BTGmoderatorDC wrote:Madge paid A dollars for R bananas. Dean paid B dollars for S bananas. Which one of them paid a higher price-per-banana?
1) B > A
2) R > S
OA C
Source: Magoosh
Given:
Madge paid $A/R per banana
Dean paid $B/S per banana
Question: Which one of them paid a higher price-per-banana?
Or, which between A/R and B/S is greater?
Let's take each statement one by one.
1) B > A
Case 1: If S < R, the answer is B/S, i.e. compared to Madge, Dean paid more for fewer bananas.
Case 2: If S >> R, the answer may be A/R, i.e. compared to Madge, though Dean paid more, he got far greater number of bananas, making B/S < A/R.
No unique answer. Insufficient.
2) R > S
Needless to state that after reading the analysis of Statement 1, Statement 2 is insufficient.
(1) and (2) together
Case 3: B > A and R > S.
In other words, compared to Madge, Dean paid more for fewer bananas, making B/S > A/R. Sufficient.
The correct answer:
C
Hope this helps!
-Jay
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