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by BTGmoderatorDC » Thu Feb 22, 2018 7:29 pm
Kumail, a noted sneaker enthusiast, has a collection consisting of sneakers made by Brand A and Brand B. 5/7 of the Brand A sneakers are low-tops, and 1/3 of the Brand A low-tops are running shoes. If Kumail owns 7 more pairs of Brand B sneakers than Brand A sneakers, what is the minimum possible number of pairs of sneakers in his collection?

A. 21
B. 28
C. 36
D. 40
E. 49

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OA E
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by ErikaPrepScholar » Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:20 am
We'll start from the smallest possible group we know about and work our way up:

We know that 1/3 of the Brand A low-tops are running shoes. For this to work, the number of Brand A low-tops must be divisible by 3.

We know that 5/7 of the Brand A sneakers are low tops. For this to work, the number of Brand A low-tops must be divisible by 5, and the number of Brand A sneakers must be divisible by 7.

Finally we know that Kumail has 7 more pairs of Brand B sneakers than Brand A sneakers. This doesn't tell us anything about the number of Brand A sneakers we need to have.

Okay, we know that the number of Brand A low-tops must be divisible by 3 and 5. The lowest common multiple of 3 and 5 is 15. If 15 is 5/7 of the number of Brand A low-tops, then there must be 21 total Brand A sneakers. Then, Kumail must have 21 + 7 = 28 Brand B sneakers, for 21 + 28 = 49 sneakers in total.
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by Scott@TargetTestPrep » Fri Jun 14, 2019 2:48 pm
BTGmoderatorDC wrote:Kumail, a noted sneaker enthusiast, has a collection consisting of sneakers made by Brand A and Brand B. 5/7 of the Brand A sneakers are low-tops, and 1/3 of the Brand A low-tops are running shoes. If Kumail owns 7 more pairs of Brand B sneakers than Brand A sneakers, what is the minimum possible number of pairs of sneakers in his collection?

A. 21
B. 28
C. 36
D. 40
E. 49

We are given that 5/7 of the Brand A sneakers are low-tops and 1/3 of the Brand A low-tops are running shoes. Thus, the number of Brand A sneakers must be a multiple of 7 x 3 = 21. Since the smallest positive multiple of 21 is 21, the least number of Brand A sneakers is 21.

Since Kumail owns 7 more pairs of Brand B sneakers than those of Brand A, the minimum number of Brand B sneakers is 28. Thus, the minimum possible number of pairs of sneakers in his collection is 21 + 28 = 49.

Answer: E

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by Scott@TargetTestPrep » Fri Jun 14, 2019 2:48 pm
BTGmoderatorDC wrote:Kumail, a noted sneaker enthusiast, has a collection consisting of sneakers made by Brand A and Brand B. 5/7 of the Brand A sneakers are low-tops, and 1/3 of the Brand A low-tops are running shoes. If Kumail owns 7 more pairs of Brand B sneakers than Brand A sneakers, what is the minimum possible number of pairs of sneakers in his collection?

A. 21
B. 28
C. 36
D. 40
E. 49

We are given that 5/7 of the Brand A sneakers are low-tops and 1/3 of the Brand A low-tops are running shoes. Thus, the number of Brand A sneakers must be a multiple of 7 x 3 = 21. Since the smallest positive multiple of 21 is 21, the least number of Brand A sneakers is 21.

Since Kumail owns 7 more pairs of Brand B sneakers than those of Brand A, the minimum number of Brand B sneakers is 28. Thus, the minimum possible number of pairs of sneakers in his collection is 21 + 28 = 49.

Answer: E

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