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a, b, and c are positive even integers such that 8 > a > b > [#permalink] New post   02 Sep 2018, 07:11
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a, b, and c are positive even integers such that 8 > a > b > c.

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Quantity B
The range of a, b, and c
The average (arithmetic mean) of a, b, and c


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: a, b, and c are positive even integers such that 8 > a > b > [#permalink] New post   16 Dec 2018, 13:33
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a, b, and c are positive even integers such that 8 > a > b > c.

Quantity A
Quantity B
The range of a, b, and c
The average (arithmetic mean) of a, b, and c


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.


GIVEN: a, b, and c are POSITIVE EVEN integers, and c < b < a < 8
Since there are only 3 POSITIVE EVEN integers that are less than 8, it must be the case that c = 2, b = 4 and a = 6

We get:
QUANTITY A: The range of 6, 4, and 2
QUANTITY B: The average (arithmetic mean) of 6, 4, and 2

Calculate each quantity to get:
QUANTITY A: 4
QUANTITY B: 4

Answer: C

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Re: a, b, and c are positive even integers such that 8 > a > b > [#permalink] New post   20 Mar 2020, 03:28
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Maybe some confusion is coming from 0. Remember, 0 is not positive or negative and can't be included. Also be careful to read closely.
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Re: a, b, and c are positive even integers such that 8 > a > b > [#permalink] New post   05 Jul 2022, 08:03
if you take 8>4>2>1
then the quantity A will be big.
SO the answer should be D i think so.
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a, b, and c are positive even integers such that 8 > a > b > [#permalink] New post   23 Feb 2024, 22:02
The only way the condition - a, b, and c are positive even integers such that 8 > a > b > c - will be satisfied is when a,b and c are 6,4 and 2 respectively.

Quantity A: The range of a,b and c. The range is given by highest-lowest. Therefore, \(\text{ Range } =\) \(6-2 = 4\).

Quantity B: The arithmetic mean of a,b and c. \(\text{ Arithmetic Mean } =\frac{6+4+2}{3}=\frac{12}{3} =4\).

Therefore, BOTH quantities are EQUAL.

The answer is C.
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Re: a, b, and c are positive even integers such that 8 > a > b > [#permalink] New post   21 Jun 2024, 05:22
EngineerCrunch wrote:
if you take 8>4>2>1
then the quantity A will be big.
SO the answer should be D i think so.

its states that a,b,c are positive EVEN integers. c should not 1
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