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# In a certain year the UNs total expenditures were $1.6  Question banks Downloads My Bookmarks Reviews Important topics Author Message Manager Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 74 Followers: 1 Kudos [?]: 27 [0], given: 0 In a certain year the UNs total expenditures were$1.6 [#permalink]  30 May 2008, 05:20
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In a certain year the UNs total expenditures were $1.6 billion. Of this amount, 67.8 % was paid by the 6 highest-contributing countires, and the balance was paid by the remaining 153 countries. Was Country X among the 6 highest-contributing countries? (1) 56% of the total expenditures was paid by the 4 highest contributing countries, each of which paid more than Country X. (2) Country X paid 4.8 % of the total expenditures. The answer E, please explain Director Joined: 10 Sep 2007 Posts: 948 Followers: 7 Kudos [?]: 217 [0], given: 0 Re: UNs expenditures - DS [#permalink] 30 May 2008, 07:22 In a certain year the UNs total expenditures were$1.6 billion. Of this amount, 67.8 % was paid by the 6 highest-contributing countires, and the balance was paid by the remaining 153 countries. Was Country X among the 6 highest-contributing countries?

Statement 1:
Tells us top 4 contributed 56% so rest 2 among top contributors must have contributed 11.8%. This does not specify how much x contributed so A and D are out.

Statement 2:
Tells us Country X paid 4.8 % of the total expenditures. This just tells us X contribution but nothing about other's so B is out.

Combining together is also not going to yield any information because 11.8/2 = 5.9 that can contributed by each remaining top contributor, in this case X will not be among top contributors. However if 5th top contributor added 7 percent then X become the 6 top contributor.

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Re: UNs expenditures - DS [#permalink]  30 May 2008, 07:31
Statement 1 tells us the sum of expenditures for 4 out of 6 countries. so 67.8% - 56% for 2 of the countries. Statement 1 says that X, if part of the 6, is #5 or #6. We don't know enough to determine what X paid.

Statement 2 says that 4.8% of the expenses were paid by X. But this statement doesn't tell us how 4.8% relates to the whole or any other country's contributions. Insufficient.

To determine if we have enough information together, take 67.8% - 56% to see how much #5 & #6 paid. We get 11.8%. 4.8% is not even half of that, so it is possible that 2 other countries contributed more than 4.8% in order to make up the last of the % of the top 6.

If X had contributed greater than half the 11.8% remaining, then we would know that they were # 5 because there would be no way for 2 other countries to contribute more than X and leave X out. But, since X only contributed 4.8%, then it is possible that some other country paid 4.9% and another country paid 6.9%, thus making the 11.8% + 56% = 67.8% of the top 6, leaving X on the outside of the top 6.

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In a certain year the UNs total expenditures were $1.6 billion. Of this amount, 67.8 % was paid by the 6 highest-contributing countires, and the balance was paid by the remaining 153 countries. Was Country X among the 6 highest-contributing countries? (1) 56% of the total expenditures was paid by the 4 highest contributing countries, each of which paid more than Country X. (2) Country X paid 4.8 % of the total expenditures. The answer E, please explain _________________ ------------------------------------ J Allen Morris **I'm pretty sure I'm right, but then again, I'm just a guy with his head up his a$$. GMAT Club Premium Membership - big benefits and savings Manager Joined: 28 May 2008 Posts: 94 Followers: 2 Kudos [?]: 8 [0], given: 0 Re: UNs expenditures - DS [#permalink] 30 May 2008, 08:00 japped187 wrote: In a certain year the UNs total expenditures were$1.6 billion. Of this amount, 67.8 % was paid by the 6 highest-contributing countires, and the balance was paid by the remaining 153 countries. Was Country X among the 6 highest-contributing countries?

(1) 56% of the total expenditures was paid by the 4 highest contributing countries, each of which paid more than Country X.

(2) Country X paid 4.8 % of the total expenditures.

Yes, the answer should indeed be E.
I have no new explanation to offer. It's pretty clear from the explanation given above.

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Re: UNs expenditures - DS [#permalink]  30 May 2008, 08:20
I think E is a pretty straight forward pick here
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