The price of 5 kilograms of premium fertilizer is the same as the price of 6 kilograms of regular fertilizer. if the price of premium fertilizer is y cents per kilogram more than the price of regular fertilizer, what is the price, in cents, per kilogram of premium fertilizer?
A) y/30
B) 5/6*y
C) 6/5*y
D) 5y
E) 6y
The OA is E.
I'm really confused with this PS question. Please, can any expert assist me with it? Thanks in advanced.
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IF THE PRICE OF PREMIUM FERTILLIZER IS A CENTS PER KGLUANDATO wrote:The price of 5 kilograms of premium fertilizer is the same as the price of 6 kilograms of regular fertilizer. if the price of premium fertilizer is y cents per kilogram more than the price of regular fertilizer, what is the price, in cents, per kilogram of premium fertilizer?
A) y/30
B) 5/6*y
C) 6/5*y
D) 5y
E) 6y
The OA is E.
I'm really confused with this PS question. Please, can any expert assist me with it? Thanks in advanced.
THEN COST OF 5KG WOULD BE 5A CENTS
COST 6 KG REGULAR FERTILZER WOULD ALSO BE = 5A
COST PER KG OF REGULAR FERTLIZER WOULD BE= 5A/6
AS PER GIVEN STATEMENT A= 5A/6 + Y
OR A-5A/6 = Y
OR A/6 = Y
OR A = 6Y
THEREFORE E IS THE CORRECT OPTION
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Pick a simple number that's a multiple of 5 and 6. In this case, say 5 kilograms of premium and 6 kilograms of regular, each cost 30 cents.LUANDATO wrote:The price of 5 kilograms of premium fertilizer is the same as the price of 6 kilograms of regular fertilizer. if the price of premium fertilizer is y cents per kilogram more than the price of regular fertilizer, what is the price, in cents, per kilogram of premium fertilizer?
A) y/30
B) 5/6*y
C) 6/5*y
D) 5y
E) 6y
The OA is E.
I'm really confused with this PS question. Please, can any expert assist me with it? Thanks in advanced.
Premium unit cost = 30/5 = 6 cents
Regular unit cost = 30/6 = 5 cents.
If y is the difference, then y must be 6-5 = 1.
We want the premium unit cost, or 6 cents. Plug in '1' for 'y' until an answer choice yields '6'. E will work.
