BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem

Sum

Expert replies
by [email protected] » Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:03 pm
18. Are all of the numbers in a certain list of 15 numbers equal?
(1) The sum of all the numbers in the list is 60.
(2) The sum of any 3 numbers in the list is 12.
Join the discussion
Source: — Data Sufficiency |

by DominicanKing » Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:18 pm
the best way to tackle this is by picking numbers,
for the first statement there are various ways to get a sum of 60 from adding 15 numbers eg 10 3's plus 5 6's
or u could just have 10 ones plus 5 tens...so statement one is not sufficient
for statement two, you are picking 3 numbers out of 15 and the sum of the picked numbers is always 12, the only way to ensure that you MUST arrive at 12 is if each one of the 15 numbers is equal to 12 div 3 ...or simply all 4's
JIB
Join the discussion

by aroon7 » Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:46 am
Yes it is B
--------------------------
i am back!
Join the discussion