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O… I get it… Thanks MathManiac!!!
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Muffins:
O... I get it..... Thanks MathManiac!!!
No problem. You must have misread the question.
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Dear all,
Please help me with this:
3/5 of Alethea’s bangles was twice as many as Millicent’s bangles. Millicent and Amber had bangles in the ration of 6:7. All of them paid a combined total of $528 on the bangles. Given that each bangle cost the same, how much did Alethea pay for her bangles?
Answer is $320. Do you think the question has omitted the word "cost" somewhere in the question?
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wormy:
There is a problem with the question.Dear all,
Please help me with this:
3/5 of Alethea's bangles was twice as many as Millicent's bangles. Millicent and Amber had bangles in the ration of 6:7. All of them paid a combined total of $528 on the bangles. Given that each bangle cost the same, how much did Alethea pay for her bangles?
Answer is $320. Do you think the question has omitted the word \"cost\" somewhere in the question?
Thank you. -
Mathmaniac:
It's taken from CHIJ 2008 SA1 paper. Any one out there knows where is the typo?
There is a problem with the question.wormy:
Dear all,
Please help me with this:
3/5 of Alethea's bangles was twice as many as Millicent's bangles. Millicent and Amber had bangles in the ration of 6:7. All of them paid a combined total of $528 on the bangles. Given that each bangle cost the same, how much did Alethea pay for her bangles?
Answer is $320. Do you think the question has omitted the word \"cost\" somewhere in the question?
Thank you. -
wormy:
3/5 Al = 2 MDear all,
Please help me with this:
3/5 of Alethea's bangles was twice as many as Millicent's bangles. Millicent and Amber had bangles in the ration of 6:7. All of them paid a combined total of $528 on the bangles. Given that each bangle cost the same, how much did Alethea pay for her bangles?
Answer is $320. Do you think the question has omitted the word \"cost\" somewhere in the question?
Thank you.
Al/M = 10/3 = 20/6
M/Am = 6/7
20 + 6 + 7 = 33
20/33 x 528 = $320
Alethea paid $320. -
Tang:
Haha correct. I thought there are only 2 persons.
3/5 Al = 2 Mwormy:
Dear all,
Please help me with this:
3/5 of Alethea's bangles was twice as many as Millicent's bangles. Millicent and Amber had bangles in the ration of 6:7. All of them paid a combined total of $528 on the bangles. Given that each bangle cost the same, how much did Alethea pay for her bangles?
Answer is $320. Do you think the question has omitted the word \"cost\" somewhere in the question?
Thank you.
Al/M = 10/3 = 20/6
M/Am = 6/7
20 + 6 + 7 = 33
20/33 x 528 = $320
Alethea paid $320.
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Mathmaniac:
Haha correct. I thought there are only 2 persons.
3/5 Al = 2 MTang:
[quote=\"wormy\"]Dear all,
Please help me with this:
3/5 of Alethea's bangles was twice as many as Millicent's bangles. Millicent and Amber had bangles in the ration of 6:7. All of them paid a combined total of $528 on the bangles. Given that each bangle cost the same, how much did Alethea pay for her bangles?
Answer is $320. Do you think the question has omitted the word \"cost\" somewhere in the question?
Thank you.
Al/M = 10/3 = 20/6
M/Am = 6/7
20 + 6 + 7 = 33
20/33 x 528 = $320
Alethea paid $320.[/quote]
My goodness, until you point out now, I thought there are only 2 persons..... silly me :stupid: -
wormy:
In fact, I thought the question is set wrongly because if there are only 2 persons, the ratios are wrong. Maybe because I read what you wrote (missing price) and thought 1 of the ratio should refer to something else other than quantity. Silly me too :stupid:
My goodness, until you point out now, I thought there are only 2 persons..... silly me :stupid: -
Mathmaniac:
I always tell my children \"must read question PROPERLY\". Must ask my mother to repeat that to me.
In fact, I thought the question is set wrongly because if there are only 2 persons, the ratios are wrong. Maybe because I read what you wrote (missing price) and thought 1 of the ratio should refer to something else other than quantity. Silly me too :stupid:wormy:
My goodness, until you point out now, I thought there are only 2 persons..... silly me :stupid:
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