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You are playing a game in which you must place blocks in three stacks
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You are playing a game in which you must place blocks in three stacks so that the second stack has twice as many blocks as the first stack, and the third stack has twice as many blocks as the second.
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.
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The exact number of blocks needed to make the smallest possible stacks |
14 |
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: You are playing a game in which you must place blocks in three stacks
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You are playing a game in which you must place blocks in three stacks so that the second stack has twice as many blocks as the first stack, and the third stack has twice as many blocks as the second.
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.
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The exact number of blocks needed to make the smallest possible stacks |
14 |
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.
Suppose we have \(x\) blocks in the first stack
Then, second and third stacks will have \(2x\) and \(4x\) blocks respectively.
Total number of blocks = \(x + 2x + 4x = 7x\)
Smallest possible stack is possible when \(x = 1\), i.e. Total number of blocks are 7
Col. A: \(7\)
Col. B: \(14\)
Hence, option B
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