ChandanPednekar wrote:
GreenlightTestPrep wrote:
Carcass wrote:
Jorge's bank statement showed a balance that was $0.54 greater than what his records showed. He discovered that he had written a check for $x.yz and had recorded it as $x.zy, where each of x, y, and z represents a digit from 0 though 9. Which of the following could be the value of z ?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
Key concept: a.bc =a+b(110)+c(1100) For example:
3.25=3+2(110)+5(1100)=3+0.2+0.05=3.25Jorge wrote a check for $x.yz BUT recorded it as $x.zy. His bank statement showed a balance that was $0.54 greater than what his records showedThis tells us that: $x.zy - $x.yz = 0.54
Now apply the
above concept to write:
[x+z(110)+y(1100)]−[x+y(110)+z(1100)]=0.54Subtract
x from both sides to get:
[z(110)+y(1100)]−[y(110)+z(1100)]=0.54Multiply both sides by
100 to get:
[10z+y]−[10y+z]=54Simplify to get:
9z−9y=54Divide both sides by
9 to get:
z−y=6Rearrange to get:
z=y+6Since y is a DIGIT, the possible solutions are
y = 0 and z = 6
y = 1 and z = 7
y = 2 and z = 8
y = 3 and z = 9
And that's it!
Since z can be 6, 7, 8 or 9, the correct answer is E
Cheers,
Brent
why not x.yz as 1.82 and x.zy as 1.28
difference is still .54?EDIT: Shouldn't it be x.yz - x.zy = .54?
as balance = .54 + records
and its given that he recorded it as x.zy?
Let's look at a specific example.
Let's say that, at the beginning of the day, Jorge has $5.00 in his bank account.
He writes a check for $1.06 but accidentally records it as $1.60.
So,
according to his records, Jorge THINKS the amount remaining in his account = $5.00 - $1.60 =
$3.40So, when he looks at his bank statement, he EXPECTS to see
$3.40 in his account.
However, since the check was actually for $1.06, the ACTUAL amount in his account = $5.00 - $1.06 =
$3.94, which is $0.54 more than he expected.
In other words, $x.zy - $x.yz = $0.54
Does that help?