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Here comes the question;
Rasheed bought two kinds of candy bars, chocolate and toffee, that came in packages of 2 bars each. He handed out (2/3) of the chocolate bars and (3/5) of the toffee bars. How many packages of chocolate bars did Rasheed buy?
(1) Rasheed bought 1 fewer package of chocolate bars than toffee bars.
(2) Rasheed handed out the same number of each kind of candy bar.
I can't see how both of the data combined are sufficient. Let me know if you can
Many thanks
Lukas
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If we know the number of chocolate BARS that were purchased, we can determine the number of chocolate bar PACKAGES that were purchased, since each package contains 2 bars.Rasheed bought two kinds of candy bars, chocolate and toffee, that came in packages of 2 bars each. He handed out 2/3 of the chocolate bars and 3/5 of the toffee bars. How many packages of chocolate bars did Rasheed buy?
1) Rasheed bought 1 fewer package of chocolate bars than toffee bars.
2) Rasheed handed out the same number of each kind of candy bars.
Let c = the number of chocolate bars purchased and t = the number of toffee bars purchased.
Question rephrased: What is the value of c?
Statement 1: Rasheed bought 1 fewer package of chocolate bars than toffee bars.
Since each package contains 2 bars, the number of chocolate bars purchased is 2 less than the number of toffee bars purchased.
c = t - 2.
No way to solve for c.
INSUFFICIENT.
Statement 2: Rasheed handed out the same number of each kind of candy bar.
Thus, the 2/3 of the chocolate bars handed out are equal to the 3/5 of the toffee bars handed out:
(2/3)c = (3/5)t.
10c = 9t.
No way to solve for c.
INSUFFICIENT.
Statements combined:
Since we have 2 variables (c and t) and 2 distinct linear equations (c = t-2 and 10c = 9t), we can solve for each variable and thus determine the value of c.
SUFFICIENT.
The correct answer is C.
One way to solve:
c = t-2
9c = 9t - 18
9c + 18 = 9t.
Since 9c + 18 = 9t and 9t = 10c, we get:
9c + 18 = 10c
c = 18.
Since 18 chocolate bars are handed out, and each package contains 2 bars, the number of packages of chocolate bars = 9.
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