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# In a certain year the United Nations’ total expenditures wer

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In a certain year the United Nations’ total expenditures were $1.6billion. Of this amount, 67.8 percent was paid by the 6 highest-contributing countries, and the balance was paid by the remaining 153 countries. Was Country X among the 6 highest-contributing countries? (1) 56 percent 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 percent of the total expenditures. OPEN DISCUSSION OF THIS QUESTION IS HERE: in-a-certain-year-the-united-nations-total-expenditures-were-102551.html [Reveal] Spoiler: OA Last edited by Bunuel on 31 Jul 2014, 01:14, edited 1 time in total. Renamed the topic and edited the question. Manager Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 223 Location: United States Concentration: Finance, Real Estate GMAT 1: 740 Q48 V42 Followers: 9 Kudos [?]: 112 [0], given: 2 Re: In a certain year the United Nations’ total expenditures wer [#permalink] ### Show Tags 07 Dec 2011, 22:42 1 This post was BOOKMARKED Statement 1 tells us that the top 4 accounted for 56% of the expenditures. Since it makes no statement of X we have no idea where X may fall. Therefore insufficient. Statement 2 tells us that X paid 4.8% and gives us no info on the top 6. Since the prompt tells us the top 6 accounted for 67.8% lets just assume they were all evenly distributed that would make X at 4.8% not included. If however the top 2 accounted for something like 57.8% then X could be included since the remaining 4 would account for 10% of which we now X is at 4.8%. So insuff. Together we know that the top 4 are 56%. This leaves 11.8% for the remaining two. If the two are evenly distributed then X wouldn't be included. However, if the remaining 2 are not evenly distributed than X would be included. So insuff. Answer E. Intern Joined: 31 Oct 2011 Posts: 21 Location: United Arab Emirates GMAT 1: 700 Q45 V40 GPA: 3.41 Followers: 0 Kudos [?]: 12 [0], given: 26 Re: In a certain year the United Nations’ total expenditures wer [#permalink] ### Show Tags 09 Dec 2011, 07:02 thanks Intern Joined: 14 Jan 2014 Posts: 14 Followers: 1 Kudos [?]: 45 [0], given: 60 Re: In a certain year the United Nations’ total expenditures wer [#permalink] ### Show Tags 31 Jul 2014, 00:53 Bunuel Can you please explain this question again. Math Expert Joined: 02 Sep 2009 Posts: 36590 Followers: 7092 Kudos [?]: 93358 [0], given: 10557 Re: In a certain year the United Nations’ total expenditures wer [#permalink] ### Show Tags 31 Jul 2014, 01:14 Expert's post 2 This post was BOOKMARKED In a certain year the United Nations’ total expenditures were$1.6billion. Of this amount, 67.8 percent was paid by the 6 highest-contributing countries, and the balance was paid by the remaining 153 countries. Was Country X among the 6 highest-contributing countries?

(1) 56 percent of the total expenditures was paid by the 4 highest-contributing countries, each of which paid more than Country X --> just tells us that country X is 5th contributor or lower. Not sufficient.

(2) Country X paid 4.8 percent of the total expenditures --> if all 6 highest contributors paid equal amount then each paid $$\frac{67.8}{6}=11.3%>4.8%$$, and the answer would be NO but if first contributor paid 51%, country X - 4.8% and the other 4 paid $$\frac{67.8-51-4.8}{4}=3%$$, then the answer would be YES. Not sufficient.

(1)+(2) From (1) 5th and 6th contributed $$67.8-56=11.8%$$ (average of 4 highest contributing countries is $$\frac{56}{4}=14%$$). Now, if 5th and 6th contributed equal amount then $$5_{th}=6_{th}=\frac{11.8}{2}=5.9>4.8%$$, and the answer would be NO but if 5th contributed $$11.8-4.8=7%$$ and $$6_{th}=X=4.8%$$ then the answer would be YES. Not sufficient.

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