windows and shalves

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windows and shalves

by Suyog » Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:54 pm
A store bought Q windows for $150 per window and W shalves for $75 per shalves. What is the total price of the windows and the shalves?

1. Q windows cost $600
2. Q + w/2 = 12

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by syv11 » Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:37 pm
C - both together

I gives you Q
II gives you W

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by Suyog » Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:45 pm
Ans is given as B...Sounds rong to me.....
IMO C

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by josephcho77 » Tue Nov 27, 2007 12:24 am
Ans is "B"

The cost of window is twice more than the cost of shalve

(2) the total price is always same ($1800)
possible outcome (1,22) (2,20) (3, 18 )...so on
If you purchase 1 more window, you would give up 2 shalves, which means that the totoal price is same since the window costs twice more than the shalves.

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by samirpandeyit62 » Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:15 pm
Good expln Joseph,

I solved it like this

stmt 1: w? INSUFF

stmt2: Q + w/2 = 12

we need to find 150Q + 75W

i.e 75(2Q +W)

so if Q + w/2 =12

then 2Q + w =24

SUFF

B
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by sujaysolanki » Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:33 pm
tricky nicely put guys :D