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by alanforde800Maximus » Sun Oct 09, 2016 9:15 pm
The size of diamonds is measured in karats. If the price of a diamond doubles for every 0.5 karats, which of the following is worth the most?

A - one 4-karat diamond
B - fourteen 1-karat diamonds
C - four 2-karat diamonds and eight 1-karat diamonds
D - one 1-karat diamond, two 2-karat diamond, and three 3-karat diamond
E- three 1.5 karat diamonds and three 2.5 karat diamonds

Please assist with above problem.
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by [email protected] » Mon Oct 10, 2016 9:25 am
Hi alanforde800Maximus,

This question can be solved by TESTing VALUES. I'm going to work through the first couple of steps, so that you can compete the question on your own.

We're told that the price of a diamond DOUBLES for every .5 karats.

IF....
0.5 karats = $1
1 karat = $2
1.5 karats = $4
2 karats = $8
Etc.

Can you then calculate which of the 5 answers ends up having the highest value...?

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by alanforde800Maximus » Mon Oct 10, 2016 9:52 am
[email protected] wrote:Hi alanforde800Maximus,

This question can be solved by TESTing VALUES. I'm going to work through the first couple of steps, so that you can compete the question on your own.

We're told that the price of a diamond DOUBLES for every .5 karats.

IF....
0.5 karats = $1
1 karat = $2
1.5 karats = $4
2 karats = $8
Etc.

Can you then calculate which of the 5 answers ends up having the highest value...?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

Yes, Thanks Rich for the solution.
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