amorphous wrote:
There are 250 people lined up outside a theater. Jack is the 25th person from the front, and Jill is the 125th person from the front.
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The number of people between Jack and Jill |
100 |
A)Quantity A is greater
B)Quantity B is greater
C)The two quantities are equal
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given
Jack is the 25th person from the front...So, there are 24 people in front of Jack
We have: END OF LINE -----------(JACK)(24 people)FRONT
Jill is the 125th person from the frontWe have: END OF LINE -----------(JILL)(
124 people)FRONT
Now let's examine the 124 people who are in front of Jill
Those 124 people are partially comprised of Jack and the 24 people in front of Jack.
We have: END OF LINE -----------(JILL)
(--x people--)(JACK)(24 people)FRONT
We know that
x people + JACK + 24 people = 124 peopleSo, x = 99
In other words, there are 99 people between Jack and Jill
Answer: B
Cheers,
Brent