Number of cars - New GMAT Prep

This topic has expert replies
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 184
Joined: Tue Sep 07, 2010 9:43 am
Thanked: 6 times
Followed by:1 members

Number of cars - New GMAT Prep

by rahulvsd » Fri May 18, 2012 11:20 pm
If each customer at the outdoor movie last night came in a car, what was the number of cars in which the customers came to the outdoor movie last night?

1. The average (A.M) number of customers per car coming to the outdoor movie last night was 2.
2. Total receipts at the outdoor movie last night were $4,500 at $5 per customer .

[spoiler]OA: C. I have a doubt here: From 2, we can find that total number of customers were 900. Combining 1 and 2 how do we know the actual number of cars, since the statement 1 only states the average number of customers per car not the actual number of customers per car. [/spoiler]

User avatar
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 210
Joined: Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:24 pm
Thanked: 62 times
Followed by:3 members

by niketdoshi123 » Sat May 19, 2012 12:06 am
Avg customers per car (from statement 1 ) = 2
Total customers ( from statement 2 ) = 900

As
Total # of cars * avg customers per car = total customers

so
Total # of cars = total customers / avg customers per car

Total # of cars = 900/2 = 450

Legendary Member
Posts: 2789
Joined: Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:19 am
Location: Chennai, India
Thanked: 206 times
Followed by:43 members
GMAT Score:640

by GmatKiss » Sat May 19, 2012 11:47 am
From 2, No.of customers = 900
From 1, Avg.No of customers per car =2

So, No. of cars = 900/2 = 450

Hence C