2a = 3b = 1 => a = 1/2 and b = 1/3
x(a + b) = y => y/x = (a + b) = 1/2 + 1/3 = 5/6
Choose D.
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Source: Beat The GMAT — Problem Solving |
2a=3b=1 means that 2a=1 and 3b=1. Solving for them individually we get a=1/2 and b=1/3grandh01 wrote:If x (a + b) = y, where y ≠0 and 2a
= 3b = 1, then =
y/x
(A)1/6
(B)1/3
(C)2/3
(D)5/6
(E)6/5
If x(a+b)=y; then a+b=y/x since the question is asking for y/x, then simply plug the values we got for a and b into the equation:
1/2 + 1/3 = y/x
5/6= y/x
The correct answer is D
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