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John and Helen are making small bows for a craft project and need 2 inches of ribbon for each bow. If they have 13 inches of ribbon, how many bows can they make?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
E. 8

more like a preschool maths, isn't it?
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12 Nov 2012, 23:21

gmatbull wrote:

John and Helen are making small bows for a craft project and need 2 inches of ribbon for each bow.
If they have 13 inches of ribbon, how many bows can they make?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
E. 8

more like a preschool maths, isn't it?

What? too easy to be a gmat question... is there some hidden trap that i cant see :-/
unless there is an invisible trap it should be 6.

Ans C it is.
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13 Nov 2012, 04:32

i feel OA

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is not correct;
I was also looking for something hidden, but can't find any.

From a basic maths text (not gmat stuff).
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Re: John and Helen are making small bows for a craft project and [#permalink] 13 Nov 2012, 04:32

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