Shaggy has to learn 71 hiragana characters, and also has one week
to do so; he can learn as many per day as he wants. However,
Shaggy has decided to obey the advice of a study-skills professional, who has
advised him that the number of characters he learns on anyone day should
be within 4 of the number he learns on any other day.
a. What is the least number of hiragana that Shaggy could have to learn
on Saturday?
b. What is the greatest number of hiragana that Shaggy could have to
learn on Saturday?
OA : a. 7 b. 13
Doubt : '4 of the number' means 4*number (or) 4+number ?
Source : Manhattan GMAT
Doubt : 4 of the number
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It means that if he learns 11 hiraganas on one day then he cannot learn more than 15 hiraganas and less than 7 hiraganas on any other day.
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Suppose he learns a b c d e f g h number of characters each day, the difference between any two of these should be less than 4.
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Within 4 of the number means the range is number+4 and number-4
Following detailed explanation will help to understand the concept.
This is maxima-minima type problem.
Shaggy can learn any number of characters on one day but the next day has be in the range of 4.
Let H= no of hiranga chars shaggy learns on any given day
(a) We've to find the least number of characters Shaggy could have learnt.
To find minimum no of chars 'H' should be minimum and 'H+4' should be maximum
Hence, one day=H ; six days = H+4
We can write the eqn as H + 6(H+4) = 71--> 7H = 71 - 24 = 47
--> H = 47/7 = 6.7....
Minimum value of H is 6.7; as H is an integer, Thus, H=7 (H should be >6.7 & not less than as 6.7 is the minimum value)
(b) To find the maximum no of hiranga chars 'H' should be minimum and 'H-4' should be maximum
Thus, one day = H ; 6 days = H-4
We can write the eqn as -
H + 6(H-4)=71
7H=71+24
7H=95
--> H=13.5....
Now, H=13.5 is greatest; thus the integer value should be less than 13.5 i.e. 13
Thus, maximum value is H=13
Following detailed explanation will help to understand the concept.
This is maxima-minima type problem.
From the given question, we learn thatRemember,
To maximize one, minimize the rest
To minimize one, maximize the rest
Shaggy can learn any number of characters on one day but the next day has be in the range of 4.
Let H= no of hiranga chars shaggy learns on any given day
(a) We've to find the least number of characters Shaggy could have learnt.
To find minimum no of chars 'H' should be minimum and 'H+4' should be maximum
Hence, one day=H ; six days = H+4
We can write the eqn as H + 6(H+4) = 71--> 7H = 71 - 24 = 47
--> H = 47/7 = 6.7....
Minimum value of H is 6.7; as H is an integer, Thus, H=7 (H should be >6.7 & not less than as 6.7 is the minimum value)
(b) To find the maximum no of hiranga chars 'H' should be minimum and 'H-4' should be maximum
Thus, one day = H ; 6 days = H-4
We can write the eqn as -
H + 6(H-4)=71
7H=71+24
7H=95
--> H=13.5....
Now, H=13.5 is greatest; thus the integer value should be less than 13.5 i.e. 13
Thus, maximum value is H=13
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Hi gughanbose,
There is an important word you missed out when reading "4 of the number". The word is "WITHIN" which is mentioned before that.
See the the question, it says "within 4 of the number"
Thus, "WITHIN" expresses "RANGE". Thus we have to take +4 and -4.
e.g. "The athlete can run within his lane"; meaning a range is given to the athlete in which he is supposed to be there.
For the next one, "4 the number", the accompanying clause is very important. If you have any such clause where "4 the number" is mentioned then plz post, we can dissect the sentence and find out the key words in it and decide whether to "add" or "multiply".
However, if the interpretation comes out as "4 times the number",you may definitely multiply it
Ehh....!! Seems this is is CR question in disguise :mrgreen: Ha ha ha...!!!
There is an important word you missed out when reading "4 of the number". The word is "WITHIN" which is mentioned before that.
See the the question, it says "within 4 of the number"
Thus, "WITHIN" expresses "RANGE". Thus we have to take +4 and -4.
e.g. "The athlete can run within his lane"; meaning a range is given to the athlete in which he is supposed to be there.
For the next one, "4 the number", the accompanying clause is very important. If you have any such clause where "4 the number" is mentioned then plz post, we can dissect the sentence and find out the key words in it and decide whether to "add" or "multiply".
However, if the interpretation comes out as "4 times the number",you may definitely multiply it
Ehh....!! Seems this is is CR question in disguise :mrgreen: Ha ha ha...!!!
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Ya got it at last Thanx adthedaddy ! I did some max,min questions. They follow the same thing -> 'Within x of the number' => number-x to number+x. They are not multiplying. I will look for questions with those words though. Hope we will find the diff soon
This question damn sure is a CR question in disguise !
This question damn sure is a CR question in disguise !