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The employees of Smith Enterprises received wage increases

by BTGmoderatorLU » Thu Dec 27, 2018 6:40 pm

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The employees of Smith Enterprises received wage increases ranging from 30 cents to 87.5 cents per hour. What was the maximum wage increase for a 40-hour week?

A. $12.00
B. $23.00
C. $34.80
D. $35.00
E. $35.20

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by [email protected] » Sat Dec 29, 2018 11:09 am
Hi All,

We're told that the employees of Smith Enterprises received wage increases ranging from 30 cents to 87.5 cents per hour. We're asked for the MAXIMUM wage increase for a 40-hour week. This question comes down to some basic arithmetic (but you might find it faster to do your math in a couple of smaller steps instead of one big step).

Since the largest wage increase is 87.5 cents/hour, we have to multiply that by 40 hours to find the maximum wage increase for a 40-hour week. Depending on how you choose to multiply those numbers, you could start by 'multiplying out' that decimal by multiplying by 2 and then multiplying that result by 20...

(87.5)(2) = 175 cents

(175)(20) = 3500 cents = $35.00

Final Answer: D

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by Jay@ManhattanReview » Tue Jan 01, 2019 10:50 pm
BTGmoderatorLU wrote:Source: GMAT Paper Tests

The employees of Smith Enterprises received wage increases ranging from 30 cents to 87.5 cents per hour. What was the maximum wage increase for a 40-hour week?

A. $12.00
B. $23.00
C. $34.80
D. $35.00
E. $35.20

The OA is D
It's clear that the maximum wage increase for a 40-hour week would be $40*(87.5/100) = $4*(7/8) = $35.

The correct answer: D

Hope this helps!

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