dave13 wrote:
GMATD11 wrote:
A shipment of 1500 heads of cabbage, each of which was approximately the same size was purchased for $600.The day the shipment arrived 2/3 of the heads were sold, each at 25% above the cost per head.The following day the rest were sold at a price per head equal to 10% less than the price each head sold for the day before.what was the gross profit on this shipment?
(A) $100
(B) $115
(C) $125
(D) $130
(E) $135
hello highly intellectally smart people
please help a passionate problem solver
here is my solution which is wrong, but i dont understand why its wrong:) why why why
total number of gabbage 1500
original cost per gabbage \(600/1500\) = 0.30 cents
2/3 of gabbage sold at 0.25 % more than it was bought --> 0.30*1.25 = 37.5 (profit of 2/3 of gabbage sold 7,5 * 1000 = 7500 -->7500/100 = 75
rest of gabbage is sold at 10 % less than day before ---> 37.5 * 0.1 = 3.75 ---> 37,5-3,75 = 33.75 so profit 3.75*500 =1875 --> 1875/100 = 18.75
total profit 75+18,75 = 93.75
why
Hi
dave13 , you are indeed a passionate problem solver, which is admirable.
It looks to me as if you mostly understand how to solve the problem. You have a couple of arithmetic mistakes.
Quote:
original cost per gabbage \(600/1500\) = 0.30 cents
Try that arithmetic again.
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rest of gabbage is sold at 10 % less than day before ---> 37.5 * 0.1 = 3.75
Whoops. 10 % LESS than means
90 percent OF
(1 - .10) = .90
Not one-tenth
X percent less = (1 - Xpercent)
See below for links on GMAT and percents
If you get stuck trying to decide what "10% less than" means, take a simple example.
A cake cost $100
Next day it is on sale for10% LESS than before
Did the cake cost $10? No.
(1.00 - .10) = .90
The cake sold for .90 * $100 = $90
Finally, I don't understand this part
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37.5 (profit of 2/3 of gabbage sold 7,5 * 1000 = 7500 -->7500/100 = 75
37.5 CENTS (wrong number, but that's not the point) = .375 DOLLARS
Total revenue on 1,000 = (.375 * 1,000) = $375
??? I think? Am I missing something?
Try again? You'll get it.
See mikemcgarry Percents on the GMAT
And more on GMAT percents HERE:
"For example, the multiplier for a 40% increase would be: 1 + 0.40 = 1.4, and the multiplier for a 40% decrease would be 1 – 0.40 = 0.6 . . ."
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