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by AAPL » Mon Aug 19, 2019 5:13 am

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If a certain company purchased computers at $2,000 each and printers $300 each, how many computers did it purchase?

1) More than three printers were purchased.
2) The total amount for the purchase of computers and printers was $15,000.

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Mon Aug 19, 2019 6:29 am
AAPL wrote:GMAT Prep

If a certain company purchased computers at $2,000 each and printers $300 each, how many computers did it purchase?

1) More than three printers were purchased.
2) The total amount for the purchase of computers and printers was $15,000.
OA E
Given: Company purchased computers at $2,000 each and printers $300 each

Target question: How many computers did it purchase?
When I SCAN the two statements, they both feel insufficient, AND I'm pretty sure I can identify some cases with conflicting answers to the target question. So, I'm going to head straight to......

Statements 1 and 2 combined
There are at least two scenarios that satisfy BOTH statements:
Case a: The company bought 10 printers (for a total cost of $3000) and 6 computers (for a total cost of $12,000). In this case, the answer to the target question is the company purchased 6 computers
Case b: The company bought 30 printers (for a total cost of $9000) and 3 computers (for a total cost of $6,000). In this case, the answer to the target question is the company purchased 3 computers
Since we cannot answer the target question with certainty, the combined statements are NOT SUFFICIENT

Answer: E

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