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A man purchased $510 worth savings bonds in denominations of$15 and $30, including at least 1 of each denomination. He gave away 8 of the bonds as gifts but then lost all the rest of the bonds he had purchased. If the number of$30 bonds he gave away was a multiple of the number of $15 bonds he gave away, what was maximum possible value of the bonds that he lost? A.180 B.225 C.285 D.300 E.330 [Reveal] Spoiler: OE The value of the bonds that the man lost will be the total amount he purchased ($510) minus the value of the bonds he gave away. The less he gave away, the more he must have lost, so we can find the maximum he could have lost by finding the minimum he could have given away. We can try to do so using the information we are given about the number of bonds he gave away.

If t = the number of $30 bonds given away, and f = the number of$15 bonds given away, we know that t + f = 8, and t is a multiple of f. We want to find the minimum amount he could have given away. That means we want the smaller denomination, f, the number of $15 bonds, to be as large as possible. So, if t + f = 8, and t is a multiple of f, what are the possible values of t and f? There are three possibilities If t = 5 and f = 3, 5 + 3 = 8 but 5 is not a multiple of 3, so this is not possible. Also, if t is less than 4, f must be greater than 4, so t could not be a multiple of f. So, the largest possible value of f is 4. In this case, t is also 4, and the amount given away will be$30t + $15f = ($30 × 4) + ($15 × 4) =$120 + $60 =$180. If he gave away $180, then he must have lost$510 - $180 =$330, which is choice (E).

Note the trap answers: (A) represents the minimum he could have given away; (B) represents the amount lost if f = 1; and (C) represents the amount lost if f = 2.

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16 Oct 2012, 21:00
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If the man gives away 180=(4*30+15*30), this means that he would have 510-180=230 left. But since 230 is not a multiple of 15 or 30 he cannot have bought bonds for 510. That is (4,4) cannot be the answer.

I go for D. The man gives (6*30+2*15)=210 leaving him 300 left to spend on bonds. And 300 is a multiple of 15 and 30 so he can actually spend 510 in total.

Actually, you have a typo.
510 - 180 = 330 which is a multiple of 15 and 30.
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A man purchased $510 worth savings bonds in denominations of$15 and $30, including at least 1 of each denomination. He gave away 8 of the bonds as gifts but then lost all the rest of the bonds he had purchased. If the number of$30 bonds he gave away was a multiple of the number of $15 bonds he gave away, what was maximum possible value of the bonds that he lost? A.180 B.225 C.285 D.300 E.330 We know that 0 is a multiple of every integer. If I were to ignore the options, I would say that he gifted 8 of the$15 bonds and 0 of the $30 bonds so that he gifted only$120 bonds and suffered maximum loss of 510 - 120 = $390. But 390 is not the options so I can only assume that they mean 'positive multiples only' (in which case, you go for 4 of$15 bonds and 4 of $30 bonds) I would expect them to write it clearly though. Not a perfect question. _________________ Karishma Veritas Prep | GMAT Instructor My Blog Get started with Veritas Prep GMAT On Demand for$199

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A man purchased $510 worth savings bonds in denominations [#permalink] Show Tags 26 Mar 2013, 07:33 A man purchased$510 worth savings bonds in denominations of $15 and$30, including at least 1 of each denomination. He gave away 8 of the bonds as gifts but then lost all the rest of the bonds he had purchased. If the number of $30 bonds he gave away was a multiple of the number of$15 bonds he gave away, what was maximum possible value of the bonds that he lost?

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Re: A man purchased $510 worth savings bonds in denominations [#permalink] Show Tags 26 Mar 2013, 08:07 TheNona wrote: A man purchased$510 worth savings bonds in denominations of $15 and$30, including at least 1 of each denomination. He gave away 8 of the bonds as gifts but then lost all the rest of the bonds he had purchased. If the number of $30 bonds he gave away was a multiple of the number of$15 bonds he gave away, what was maximum possible value of the bonds that he lost?

180
225
285
300
330

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could not solve it and could not understand the explanation . Any help please ? thanks in advance

IMO E

To maximise the value of the bonds he lost, we have to minimize the value he gave away

knowing that X(=number 30$bonds) +Y(=number of 15$ bonds) = 8
and that X is a multiple of Y, to minimize 30X+15Y I use the combination (4,4) since 4 is a multiple of itself. (the other combinations are (7,1) cost = 225; and (6,2) cost = 210; but as you can see they have higher prices)
$$30*4+14*4=180$$ = value gave away
$$510-180=330$$ = value lost

PS: is (0,8) a valid combination? 0 is a multiple of 8, right?
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Re: A man purchased $510 worth savings bonds in denominations [#permalink] Show Tags 26 Mar 2013, 08:26 1 This post received KUDOS TheNona wrote: A man purchased$510 worth savings bonds in denominations of $15 and$30, including at least 1 of each denomination. He gave away 8 of the bonds as gifts but then lost all the rest of the bonds he had purchased. If the number of $30 bonds he gave away was a multiple of the number of$15 bonds he gave away, what was maximum possible value of the bonds that he lost?

180
225
285
300
330

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could not solve it and could not understand the explanation . Any help please ? thanks in advance

Let the number of 15$bonds given be x, then the number of 30$ bills given = kx, where k is an integer.

Thus, x+kx = 8 --> x(1+k) = 8. Thus, we could have

x = 1, k=7 --> The value left with him = 510 - (15+210) = 285
x = 8,k =0 --> The value left with him = 510 - (120) = 390
x =4, k =1 --> The value left with him = 510 - (60+120) = 330
x=2,k=3 --> The value left with him = 510 - (30+180) = 300

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Re: A man purchased $510 worth savings bonds in denominations of [#permalink] Show Tags 27 Mar 2013, 05:07 1 This post received KUDOS 8 => 1+7 => 2+6 => 3+5 => 4+4 so,only possible set for ($15,$30) = (2,6) and (4,4). To make value of lost bond maximum,the value of 8 bonds gifted would be minimum => No of$30 bonds has to be minimum.

Value of gifted bonds = (15+30) * 4 = 180.
So,maximum value of lost bonds = 510 -180 = 330
Hence ,option E.
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