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The price of an apple equals the price of a pear. The price of a melon

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The price of an apple equals the price of a pear. The price of a melon [#permalink] New post   06 Jun 2021, 21:17
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The price of an apple equals the price of a pear.
The price of a melon is twice the price of a pear.


Quantity A
Quantity B
The cost of eight apples, nine pears, and three melons
The cost of seven apples, four pears, and six melons



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.

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Question part of the project GRE Quantitative Reasoning Daily Challenge - (2021) EDITION
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Re: The price of an apple equals the price of a pear. The price of a melon [#permalink] New post   06 Jun 2021, 21:41
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cost of apple = cost of pear
cost of melon = twice the cost of pear
in terms of pear(p)
therefore,
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p(8+9+3(2)) = 23p

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p(7+4+6(2)) = 23p

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