Find all School-related info fast with the new School-Specific MBA Forum

 It is currently 26 Jul 2016, 13:38

GMAT Club Daily Prep

Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Events & Promotions

Events & Promotions in June
Open Detailed Calendar

The average producing cost for each of the x pencils is

Author Message
Senior Manager
Joined: 08 Aug 2005
Posts: 251
Followers: 1

Kudos [?]: 38 [0], given: 0

The average producing cost for each of the x pencils is [#permalink]

Show Tags

06 May 2006, 03:57
This topic is locked. If you want to discuss this question please re-post it in the respective forum.

The average producing cost for each of the x pencils is (50+0.5x)/x . If the cost for each pencil is $0.6, how many pencils had been produced? VP Joined: 29 Dec 2005 Posts: 1348 Followers: 8 Kudos [?]: 53 [0], given: 0 Re: How many pencils? [#permalink] Show Tags 11 May 2006, 19:05 getzgetzu wrote: The average producing cost for each of the x pencils is (50+0.5x)/x . If the cost for each pencil is$0.6, how many pencils had been produced?

(50+0.5x)/x = 0.6
(50+0.5x) = 0.6x
0.6x - 0.5x = 50
x = 500
Re: How many pencils?   [#permalink] 11 May 2006, 19:05
Display posts from previous: Sort by