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Airline A and airline B both previously charged $400 for a c
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10 Jun 2018, 04:40
10 Jun 2018, 04:40
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Airline A and airline B both previously charged $400 for a certain flight. Airline A then reduced its price by 25%. Airline B responded by reducing its price by 55% but adding $150 in fees. Then, airline A increased its reduced price by 10%.
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The final price of the flight on airline A |
The final price of the flight on airline B |
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Re: Airline A and airline B both previously charged $400 for a c
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16 Jun 2018, 15:58
16 Jun 2018, 15:58
You can reduce both Quantity A and Quantity B into equations and then evaluate from there.
Quantity A: \((400 * .75) + (400 * .75 * .10)\)
Quantity B: \((400 * .45) + 150\)
Quantity A: \(300 + 30\)
Quantity B: \(180 + 150\)
Quantity A: \(330\)
Quantity B: \(330\)
Quantity A is equivalent to Quantity B.
The answer is C.
*For those confused about the first step, instead of first calculating the discount and then subtracting it from the original price, I just found out the remaining price by itself.
So instead of doing \(400 * .25 = 100\). \(400-100 = 300\) to get to 300, I just multiplied \(400 * .75\) to get 300 to save time. The same goes with Quantity B
Quantity A: \((400 * .75) + (400 * .75 * .10)\)
Quantity B: \((400 * .45) + 150\)
Quantity A: \(300 + 30\)
Quantity B: \(180 + 150\)
Quantity A: \(330\)
Quantity B: \(330\)
Quantity A is equivalent to Quantity B.
The answer is C.
*For those confused about the first step, instead of first calculating the discount and then subtracting it from the original price, I just found out the remaining price by itself.
So instead of doing \(400 * .25 = 100\). \(400-100 = 300\) to get to 300, I just multiplied \(400 * .75\) to get 300 to save time. The same goes with Quantity B
Re: Airline A and airline B both previously charged $400 for a c
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11 Jul 2018, 15:52
11 Jul 2018, 15:52
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Explanation
Airline A reduced its price by 25% to ($400)(0.75) = $300, but then increased that price by 10% to ($300)(1.1) = $330.
Airline B reduced its fare to ($400)(0.45) = $180, but added $150 in fees, bringing the total price to $180 + $150 = $330.
The two quantities are equal.
Airline A reduced its price by 25% to ($400)(0.75) = $300, but then increased that price by 10% to ($300)(1.1) = $330.
Airline B reduced its fare to ($400)(0.45) = $180, but added $150 in fees, bringing the total price to $180 + $150 = $330.
The two quantities are equal.
