Boat World sells a certain boat and a certain trailer. What is the price of the trailer?

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Boat World sells a certain boat and a certain trailer. What is the rice of the trailer?

1) The price of the boat is $7,500 more than the price of the trailer.
2) The combined price of the boat and trailer is $15,000

The OA is C

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Thu Feb 13, 2020 3:05 am
Source: Magoosh

Boat World sells a certain boat and a certain trailer. What is the price of the trailer?

1) The price of the boat is $7,500 more than the price of the trailer.
2) The combined price of the boat and trailer is $15,000

The OA is C
Both statements together are sufficient.

From (2), we know the combined price and from (1), we know the difference of the prices; thus, with the help of two linear equations, we can get the unique values of the two variables. Sufficient.

The correct answer: C

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