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by yellowho » Tue Mar 01, 2011 6:18 am
I think, we've all seen the accidentally doubling a portion of a mixture problem. Is there a way to do them without making up numbers?

Making one up:

Mixture X has A,B, and C. Recipe calls for 1/5 of A, 2/7 of B, and the remainder C. While mixing the portion of A is accidentally doubled. What percentage of the mixture is C?
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by Tani » Tue Mar 01, 2011 2:11 pm
A = .20X
B = .29X (approx.)
C = .51X

Total = X

Double A you get

Total = 1.20X

percentage of C = .51X/1.20X approximately 42.5%
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by Night reader » Tue Mar 01, 2011 2:46 pm
in general two scenarios are possible: 1) keep the mixture amount unchanged 2) change the amount of mixture

strange, sometimes we eat with knife and fork - does it really matter how we eat and what we eat on GMAT :)
under 1)
apply smart number --> 35
A is 7, B is 5*2, C is 35-7-10
A becomes 14, C is 35-14-10
C/(A+B+C)=C/(35) or 11/35 (31%)

under 2)
apply smart number --> 35
A is 7, B is 5*2, C is 35-7-10
A becomes 14, C is 18 (still)
C/(A+A+B+C)=C/(35+7) or 18/52 (35%)
yellowho wrote:I think, we've all seen the accidentally doubling a portion of a mixture problem. Is there a way to do them without making up numbers?

Making one up:

Mixture X has A,B, and C. Recipe calls for 1/5 of A, 2/7 of B, and the remainder C. While mixing the portion of A is accidentally doubled. What percentage of the mixture is C?
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by Night reader » Tue Mar 01, 2011 2:50 pm
just checked the solution is identical
Tani Wolff - Kaplan wrote:A = .20X
B = .29X (approx.)
C = .51X

Total = X

Double A you get

Total = 1.20X

percentage of C = .51X/1.20X approximately 42.5%
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by anshumishra » Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:14 pm
Night reader wrote:hi Tani, doubling A we can't get 1.20x since x is responsible for B and C too
doubling the percentage violates our A-B-C ratio of three numbers in x
Tani Wolff - Kaplan wrote:A = .20X
B = .29X (approx.)
C = .51X

Total = X

Double A you get

Total = 1.20X

percentage of C = .51X/1.20X approximately 42.5%
above it's already not .51X
@Night reader
Your second method is equivalent to Tani's method (change the amount of mixture).
Tani is right.
You made a typo here : C/(A+A+B+C)=C/(35+7) or 18/52 (35%)
Otherwise the answer matches as well.
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by Night reader » Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:20 pm
really? ah such nuisance , appologies Tani
anshumishra wrote:
Night reader wrote:hi Tani, doubling A we can't get 1.20x since x is responsible for B and C too
doubling the percentage violates our A-B-C ratio of three numbers in x
Tani Wolff - Kaplan wrote:A = .20X
B = .29X (approx.)
C = .51X

Total = X

Double A you get

Total = 1.20X

percentage of C = .51X/1.20X approximately 42.5%
above it's already not .51X
@Night reader
Your second method is equivalent to Tani's method (change the amount of mixture).
Tani is right.
You made a typo here : C/(A+A+B+C)=C/(35+7) or 18/52 (35%)
Otherwise the answer matches as well.
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by Tani » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:51 pm
The point of the question is that A has been doubled in violation of the original proportions and you now have to calculate the new proportions. if you doubled everything the proportions wouldn't change.
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