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In an ensemble of gongs, all gongs have a diameter of either [#permalink] New post   12 Nov 2009, 13:17
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In an ensemble of gongs, all gongs have a diameter of either ten inches, or twelve inches or fifteen inches. In the collection there are 18 ten inch gongs. Half of the gongs in the collection are Tiger gongs. Of the Tiger gongs, there are equal numbers of ten inch, twelve inch and fifteen inch gongs. Half of the twelve inch gongs are not Tiger gongs, and half of all gongs are fifteen inches in diameter. How many gongs are there in the collection?

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B. 54
C. 72
D. 90
E. 108
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Re: Set question [#permalink] New post   13 Nov 2009, 09:43
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The only use I got from the Kaplan premier book is to find the best way to answer such questions. I will use different tables for the purpose of explanation but you would need just 1. We will try and create a Sum table based on the given information. You should start of like this - Diameter of gong along the horizontal axis & type of gong along the vertical axis. Also let the total number of gongs = x, we need to find x.
         10            12            15
TG

NTG
                                             x
TG = Tiger Gong, NTG is the non tiger gong.
Lets start filling this table up with the pieces of info given
1)  In the collection there are 18 ten inch gongs
         10            12            15
TG

NTG
         18                                 x
2) Half of the gongs in the collection are Tiger gongs.
         10            12            15
TG                                           x/2

NTG                                       =x-x/2 = x/2
         18                                x
3) Of the Tiger gongs, there are equal numbers of ten inch, twelve inch and fifteen inch gongs.
         10            12            15
TG      x/6         x/6            x/6    x/2

NTG                                        x/2
         18                                 x
4) Half of the twelve inch gongs are not Tiger gongs.
         10            12            15
TG      x/6         x/6            x/6    x/2

NTG                  x/6                  x/2
         18                                  x
5) half of all gongs are fifteen inches in diameter
         10            12            15
TG      x/6         x/6            x/6    x/2

NTG                  x/6                  x/2
         18                           x/2   x

now we have enough info to solve the problem -
total number of 12 inch gongs = x/6+x/6=x/3
now we equate the bottom horizontal row i.e.
18 + x/3 +x/2 = x
x = 18*6 = 108.
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Re: Set question [#permalink] New post   12 Nov 2009, 15:08
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In an ensemble of gongs, all gongs have a diameter of either ten inches, or twelve inches or fifteen inches. In the collection there are 18 ten inch gongs. Half of the gongs in the collection are Tiger gongs. Of the Tiger gongs, there are equal numbers of ten inch, twelve inch and fifteen inch gongs. Half of the twelve inch gongs are not Tiger gongs, and half of all gongs are fifteen inches in diameter. How many gongs are there in the collection?
18
54
72
90
108


If not the wording question won't be hard:

Let x and y be 12 and 15 inches gongs respectively. We know that ten inches are 18.

1. \(18+x+y=S\). We want to calculate \(S\).

2. "Half of the gongs in the collection are Tiger gongs" --> \(2t=S\).

3. "Half of the twelve inch gongs are not Tiger gongs" --> means another half IS Tiger gongs, so x/2 is in Tiger gongs. As "Of the Tiger gongs, there are equal numbers of ten inch, twelve inch and fifteen inch gongs". --> x/2+x/2+x/2=t --> \(\frac{3}{2}x=t\)

4. "Half of all gongs are fifteen inches in diameter" --> \(2y=S\)

Four unknowns, four equations.

(3) \(\frac{3}{2}x=t\) and (2) \(2t=S\) --> \(x=\frac{S}{3}\)

(4) \(2y=S\) --> \(y=\frac{S}{2}\)

(1) \(18+x+y=S\) --> \(18+\frac{S}{3}+\frac{S}{2}=S\) --> \(S=108\)

Answer: E.
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Re: Set question [#permalink] New post   12 Nov 2009, 13:49
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In an ensemble of gongs, all gongs have a diameter of either ten inches, or twelve inches or fifteen inches. In the collection there are 18 ten inch gongs. Half of the gongs in the collection are Tiger gongs. Of the Tiger gongs, there are equal numbers of ten inch, twelve inch and fifteen inch gongs. Half of the twelve inch gongs are not Tiger gongs, and half of all gongs are fifteen inches in diameter. How many gongs are there in the collection?
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72
90
108


IMO, the answer is 108.
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Re: Set question [#permalink] New post   12 Mar 2011, 13:20
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In an ensemble of gongs, all gongs have a diameter of either ten inches, or twelve inches or fifteen inches. In the collection there are 18 ten inch gongs. Half of the gongs in the collection are Tiger gongs. Of the Tiger gongs, there are equal numbers of ten inch, twelve inch and fifteen inch gongs. Half of the twelve inch gongs are not Tiger gongs, and half of all gongs are fifteen inches in diameter. How many gongs are there in the collection?
18
54
72
90
108


If not the wording question won't be hard:

Let x and y be 12 and 15 inches gongs respectively. We know that ten inches are 18.

1. \(18+x+y=S\). We want to calculate \(S\).

2. "Half of the gongs in the collection are Tiger gongs" --> \(2t=S\).

3. "Half of the twelve inch gongs are not Tiger gongs" --> means another half IS Tiger gongs, so x/2 is in Tiger gongs. As "Of the Tiger gongs, there are equal numbers of ten inch, twelve inch and fifteen inch gongs". --> x/2+x/2+x/2=t --> \(\frac{3}{2}x=t\)

4. "Half of all gongs are fifteen inches in diameter" --> \(2y=S\)

Four unknowns, four equations.

(3) \(\frac{3}{2}x=t\) and (2) \(2t=S\) --> \(x=\frac{S}{3}\)

(4) \(2y=S\) --> \(y=\frac{S}{2}\)

(1) \(18+x+y=S\) --> \(18+\frac{S}{3}+\frac{S}{2}=S\) --> \(S=108\)

Answer: E.


Hey bunuel
I got this question by an easy approach
Let total gongs be G
and tiger gongs be T so T=G/2
now as the question says there is a equal no of tiger gongs in each catagory
hence T/3 each
now it has been given in the question that gongs that have 10 inches Diameter are 18 in nos
so T/3 = 18
so T =54
now T=G/2
so 54 = G/2
so G=108

it was quite easy this way
just tell me if I am wrong.......... :o :o
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Re: Set question [#permalink] New post   12 Nov 2009, 17:12
E. Bunuel's answer is right on spot and clear
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Re: Set question [#permalink] New post   12 Dec 2010, 15:45
If
\(18+x+y=S\) --> \(18+\frac{S}{3}+\frac{S}{2}=S\) --> \(S=108\)

then
18, x=S/3=36, y=S/2=54

and
Tiger=9+18+27

"Of the Tiger gongs, there are equal numbers of ten inch, twelve inch and fifteen inch gongs".

But we find that they are not equal.
Please tell me what am I getting wrong?
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Re: Set question [#permalink] New post   13 Mar 2011, 03:53
Let a - 10 inches
b - 12 inches
c - 15 inches

So we need to find a + b + c

Given that # of Tiger Gongs = (a+b+c)/2 and a = 18, and there are 1/3 * (a+b+c)/2 Tiger Gongs of each type.

And then b/12 = (a+b+c)/6 and (a+b+c)/2 = c

So now we have 3 equations, and by substituting the value of "a" those can be simplified to:

3b = 18 + b + c
c - b = 18

So b = 36, c = 54

Hence a + b + c = 18 + 36 + 54 = 108, so the answer is E.
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Re: Set question [#permalink] New post   13 Mar 2011, 08:34
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In an ensemble of gongs, all gongs have a diameter of either ten inches, or twelve inches or fifteen inches. In the collection there are 18 ten inch gongs. Half of the gongs in the collection are Tiger gongs. Of the Tiger gongs, there are equal numbers of ten inch, twelve inch and fifteen inch gongs. Half of the twelve inch gongs are not Tiger gongs, and half of all gongs are fifteen inches in diameter. How many gongs are there in the collection?
18
54
72
90
108


Let x be the number of ten inch, twelve inch and fifteen inch Tiger gongs, so total number of tiger gongs is 3x and total number of gongs is 6x.

Now half of all gongs are fifteen inches in diameter so they must number 3x and hence there are 2x fifteen inches non Tiger gongs.

Also, Half of the twelve inch gongs are not Tiger gongs so there are x twelve inches non Tiger gongs.

Therefore, all the non Tiger gongs (3x) are fifteen inches (2x) or twelve inches (x)

Thus, all the 18 inch gongs are tiger gongs and hence x=18, so total gongs is 6*18 = 108.
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Re: Set question [#permalink] New post   11 Dec 2013, 17:35
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Bunuel wrote:
kp1811 wrote:
In an ensemble of gongs, all gongs have a diameter of either ten inches, or twelve inches or fifteen inches. In the collection there are 18 ten inch gongs. Half of the gongs in the collection are Tiger gongs. Of the Tiger gongs, there are equal numbers of ten inch, twelve inch and fifteen inch gongs. Half of the twelve inch gongs are not Tiger gongs, and half of all gongs are fifteen inches in diameter. How many gongs are there in the collection?
18
54
72
90
108


If not the wording question won't be hard:

Let x and y be 12 and 15 inches gongs respectively. We know that ten inches are 18.

1. \(18+x+y=S\). We want to calculate \(S\).

2. "Half of the gongs in the collection are Tiger gongs" --> \(2t=S\).

3. "Half of the twelve inch gongs are not Tiger gongs" --> means another half IS Tiger gongs, so x/2 is in Tiger gongs. As "Of the Tiger gongs, there are equal numbers of ten inch, twelve inch and fifteen inch gongs". --> x/2+x/2+x/2=t --> \(\frac{3}{2}x=t\)

4. "Half of all gongs are fifteen inches in diameter" --> \(2y=S\)

Four unknowns, four equations.

(3) \(\frac{3}{2}x=t\) and (2) \(2t=S\) --> \(x=\frac{S}{3}\)

(4) \(2y=S\) --> \(y=\frac{S}{2}\)

(1) \(18+x+y=S\) --> \(18+\frac{S}{3}+\frac{S}{2}=S\) --> \(S=108\)

Answer: E.


Hey bunuel
I got this question by an easy approach
Let total gongs be G
and tiger gongs be T so T=G/2
now as the question says there is a equal no of tiger gongs in each catagory
hence T/3 each
now it has been given in the question that gongs that have 10 inches Diameter are 18 in nos
so T/3 = 18
so T =54
now T=G/2
so 54 = G/2
so G=108

it was quite easy this way
just tell me if I am wrong.......... :o :o
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This is incorrect.
You cannot say T/3 = 18. T is only tiger gongs and T/3 is tiger gongs (10in). We dont know if this is 18. 18 is the total nnumber of 10in gongs.
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Re: In an ensemble of gongs, all gongs have a diameter of either [#permalink] New post   15 Dec 2013, 08:02
Gong || Tiger || ~Tiger || Total
10 || a || 18-a || 18
12 || a(=b/2) || b/2 || b
15 || a || c || x/2
Total || x/2 || x/2 || x

Note : Since half of 12-inch gongs are not tiger gongs, half of them are tiger gongs(hence a=b/2 in the table above)

Now, from the table above

In the non-tiger gong column,

(18-a)+b/2+c=x/2
=> c = x/2-(18-a)-b/2

From this, we can add up the 15-inch gong row to get the equation,

a+x/2-18+a-b/2=x/2
(or)
2a-b/2=18-------(1)

Adding up column 1, we get

2a+b/2=x/2-------(2)

Solving (1) & (2),

4a=x/2+18-----(3)

We know that 3a=x/2---(4)

Substituting (4) in (3),
we get x=108.
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Re: In an ensemble of gongs, all gongs have a diameter of either [#permalink] New post   19 Mar 2014, 06:20
There are 18 of the ten inch gongs, and we also know that there are some that are tiger gongs those are equally distributed among the three types. Now, since half of them are tiger gongs and of them 1/3 are 12 inch gongs, then 12 inch gongs are 1/6X, were X represents the total number of gongs. Now we are told that the 15 inch are the remainder. Therefore we know that x/2 + x/6 = 5/6 x, so 15 inch must be 1/6x = 18, therefore x=108. Answer is E.

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In an ensemble of gongs, all gongs have a diameter of either [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 23 Jan 2019, 05:28
Solution:
Here, in this question, we need to find the total number of gongs in the collection. Let’s take total gongs to be “X”.
Let “a” be the number of 12 inches gongs.
Let “b” be the number of 15 inched gongs.
Let “t” be the number of tiger gongs.
And we know the number of 10 inched gongs = 18.

Let us now form the equations which we can get from the question statements:
\(18+a+b=X\)---------------- (1)

\(2t =X\) ---------------------- (2)
[Given in the question that half of the gongs in the collection are tiger gongs]
Also given in the question that “Half of the twelve - inch gongs are not Tiger gongs”, this in turns also means that “Half of the twelve- inch is Tiger gongs”; \(a/2\).

Of the Tiger gongs, there are equal numbers ten inches, twelve inches and fifteen inches gongs;
\(a/2+ a/2+a/2=t; 3a/2=t\)--------(3)

“Half of all gongs are fifteen inches in diameter”; \(2b=X\). ----------------------- (4).
Here, we have 4 unknowns and we have 4 equations: we can find the value of “X”. Let’s express the “a” and “b” in terms of “S”.
From equation 2 and 3; \(2t =X\)and \(3a/2=t\)
∴\(a= X/3\)
From equation 4; \(2b=X\)
∴\(b= X/2\)
Substituting the value of “a” and “b” in the equation 1; we get:
\(18+a+b=X\)
\(18+ X/3+X/2=X\)
\(X=108\)
Therefore, the number of gongs will be 108.

The correct answer option is “E”.

Originally posted by KrishnakumarKA1 on 27 Feb 2017, 04:07.
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Re: In an ensemble of gongs, all gongs have a diameter of either [#permalink] New post   10 Sep 2017, 22:24
Bunuel wrote:
kp1811 wrote:
In an ensemble of gongs, all gongs have a diameter of either ten inches, or twelve inches or fifteen inches. In the collection there are 18 ten inch gongs. Half of the gongs in the collection are Tiger gongs. Of the Tiger gongs, there are equal numbers of ten inch, twelve inch and fifteen inch gongs. Half of the twelve inch gongs are not Tiger gongs, and half of all gongs are fifteen inches in diameter. How many gongs are there in the collection?
18
54
72
90
108


If not the wording question won't be hard:

Let x and y be 12 and 15 inches gongs respectively. We know that ten inches are 18.

1. \(18+x+y=S\). We want to calculate \(S\).

2. "Half of the gongs in the collection are Tiger gongs" --> \(2t=S\).

3. "Half of the twelve inch gongs are not Tiger gongs" --> means another half IS Tiger gongs, so x/2 is in Tiger gongs. As "Of the Tiger gongs, there are equal numbers of ten inch, twelve inch and fifteen inch gongs". --> x/2+x/2+x/2=t --> \(\frac{3}{2}x=t\)

4. "Half of all gongs are fifteen inches in diameter" --> \(2y=S\)

Four unknowns, four equations.

(3) \(\frac{3}{2}x=t\) and (2) \(2t=S\) --> \(x=\frac{S}{3}\)

(4) \(2y=S\) --> \(y=\frac{S}{2}\)

(1) \(18+x+y=S\) --> \(18+\frac{S}{3}+\frac{S}{2}=S\) --> \(S=108\)

Answer: E.


This is quite a complicated problem especially for it's wording. Is this a typical GMAT like question?
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Re: In an ensemble of gongs, all gongs have a diameter of either [#permalink] New post   23 Nov 2019, 01:33
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In an ensemble of gongs, all gongs have a diameter of either ten inches, or twelve inches or fifteen inches. In the collection there are 18 ten inch gongs. Half of the gongs in the collection are Tiger gongs. Of the Tiger gongs, there are equal numbers of ten inch, twelve inch and fifteen inch gongs. Half of the twelve inch gongs are not Tiger gongs, and half of all gongs are fifteen inches in diameter. How many gongs are there in the collection?

A. 18
B. 54
C. 72
D. 90
E. 108

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