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by naaga » Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:15 am
. A certain club has 237 local branches, one national office, and one social service office. If each local branch has 2 officers, and each of the two other offices has 4 officers, how many officers does the club have altogether?
(A) 482 (B) 476 (C) 474
(D) 239 (E) 235


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by DanaJ » Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:28 am
I'd say 2*237 + 2*4 = 474 + 8 = 482, since you have 2 officers for the 237 local branches and 4 officers for the other 2 special offices.
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by dendude » Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:56 am
Yes I'd say 482 too.
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