BTGModeratorVI wrote: ↑Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:09 am
Alice and Bruce each bought a refrigerator, and the sum of their purchases was $900. If twice of what Alice paid was $75 more than what Bruce paid, what did Alice pay for her refrigerator?
A. $275
B. $325
C. $425
D. $575
E. $625
Answer:
B
Source: Magoosh
This question lends itself nicely to
testing the answer choices
We'll start with answer choice C (
$425), the middle value.
If Alice paid
$425, how much did Bruce pay?
Given: twice of what Alice paid was $75 more than what Bruce paid
Two times $425 = $850, so Bruce paid
$775 (since $850 - $75 =
$775
COMBINED PAYMENTS =
$425 +
$775 = $1200
No good - we need the combined payments to be $900
ELIMINATE C
We can also ELIMINATE D and E, because those values will yield an even greater values of the combined payments.
Now let's try B (
$325)
Given: twice of what Alice paid was $75 more than what Bruce paid
Two times $325= $650, so Bruce paid
$575 (since $650 - $75 =
$575
COMBINED PAYMENTS =
$325 +
$575 = $900
Perfect!!!
Answer: B
Cheers,
Brent
