Three children inherited a total of X dollars. If the oldest child inherited $7,000 more than the youngest child, and the youngest child inherited $9,000 less than the middle child, what is the value of X ?
(1) The middle child inherited $27,000.
(2) The youngest child and the middle child together inherited a total of $45,000.
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Source: Official Guide 2020
Three children inherited a total of X dollars. If the oldest
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Given: Three children inherited a total of X dollars. The oldest child inherited $7,000 more than the youngest child, and the youngest child inherited $9,000 less than the middle childAbeNeedsAnswers wrote:Three children inherited a total of X dollars. If the oldest child inherited $7,000 more than the youngest child, and the youngest child inherited $9,000 less than the middle child, what is the value of X ?
(1) The middle child inherited $27,000.
(2) The youngest child and the middle child together inherited a total of $45,000.
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Let y = the amount the YOUNGEST child received
So, y + 7000 = the amount the OLDEST child received
And y + 9000 = the amount the MIDDLE child received
We can write: y + (y + 7000) + (y + 9000) = X
Simplify: 3y + 16,000 = X
Target question: What is the value of X?
Statement 1: The middle child inherited $27,000.
y + 9000 = the amount the MIDDLE child received
We can write: y + 9,000 = 27,000
Solve to get: y = 18,000
Since we already know that 3y + 16,000 = X, we can replace y with 18,000
We get: 3(18,000) + 16,000 = X
Evaluate to get: X = 70,000
Since we can answer the target question with certainty, statement 1 is SUFFICIENT
Statement 2: The youngest child and the middle child together inherited a total of $45,000.
We can write: y + (y + 9,000) = 45,000
Simplify: 2y + 9,000 = 45,000
So, 2y = 36,000
Solve: y = 18,000
Since we already know that 3y + 16,000 = X, we can replace y with 18,000
We get: 3(18,000) + 16,000 = X
Evaluate to get: X = 70,000
Since we can answer the target question with certainty, statement 2 is SUFFICIENT
Answer: D
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Hi All,
We're told that three children inherited a TOTAL of X dollars, the oldest child inherited $7,000 MORE than the youngest child and the youngest child inherited $9,000 LESS than the middle child. We're asked for the value of X. This question is built around some basic Arithmetic and Algebra.
(1) The middle child inherited $27,000.
With the information in Fact 1, we can determine the exact amount of money that each child inherited, so we CAN figure out the exact value of X. If you recognize that the relationships among the various numbers, then you don't actually have to do any math here. However, you can quickly calculate the individual values involved:
-Since the youngest child inherited $9,000 LESS than the middle child, then the youngest received $27,000 - $9,000 = $18,000
-The oldest child inherited $7,000 MORE than the youngest child, so the oldest received $18,000 + $7,000 = $25,000
-Thus, the value of X is 27,000 + 18,000 + 25,000 = $70,000
Fact 1 is SUFFICIENT
(2) The youngest child and the middle child together inherited a total of $45,000.
With the information in Fact2, we can create the following equation...
Y + M = 45,000
...and with the information in the prompt, we can create another equation using these 2 variables:
Y = M - 9000
Here, we have a 'System' of equations: 2 variables and 2 unique equations - which means that we can solve for the exact values of Y and M (they would be Y = 18,000 and M = 27,000). With those values, we can then determine the amount of money that the oldest child received and the value of X.
Fact 2 is SUFFICIENT
Final Answer: D
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We're told that three children inherited a TOTAL of X dollars, the oldest child inherited $7,000 MORE than the youngest child and the youngest child inherited $9,000 LESS than the middle child. We're asked for the value of X. This question is built around some basic Arithmetic and Algebra.
(1) The middle child inherited $27,000.
With the information in Fact 1, we can determine the exact amount of money that each child inherited, so we CAN figure out the exact value of X. If you recognize that the relationships among the various numbers, then you don't actually have to do any math here. However, you can quickly calculate the individual values involved:
-Since the youngest child inherited $9,000 LESS than the middle child, then the youngest received $27,000 - $9,000 = $18,000
-The oldest child inherited $7,000 MORE than the youngest child, so the oldest received $18,000 + $7,000 = $25,000
-Thus, the value of X is 27,000 + 18,000 + 25,000 = $70,000
Fact 1 is SUFFICIENT
(2) The youngest child and the middle child together inherited a total of $45,000.
With the information in Fact2, we can create the following equation...
Y + M = 45,000
...and with the information in the prompt, we can create another equation using these 2 variables:
Y = M - 9000
Here, we have a 'System' of equations: 2 variables and 2 unique equations - which means that we can solve for the exact values of Y and M (they would be Y = 18,000 and M = 27,000). With those values, we can then determine the amount of money that the oldest child received and the value of X.
Fact 2 is SUFFICIENT
Final Answer: D
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Documenting the given information as part of Algebric equations.AbeNeedsAnswers wrote:Three children inherited a total of X dollars. If the oldest child inherited $7,000 more than the youngest child, and the youngest child inherited $9,000 less than the middle child, what is the value of X ?
(1) The middle child inherited $27,000.
(2) The youngest child and the middle child together inherited a total of $45,000.
D
Source: Official Guide 2020
Let Oldest Child is 'O', Middle Child is 'M' and Youngest Child is 'Y'
So X = O+M+Y
O=Y +7000 is 1st equation
Y = M - 9000 is 2nd eqution
replacing Y with M-9000 in 1st eqution we get
O= M -2000 which is 3 equtions .
We need to find value of X which is O+M+Y. To get this value we need value of atleast 1 variable O, M or Y
from (1) , we know M = 27000 so we can solve for Y and O to get value of X. SO this is Sufficient.
From (2), we know M+Y = 27000. We can solve for M and Y using equation 2. With value of M or Y we can solve for value of O using eqation 3 and 1. So this information is Sufficient.
Answer is D, both statement alone are sufficient to answer the question
PS - The total value inherited by 3 children O, M and Y is $52,000 . X = $52,000