 Apr 2015 Posted: 1767 messages Followed by: 14 members Upvotes: 43 BTGmoderatorLU wrote: Source: Veritas Prep Albert spent$100 in total on four different types of scratch tickets, and he did not spend more than $40 on any one type of scratch ticket. How much did he spend on the scratch ticket on which he spent the least? 1) Albert spent twice as much on C-type tickets as he did on G-type tickets. 2) Albert spent at least$20 on each type of ticket.
We need to determine the least amount Albert spent on one type of scratch tickets, given that he spent a total of $100 on 4 different types of tickets, and he spent no more than$40 on any one type of ticket.

Statement One Alone:

Albert spent twice as much on C-type tickets as he did on G-type tickets.

If he spent $40 on the C-type tickets, then he spent$20 on the G-type tickets. He could have spent $20 and$20 on the other two types of tickets OR $30 and$10 on the other two types of tickets. In the former scenario, the least he spent on any type of ticket is $20. In the latter scenario, the least he spent is$10. Statement one alone is not sufficient.

Statement Two Alone:

Albert spent at least $20 on each type of ticket. If he spent at least$20 on each type of ticket and we are given that he spent at most $40 on any one type of ticket. It is possible that he spent$40, $20,$20 and $20 on the 4 types of tickets OR$25 on each of the 4 types of tickets. In the former scenario, the least he spent on any type of ticket is $20. In the latter scenario, the least he spent is$25. Statement two alone is not sufficient.

Statements One and Two Together:

With the two statements together we see that he must have spent $40 on the C-type tickets,$20 on the G-type tickets and also $20 on each of the other 2 types of tickets. Therefore, the least he spent on any type of ticket is$20.

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