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### ps

by baller12q » Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:46 am
A grocer stacked oranges in a pile. the bottom layer was rectangular with 3 rows of 5 oranges each. In the second layer from the bottom, each orange rested on 4 oranges from the bottom layer and in the third layer each orange rested on 4 oranges from the second layer. Which of the following is the the maximum number of oranges that could have been in the third layer.

a. 5
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2
e. 1

OA C
how do i get the correct anwser

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### Re: ps

by [email protected] » Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:53 am
baller12q wrote:A grocer stacked oranges in a pile. the bottom layer was rectangular with 3 rows of 5 oranges each. In the second layer from the bottom, each orange rested on 4 oranges from the bottom layer and in the third layer each orange rested on 4 oranges from the second layer. Which of the following is the the maximum number of oranges that could have been in the third layer.

a. 5
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2
e. 1

OA C
how do i get the correct anwser
I'm guessing the quickest way is to draw it out. It took me about 20 seconds to draw the diagram and find the correct answer.

A good general rule to follow is that when you've got a word problem that translates into a picture, draw it out. Many test takers find that visual representations make questions much easier to handle.

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