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Comment on Marge’s Chocolates
thanks for these helpful
my question is how to do it depending on answers choices?
Good question!
Good question!
Let's test answer choice B (17) first.
If Marge ate 17 chocolates on the last day, then she ate 14 chocolates the day before that, and 11 chocolates the day before that, and 8 chocolates the day before that, and 5 chocolates the day before that. We're told that she ate a TOTAL of 100 chocolates. Let's see if that's what we get. 17 + 14 + 11 + 8 + 5 = 55. No good. Since we need her to eat MORE chocolates, we'll test a BIGGER answer choice.
Let's test answer choice C (26).
If Marge ate 26 chocolates on the last day, then she ate 23 chocolates the day before that, and 20 chocolates the day before that, and 17 chocolates the day before that, and 14 chocolates the day before that. We're told that she ate a TOTAL of 100 chocolates. Let's see if that's what we get. 26 + 23 + 20 + 17 + 14 = 100 PERFECT!
Thanks
Even faster: consider test
Great idea! That would work
Great idea! That would work too.
I used test answering
26, 23, 20, 17, 14 = 100.
After, I thought of this as a faster way:
100;5 = 20 (3rd day) + 6 (she eats 6 more chocolates on day 5 then on day 3)= 26
Hope this is useful for anyone preferring non-algebraic solutions.
Regards, Glenn
Perfect reasoning, Glenn!!!
Perfect reasoning, Glenn!!!
Thabo owns exactly 140 books,
A) 10
B) 20
C) 30
D) 40
E) 50
My approach:
Hardcover nonfiction=H
Paperbook nonfiction=20+H
Paperbook fiction=2(20+H)
SO,
2(20+H)+20+H+H=140
H=20.
Is that one variable approach is good to go?
That's a perfectly-executed
That's a perfectly-executed approach. Nice work!
Thanks a ton sir.
But it hurts me as i hardly make algebric approach.
Such as, i completed 1st learning activities from word problem module (1-10).next learning activity is og questions.
I can comprehand all questions but can't able to find a starter but i solved thay problem through one variable approach.
Would you please give your thoughts?? What's my problem.
You're not alone. Many
You're not alone. Many students struggle with translating words into algebraic expressions and equations.
You might want to review the following lessons:
- Assigning Variables: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/gmat-word-problems/video/902
- Writing Equations: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/gmat-word-problems/video/903
Be sure to answer lots of the linked questions in the Reinforcement Activities boxes for each of those video lessons. It will also help to review experts' solutions to help see how the process of creating equations works.
Keep at it. Your skills will improve with time and practice.