Percentages DS Tough one

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Percentages DS Tough one

by rahulvsd » Sun Nov 06, 2011 5:37 am
The table (attached in the question) shows the fees that must be paid to a car rental agency if a rental car is returned late. Hours late is always rounded up to the nearest integer. A customer rented a car for $160.00 and is late returning the car at the appointed drop-off time of 6:00 a.m. Rounded up to the nearest hour, when did he return the car?

1. The late fee for his rental was $40.00.
2. If he had returned the car one hour earlier, he would have paid $24.00 less in late fees.

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by shankar.ashwin » Sun Nov 06, 2011 6:03 am
Car rent = $160 and drop off time = 6a.m

Which hour was the car returned??

Statement 1:

Late fee was $40 (or) 25%. From table that is 6-9 hrs late. (or) it is between 12pm-3pm (insuff)

Statement 2:

He would have paid $24 less (or) 15% less. This is possible for 2 zones (6-9) or (10-15) - Insuff

Together;

You know its only (6-9) hrs late and can find the hour (12 am) . Sufficient C IMO