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Are all of the numbers in a certain list of 15 numbers equal? (1) The sum of all the numbers in the list is 60 (2) The sum of any 3 numbers in the list is 12 OPEN DISCUSSION OF THIS QUESTION IS HERE: are-all-of-the-numbers-in-a-certain-list-of-15-numbers-equal-144144.html
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Re: Equal number DS-find the shortcut [#permalink]
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sondenso wrote: Are all of the numbers in a certain list of 15 numbers equal?
1. The sum of all the numbers in the list is 60
2. The sum of any 3 numbers in the list is 12 from one .....insuff from 2 the only possible way to be sure of that that they are all equall B
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Re: Equal number DS-find the shortcut [#permalink]
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sondenso wrote: Are all of the numbers in a certain list of 15 numbers equal?
1. The sum of all the numbers in the list is 60
2. The sum of any 3 numbers in the list is 12
Guys, can you tell me what is the logic disguided in the second stat.? Thanks! There are a few ways to look at this. One is to reverse the problem: say they aren't all equal. Write the set in increasing order: {a, b, c, ..., m, n, o}, and while some of these might be equal, we must have a < o. Well clearly then the sum of the three smallest numbers is less than the sum of the three largest, (a+b+c < m+n+o), so the sum of any three numbers in the list isn't always the same. So the only way S2 can be true is if all the numbers are equal.
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Re: Equal number DS-find the shortcut [#permalink]
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IanStewart wrote: sondenso wrote: Are all of the numbers in a certain list of 15 numbers equal?
1. The sum of all the numbers in the list is 60
2. The sum of any 3 numbers in the list is 12
Guys, can you tell me what is the logic disguided in the second stat.? Thanks! There are a few ways to look at this. One is to reverse the problem: say they aren't all equal. Write the set in increasing order: {a, b, c, ..., m, n, o}, and while some of these might be equal, we must have a < o. Well clearly then the sum of the three smallest numbers is less than the sum of the three largest, (a+b+c < m+n+o), so the sum of any three numbers in the list isn't always the same. So the only way S2 can be true is if all the numbers are equal. Thanks IanStewart, I got it
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Re: Equal number DS-find the shortcut [#permalink]
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For B, any three number's sum is 12. So what if 2,5,5, the sum is 12 but they are not equal. Could you explain this ???? IanStewart wrote: sondenso wrote: Are all of the numbers in a certain list of 15 numbers equal?
1. The sum of all the numbers in the list is 60
2. The sum of any 3 numbers in the list is 12
Guys, can you tell me what is the logic disguided in the second stat.? Thanks! There are a few ways to look at this. One is to reverse the problem: say they aren't all equal. Write the set in increasing order: {a, b, c, ..., m, n, o}, and while some of these might be equal, we must have a < o. Well clearly then the sum of the three smallest numbers is less than the sum of the three largest, (a+b+c < m+n+o), so the sum of any three numbers in the list isn't always the same. So the only way S2 can be true is if all the numbers are equal. |
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Re: Equal number DS-find the shortcut [#permalink]
06 Aug 2011, 14:06
If the numbers are 2,5,5 then sum of any three numbers can't always be 12. For any three numbers to be 12 they have to be equal...hence B
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Re: Equal number DS-find the shortcut [#permalink]
07 Aug 2011, 01:00
i would say both statments together are correct.
because taking statment 1 and 2 will reveal that 60 divided by 15 is 4
so we know the set is containing the number 4
and statment 2 saying that 3 times 4 is 12
agree or disagree?
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Re: Equal number DS-find the shortcut [#permalink]
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Quote: There are a few ways to look at this. One is to reverse the problem: say they aren't all equal. Write the set in increasing order: {a, b, c, ..., m, n, o}, and while some of these might be equal, we must have a < o. Well clearly then the sum of the three smallest numbers is less than the sum of the three largest, (a+b+c < m+n+o), so the sum of any three numbers in the list isn't always the same. So the only way S2 can be true is if all the numbers are equal. Thanks for this explanation, IanStewart.
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Re: Are all of the numbers in a certain list of 15 numbers [#permalink]
04 Mar 2013, 01:02
Hello !
Here is how I solved it. Please correct me if I'm wrong :
(1) : Since you don't have any contraints regarding the numbers : the fifteen numbers can all equal 4 or you can have fourteen 0 and one 60. Not sufficient.
(2) : There are several ways to reach 12 by adding 3 numbers together :
4 + 4 + 4 = 12
3 + 3 + 6 = 12
8 + 2 +2 = 12
etc...
Let's consider the ways where you have at least 2 different numbers. For examples : 3 + 3 + 6. Let's say your fifteen numbers are divided in 5 groups of numbers composed by 3, 3 and 6 :
Statements 2 tells us we can pick any 3 numbers and get 12 by adding them. If you pick one full group : 3+3+6, you get 12. But if you pick 3, 3 from one group and another 3 from another group, you get 3+3+3 = 9. It is therefore impossible to have different numbers, they all have to be the same. Sufficient.
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Re: Are all of the numbers in a certain list of 15 numbers [#permalink]
04 Mar 2013, 03:10
pancakeFR wrote: Hello !
Here is how I solved it. Please correct me if I'm wrong :
(1) : Since you don't have any contraints regarding the numbers : the fifteen numbers can all equal 4 or you can have fourteen 0 and one 60. Not sufficient.
(2) : There are several ways to reach 12 by adding 3 numbers together :
4 + 4 + 4 = 12
3 + 3 + 6 = 12
8 + 2 +2 = 12
etc...
Let's consider the ways where you have at least 2 different numbers. For examples : 3 + 3 + 6. Let's say your fifteen numbers are divided in 5 groups of numbers composed by 3, 3 and 6 :
Statements 2 tells us we can pick any 3 numbers and get 12 by adding them. If you pick one full group : 3+3+6, you get 12. But if you pick 3, 3 from one group and another 3 from another group, you get 3+3+3 = 9. It is therefore impossible to have different numbers, they all have to be the same. Sufficient. Are all of the numbers in a certain list of 15 numbers equal?(1) The sum of all the numbers in the list is 60. Clearly insufficient. (2) The sum of any 3 numbers in the list is 12. Since the sum of ANY 3 numbers is 12 then ALL numbers must equal to 12/3=4, because if not all the numbers equal to 4, then we could pick certain set of 3 numbers so that their sum is not 12. Sufficient. Answer: B. OPEN DISCUSSION OF THIS QUESTION IS HERE: are-all-of-the-numbers-in-a-certain-list-of-15-numbers-equal-144144.html
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