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by swerve » Wed Oct 09, 2019 10:33 am

A scriptwriter charges $4 for every standard script, which is either of length 4 pages or less. However, he charges 50 cents for every additional page but does not charge any money for every 11th page of the script, he types. What will be the total amount that he will charge for typing a script of 32 pages?

A. $12
B. $16
C. $17
D. $18
E. $24

The OA is C

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by Jay@ManhattanReview » Wed Oct 09, 2019 9:59 pm

swerve wrote:A scriptwriter charges $4 for every standard script, which is either of length 4 pages or less. However, he charges 50 cents for every additional page but does not charge any money for every 11th page of the script, he types. What will be the total amount that he will charge for typing a script of 32 pages?

A. $12
B. $16
C. $17
D. $18
E. $24

The OA is C

Source: e-GMAT

Charges for the first 4 pages = $4.

Charges per page from 5th page to 32nd page = $0.50.

Excluding the 11th and 22nd page, there are (32 - 4 - 2) = 26 pages

Thus, total charges for 32 pages = 4 + 26*0.50 = 4 + 13 = $17

The correct answer: C

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by Scott@TargetTestPrep » Sat Oct 12, 2019 3:50 pm

swerve wrote:A scriptwriter charges $4 for every standard script, which is either of length 4 pages or less. However, he charges 50 cents for every additional page but does not charge any money for every 11th page of the script, he types. What will be the total amount that he will charge for typing a script of 32 pages?

A. $12
B. $16
C. $17
D. $18
E. $24

The OA is C

Source: e-GMAT

The amount charged for a 32-page script is:

4 + 0.5(32 - 4) - 0.5 - 0.5

4 + 0.5(28) - 1

4 + 14 - 1 = 17 dollars

(Note: We subtracted 0.5 twice because he does not charge for the 11th page or the 22nd page.)

Answer: C

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