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Difficult Math Question #46 - Arithmetic

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by 800guy » Fri Nov 03, 2006 1:12 pm
For a certain company, operating costs and commissions totaled $550 million in 1990, representing an increase of 10 percent from the previous year. The sum of operating costs and commissions for both years was
(A) $1,000 million
(B) $1,050 million
(C) $1,100 million
(D) $1,150 million
(E) $1,155 million
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Source: — Problem Solving |

by limits660 » Sat Nov 04, 2006 6:21 am
Let x be the operating a commission costs the year before

x * 1.1 = 550m

x = 500m

550m + 500m = 1050m

therefore B
Last edited by limits660 on Sun Nov 05, 2006 5:36 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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silly mistake

by shahmau » Sun Nov 05, 2006 2:32 pm
550m + 500m = 1050m
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its actually B

by logik1911 » Sun Nov 05, 2006 2:36 pm
the quickest way to solve this problem is to try a conversion factor

550 represents 110%

so...

550 x 10% = 500 500+550 = 1050
110%



note: 550 being on top of 110% represents 550/110%
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by limits660 » Sun Nov 05, 2006 5:35 pm
wow

im an idiot :oops:
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OA

by 800guy » Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:47 am
OA:

1998 = $500 M
1999 = $550 M

Sum = $ 1050 M
Ans:B
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