gmat prep word problem

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gmat prep word problem

by vinviper1 » Tue May 06, 2008 10:15 am
The wording trips me up here….not sure what the questions asks – it seems as if its asking for expected cash where as the answers give actual cash. Thanks.
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by jscoligan » Tue May 06, 2008 2:52 pm
The trick is in the intro prompt, it asks what amount was "expected."

Statement 1 has "expected" sold, but says nothing about dollars.

Statement 2 has how many more than "expected" and a dollar amount, but you can't tell the donation amount of each car (it's like one equation with 2 variables)

But combining the two is sufficient because you can calculate the "expected" amount (with is different from "actually")