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by BTGmoderatorDC » Wed Nov 06, 2019 5:12 pm
A museum has 259 paintings and 11 sculptures. How many photographs does the museum have?

1) If the museum acquires 6 more paintings, then the number of paintings and sculptures combined will be 6 times the number of photographs.
2) If the museum acquires 4 more paintings and 2 more sculptures, then the number of photographs will be 1/6 the number of paintings and sculptures combined.

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by Jay@ManhattanReview » Thu Nov 07, 2019 11:41 pm
BTGmoderatorDC wrote:A museum has 259 paintings and 11 sculptures. How many photographs does the museum have?

1) If the museum acquires 6 more paintings, then the number of paintings and sculptures combined will be 6 times the number of photographs.
2) If the museum acquires 4 more paintings and 2 more sculptures, then the number of photographs will be 1/6 the number of paintings and sculptures combined.

OA D

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Let's take each statement one by one.

1) If the museum acquires 6 more paintings, then the number of paintings and sculptures combined will be 6 times the number of photographs.

=> (259 + 6) + 11 = 6x, where x = no. of photographs
Thus, x = 46. Sufficient

2) If the museum acquires 4 more paintings and 2 more sculptures, then the number of photographs will be 1/6 the number of paintings and sculptures combined.

=> [(259 + 4) + (11 + 2)] 6 = x, where x = no. of photographs
Thus, x = 46. Sufficient

The correct answer: D

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