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by AAPL » Fri Sep 27, 2019 12:37 am
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Linda, Robert, and Pat packed a certain number of boxes with books. What is the ratio of the number of boxes of books that Robert packed to the number of boxes of books that Pat packed?

1) Linda packed 30 percent of the total number of boxes of books.
2) Robert packed 10 more boxes of books than Pat did.

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by Jay@ManhattanReview » Mon Sep 30, 2019 7:55 pm
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Linda, Robert, and Pat packed a certain number of boxes with books. What is the ratio of the number of boxes of books that Robert packed to the number of boxes of books that Pat packed?

1) Linda packed 30 percent of the total number of boxes of books.
2) Robert packed 10 more boxes of books than Pat did.

OA E
Say the Linda, Robert, and Pat each packed l, r, and p number of books, respectively.

We have to get the value of r/p.

Let's take each statement one by one.

1) Linda packed 30 percent of the total number of boxes of books.

Say the total no. of books = x.

=> l = 0.3x => r + p = 0.7x. However, we can't get the value of r/p. Insufficient.

2) Robert packed 10 more boxes of books than Pat did.

=> r = p + 10. However, we can't get the value of r/p. Insufficient.

(1) and (2) together

So, we have l = 0.3x; r + p = 0.7x; and r = p + 10. Thus, p = 0.35x - 10 and r = 0.35x + 5.

Thus, r/p = (0.35x + 5)/(0.35x - 5)

However, we can't get the unique value of r/p. Insufficient.

The correct answer: E

Hope this helps!

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