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A man purchased $510 worth savings bonds in denominations of [#permalink] ### Show Tags 16 Oct 2012, 09:39 2 This post received KUDOS 2 This post was BOOKMARKED 00:00 Difficulty: 65% (hard) Question Stats: 63% (03:17) correct 37% (03:16) wrong based on 109 sessions ### HideShow timer Statistics Kaplan's Daily Question A man purchased$510 worth savings bonds in denominations of $15 and$30, including at least 1 of each denomination. He gave away 8 of the bonds as gifts but then lost all the rest of the bonds he had purchased. If the number of $30 bonds he gave away was a multiple of the number of$15 bonds he gave away, what was maximum possible value of the bonds that he lost?

A.180
B.225
C.285
D.300
E.330

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The value of the bonds that the man lost will be the total amount he purchased ($510) minus the value of the bonds he gave away. The less he gave away, the more he must have lost, so we can find the maximum he could have lost by finding the minimum he could have given away. We can try to do so using the information we are given about the number of bonds he gave away. If t = the number of$30 bonds given away, and f = the number of $15 bonds given away, we know that t + f = 8, and t is a multiple of f. We want to find the minimum amount he could have given away. That means we want the smaller denomination, f, the number of$15 bonds, to be as large as possible. So, if t + f = 8, and t is a multiple of f, what are the possible values of t and f? There are three possibilities

If t = 5 and f = 3, 5 + 3 = 8 but 5 is not a multiple of 3, so this is not possible. Also, if t is less than 4, f must be greater than 4, so t could not be a multiple of f.

So, the largest possible value of f is 4. In this case, t is also 4, and the amount given away will be $30t +$15f = ($30 × 4) + ($15 × 4) = $120 +$60 = $180. If he gave away$180, then he must have lost $510 -$180 = $330, which is choice (E). Note the trap answers: (A) represents the minimum he could have given away; (B) represents the amount lost if f = 1; and (C) represents the amount lost if f = 2. [Reveal] Spoiler: Kudos Press Kudos if you liked this post [Reveal] Spoiler: OA _________________ " Make more efforts " Press Kudos if you liked my post  Kaplan GMAT Prep Discount Codes e-GMAT Discount Codes EMPOWERgmat Discount Codes Intern Joined: 14 Oct 2012 Posts: 1 Followers: 0 Kudos [?]: 0 [0], given: 0 Re: A man purchased$510 worth savings bonds in denominations of [#permalink]

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16 Oct 2012, 13:09
If the man gives away 180=(4*30+15*30), this means that he would have 510-180=230 left. But since 230 is not a multiple of 15 or 30 he cannot have bought bonds for 510. That is (4,4) cannot be the answer.

I go for D. The man gives (6*30+2*15)=210 leaving him 300 left to spend on bonds. And 300 is a multiple of 15 and 30 so he can actually spend 510 in total.
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Re: A man purchased $510 worth savings bonds in denominations of [#permalink] ### Show Tags 16 Oct 2012, 21:00 cqwejie wrote: If the man gives away 180=(4*30+15*30), this means that he would have 510-180=230 left. But since 230 is not a multiple of 15 or 30 he cannot have bought bonds for 510. That is (4,4) cannot be the answer. I go for D. The man gives (6*30+2*15)=210 leaving him 300 left to spend on bonds. And 300 is a multiple of 15 and 30 so he can actually spend 510 in total. Actually, you have a typo. 510 - 180 = 330 which is a multiple of 15 and 30. _________________ Karishma Veritas Prep | GMAT Instructor My Blog Get started with Veritas Prep GMAT On Demand for$199

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Re: A man purchased $510 worth savings bonds in denominations of [#permalink] ### Show Tags 16 Oct 2012, 21:01 thevenus wrote: Kaplan's Daily Question A man purchased$510 worth savings bonds in denominations of $15 and$30, including at least 1 of each denomination. He gave away 8 of the bonds as gifts but then lost all the rest of the bonds he had purchased. If the number of $30 bonds he gave away was a multiple of the number of$15 bonds he gave away, what was maximum possible value of the bonds that he lost?

A.180
B.225
C.285
D.300
E.330

We know that 0 is a multiple of every integer. If I were to ignore the options, I would say that he gifted 8 of the $15 bonds and 0 of the$30 bonds so that he gifted only $120 bonds and suffered maximum loss of 510 - 120 =$390.
But 390 is not the options so I can only assume that they mean 'positive multiples only' (in which case, you go for 4 of $15 bonds and 4 of$30 bonds)
I would expect them to write it clearly though.

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26 Mar 2013, 07:33
A man purchased $510 worth savings bonds in denominations of$15 and $30, including at least 1 of each denomination. He gave away 8 of the bonds as gifts but then lost all the rest of the bonds he had purchased. If the number of$30 bonds he gave away was a multiple of the number of $15 bonds he gave away, what was maximum possible value of the bonds that he lost? 180 225 285 300 330 Kaplan 's question of the day : https://www.freequestionaday.com/gmat?c ... ae3b6fedd2 could not solve it and could not understand the explanation . Any help please ? thanks in advance _________________ My RC Recipe http://gmatclub.com/forum/the-rc-recipe-149577.html My Problem Takeaway Template http://gmatclub.com/forum/the-simplest-problem-takeaway-template-150646.html VP Status: Far, far away! Joined: 02 Sep 2012 Posts: 1123 Location: Italy Concentration: Finance, Entrepreneurship GPA: 3.8 Followers: 181 Kudos [?]: 1963 [0], given: 219 Re: A man purchased$510 worth savings bonds in denominations [#permalink]

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26 Mar 2013, 08:07
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A man purchased $510 worth savings bonds in denominations of$15 and $30, including at least 1 of each denomination. He gave away 8 of the bonds as gifts but then lost all the rest of the bonds he had purchased. If the number of$30 bonds he gave away was a multiple of the number of $15 bonds he gave away, what was maximum possible value of the bonds that he lost? 180 225 285 300 330 Kaplan 's question of the day : https://www.freequestionaday.com/gmat?c ... ae3b6fedd2 could not solve it and could not understand the explanation . Any help please ? thanks in advance IMO E To maximise the value of the bonds he lost, we have to minimize the value he gave away knowing that X(=number 30$ bonds) +Y(=number of 15$bonds) = 8 and that X is a multiple of Y, to minimize 30X+15Y I use the combination (4,4) since 4 is a multiple of itself. (the other combinations are (7,1) cost = 225; and (6,2) cost = 210; but as you can see they have higher prices) $$30*4+14*4=180$$ = value gave away $$510-180=330$$ = value lost PS: is (0,8) a valid combination? 0 is a multiple of 8, right? _________________ It is beyond a doubt that all our knowledge that begins with experience. Kant , Critique of Pure Reason Tips and tricks: Inequalities , Mixture | Review: MGMAT workshop Strategy: SmartGMAT v1.0 | Questions: Verbal challenge SC I-II- CR New SC set out !! , My Quant Rules for Posting in the Verbal Forum - Rules for Posting in the Quant Forum[/size][/color][/b] Verbal Forum Moderator Joined: 10 Oct 2012 Posts: 630 Followers: 80 Kudos [?]: 1118 [1] , given: 136 Re: A man purchased$510 worth savings bonds in denominations [#permalink]

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A man purchased $510 worth savings bonds in denominations of$15 and $30, including at least 1 of each denomination. He gave away 8 of the bonds as gifts but then lost all the rest of the bonds he had purchased. If the number of$30 bonds he gave away was a multiple of the number of $15 bonds he gave away, what was maximum possible value of the bonds that he lost? 180 225 285 300 330 Kaplan 's question of the day : https://www.freequestionaday.com/gmat?c ... ae3b6fedd2 could not solve it and could not understand the explanation . Any help please ? thanks in advance Let the number of 15$ bonds given be x, then the number of 30$bills given = kx, where k is an integer. Thus, x+kx = 8 --> x(1+k) = 8. Thus, we could have x = 1, k=7 --> The value left with him = 510 - (15+210) = 285 x = 8,k =0 --> The value left with him = 510 - (120) = 390 x =4, k =1 --> The value left with him = 510 - (60+120) = 330 x=2,k=3 --> The value left with him = 510 - (30+180) = 300 Thus, the answer is E. _________________ Math Expert Joined: 02 Sep 2009 Posts: 36548 Followers: 7078 Kudos [?]: 93134 [0], given: 10552 Re: A man purchased$510 worth savings bonds in denominations [#permalink]

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27 Mar 2013, 04:12
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A man purchased $510 worth savings bonds in denominations of$15 and $30, including at least 1 of each denomination. He gave away 8 of the bonds as gifts but then lost all the rest of the bonds he had purchased. If the number of$30 bonds he gave away was a multiple of the number of $15 bonds he gave away, what was maximum possible value of the bonds that he lost? 180 225 285 300 330 Kaplan 's question of the day : https://www.freequestionaday.com/gmat?c ... ae3b6fedd2 could not solve it and could not understand the explanation . Any help please ? thanks in advance Merging similar topics. Please refer to the solutions above. _________________ Intern Joined: 22 Jan 2010 Posts: 25 Location: India Concentration: Finance, Technology GPA: 3.5 WE: Programming (Telecommunications) Followers: 0 Kudos [?]: 25 [1] , given: 3 Re: A man purchased$510 worth savings bonds in denominations of [#permalink]

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8 => 1+7
=> 2+6
=> 3+5
=> 4+4
so,only possible set for ($15,$30) = (2,6) and (4,4).

To make value of lost bond maximum,the value of 8 bonds gifted would be minimum => No of $30 bonds has to be minimum. Value of gifted bonds = (15+30) * 4 = 180. So,maximum value of lost bonds = 510 -180 = 330 Hence ,option E. -------------------------------------------------------------- Press Kudos if you liked my post . _________________ Please press +1 KUDOS if you like my post. GMAT Club Legend Joined: 09 Sep 2013 Posts: 13441 Followers: 575 Kudos [?]: 163 [0], given: 0 Re: A man purchased$510 worth savings bonds in denominations of [#permalink]

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Re: A man purchased $510 worth savings bonds in denominations of [#permalink] ### Show Tags 24 Feb 2016, 17:23 since we must have at least 1 of each..suppose he: gave away x# of 15, and y# of 30 since y must be a multiple of x, and since x+y must be 8, we have these options: x=1 - y=7 x=2 - y=6 x=4 - y=4 can't have other ones, because y must be a multiple of x. 4 is always a multiple of 4...if we have less x, then we lose more on y... so 4x15+4x30=180. 510-180=330 330 is the max he could have lost. Re: A man purchased$510 worth savings bonds in denominations of   [#permalink] 24 Feb 2016, 17:23
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