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For each customer, a bakery charges p dollars for the first loaf of bread bought by the customer and charges q dollars for each additional loaf bought by the customer. What is the value of q?
(1) A customer who buys 2 loaves is charged 10 percent less per loaf than a customer who buys a single loaf.
(2) A customer who buys 6 loaves of bread is charged 10 dollars.
The OA is C.
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Let's take each statement one by one.BTGmoderatorLU wrote:Source: GMAT Prep
For each customer, a bakery charges p dollars for the first loaf of bread bought by the customer and charges q dollars for each additional loaf bought by the customer. What is the value of q?
(1) A customer who buys 2 loaves is charged 10 percent less per loaf than a customer who buys a single loaf.
(2) A customer who buys 6 loaves of bread is charged 10 dollars.
The OA is C.
(1) A customer who buys 2 loaves is charged 10 percent less per loaf than a customer who buys a single loaf.
=> (p + q)/2 = 90% of p
(p + q)/2 = 0.9p
p + q = 1.8p
q = 0.8p
Can't get the value of q since we do not have the value of p. Insufficient.
(2) A customer who buys 6 loaves of bread is charged 10 dollars.
=> p + 5q = 10
Can't get the value of q since we do not have the value of p. Insufficient.
(1) and (2) together
From q = 0.8p and p + 5q = 10, we get q = $1.60. Sufficient.
The correct answer: C
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\[\$ \,p\,\,\,:\,\,{\text{first}}\,\,{\text{loaf}}\]BTGmoderatorLU wrote:Source: GMAT Prep
For each customer, a bakery charges p dollars for the first loaf of bread bought by the customer and charges q dollars for each additional loaf bought by the customer. What is the value of q?
(1) A customer who buys 2 loaves is charged 10 percent less per loaf than a customer who buys a single loaf.
(2) A customer who buys 6 loaves of bread is charged 10 dollars.
\[{\text{\$ }}q\,\,\,{\text{:}}\,\,\,{\text{any}}\,\,{\text{additional}}\,\,{\text{loaf}}\]
\[? = q\]
\[\left( 1 \right)\,\,{\left( {\frac{{\,{\text{charge}}\,}}{{{\text{loaf}}}}} \right)_{\,2\,\,{\text{loaves}}}} = \frac{{p + q}}{2}\,\,\,\,\mathop = \limits^{{\text{given}}} \,\,\frac{9}{{10}}p\,\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\, \ldots \,\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\frac{q}{p} = \frac{4}{5}\]
\[\left\{ \begin{gathered}
\,{\text{Take}}\,\,\left( {p,q} \right) = \left( {0.5,0.4} \right)\,\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\,? = 0.4 \hfill \\
\,{\text{Take}}\,\,\left( {p,q} \right) = \left( {1,0.8} \right)\,\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\,? = 0.8 \hfill \\
\end{gathered} \right.\]
\[\left( 2 \right)\,\,6\,\,{\text{loaves}}\,\,{\text{for}}\,\,\$ 10\,\,\,\left\{ \begin{gathered}
\,{\text{Take}}\,\,\left( {p\,;q} \right) = \left( {2\,;\frac{8}{5}} \right)\,\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\,? = \frac{8}{5} \hfill \\
\,{\text{Take}}\,\,\left( {p\,;q} \right) = \left( {3\,;\frac{7}{5}} \right)\,\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\,? = \frac{7}{5} \hfill \\
\end{gathered} \right.\]
\[\left( {1 + 2} \right)\,\,\,\left\{ \begin{gathered}
p + 5q = 10 \hfill \\
\frac{q}{p} = \frac{4}{5} \hfill \\
\end{gathered} \right.\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\mathop \Rightarrow \limits^{{\text{k}}\,\,{\text{technique}}} \,\,\,\,\left( {5k} \right) + 5\left( {4k} \right) = 10\,\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\,? = 4k\,\,{\text{unique}}\,\]
This solution follows the notations and rationale taught in the GMATH method.
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