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The daily rent of a man who pays $975 rent per month
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Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The daily rent of a man who pays $975 rent per month |
The daily rent of a man who pays $11,650 rent per year |
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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Re: The daily rent of a man who pays $975 rent per month
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19 Oct 2021, 09:23
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Carcass wrote:
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The daily rent of a man who pays $975 rent per month |
The daily rent of a man who pays $11,650 rent per year |
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.
I'm not crazy about this question, since there's some unresolved ambiguity.
If someone pays $11,650 per year, then the daily rent = $11,650/365 ≈ $31.92
Now let's consider a monthly rent of $975.
In February, the daily rent = $975/28 ≈ $34.82, which is greater than $31.92
In July, the daily rent = $975/31 ≈ $31.45, which is less than $31.92
So, if we solve the question this way, the correct answer is D
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Alternatively, if the man in quantity A pays $975 per month, then in one year, is total rent = ($975)(12) = $11,700
In quantity B, a man pays $11,650 rent per year.
So the man paying $11,700 per year will have a greater daily rent than the man paying $11,650 rent per year, in which case the answer is A.
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Re: The daily rent of a man who pays $975 rent per month
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27 Oct 2022, 20:47
27 Oct 2022, 20:47
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GreenlightTestPrep wrote:
Carcass wrote:
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The daily rent of a man who pays $975 rent per month |
The daily rent of a man who pays $11,650 rent per year |
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.
I'm not crazy about this question, since there's some unresolved ambiguity.
If someone pays $11,650 per year, then the daily rent = $11,650/365 ≈ $31.92
Now let's consider a monthly rent of $975.
In February, the daily rent = $975/28 ≈ $34.82, which is greater than $31.92
In July, the daily rent = $975/31 ≈ $31.45, which is less than $31.92
So, if we solve the question this way, the correct answer is D
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Alternatively, if the man in quantity A pays $975 per month, then in one year, is total rent = ($975)(12) = $11,700
In quantity B, a man pays $11,650 rent per year.
So the man paying $11,700 per year will have a greater daily rent than the man paying $11,650 rent per year, in which case the answer is A.
The only correct answer here is D. This is because the question does not indicate whether the "man" in A is the same "man" as in B, and therefore we cannot assume they both lived in their respective houses in the same month(s).
