Night reader wrote:In the food contest, eating black grainy caviar, red grainy caviar, and red regular caviar are each worth 5, 8 and 13 points respectively. In a particular selection of eating caviar, the product of the point values for the frequence of eating caviar is 13,000. If the frequence of eating red grainy caviar in this contest equals the one of read regular caviar, how many times the black grainy caviar has been eaten in the contest?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5

anshumishra wrote:

Night reader wrote:In the food contest, eating black grainy caviar, red grainy caviar, and red regular caviar are each worth 5, 8 and 13 points respectively. In a particular selection of eating caviar, the product of the point values for the frequence of eating caviar is 13,000. If the frequence of eating red grainy caviar in this contest equals the one of read regular caviar, how many times the black grainy caviar has been eaten in the contest?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5

5^p*8^q*13^r = 13000 = 13*8*5^3
given, q=r (=1, from above)

=> p = 3
Answer is C

Night reader wrote: thanks Anshu, your solution and answer are correct; btw it's 700+ difficulty

anshumishra wrote:

Night reader wrote: thanks Anshu, your solution and answer are correct; btw it's 700+ difficulty

Thanks Night reader, Nice question !

ragz wrote:

anshumishra wrote:

Night reader wrote: thanks Anshu, your solution and answer are correct; btw it's 700+ difficulty

Thanks Night reader, Nice question !

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