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Re: Beth and Jim each received a salary increase. If Jim's salary was inc [#permalink]
IMO B.

from the second statement its clear that Jims salary is less than Beth salary.

whatever be the percentage, as long as they are equal, the above statement stays the same and also, increases.

J < S.

hence x%S is always greater than x%J.
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Re: Beth and Jim each received a salary increase. If Jim's salary was inc [#permalink]
In crispy manner it can be said :-

first statement gives us no information on Beth's Salary and it actually doesn't say anything other than Jim makes more than 25k so he could make 26k or 275k.

second statement tells us who makes more money so we know who gets the bigger raise.

Hence B.
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Re: Beth and Jim each received a salary increase. If Jim's salary was inc [#permalink]
Question : Is B's salary increase > J's
Since both the have same % of increase hence B's salary increase is > then J's increase only WHEN B's salary > J's salary

1 ) J > 25000 we dont know B. Hence Insufficient.

2) J = 4/5 B => B's salary is always > than J's which is what the question is asking. Hence B.
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Beth and Jim each received a salary increase. If Jim's salary was increased by the same percent as Beth's salary, did Beth receive a greater dollar increase in salary than Jim?

(1) Before the increases, Jim's salary was greater than $25,000.
(2) Before the increases, Jim's salary was 4/5 of Beth's salary.

If Beth’s and Jim’s salaries were increased by the same percent, the only way Beth’s increase (in dollar amount) is more than Jim’s is if Beth’s salary is more than Jim’s.

Statement One Alone:

Before the increases, Jim's salary was greater than $25,000.

Since we know nothing about Beth’s salary, we can’t determine whether Beth’s salary is more than Jim’s. Statement one is not sufficient to answer the answer.

Statement Two Alone:

Before the increases, Jim's salary was 4/5 of Beth's salary.

Since Jim's salary was 4/5 of Beth's, Beth’s salary is more than Jim’s. Statement two is sufficient to answer the question.

Answer: B
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Beth and Jim each received a salary increase. If Jim's salary was increased by the same percent as Beth's salary, did Beth receive a greater dollar increase in salary than Jim?

(1) Before the increases, Jim's salary was greater than $25,000.
(2) Before the increases, Jim's salary was 4/5 of Beth's salary.
\(B,J\,\, > 0\,\,\,\,\left[ \$ \right]\,\,\,\,\,\left\{ \matrix{\\
\,B \to \left( {1 + x} \right)B \hfill \cr \\
\,J \to \left( {1 + x} \right)J \hfill \cr} \right.\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\left( {{\rm{increase}}:\,\,x\,\,\left( \% \right)\,\, > 0} \right)\)

\(xB\mathop > \limits^? xJ\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\mathop \Leftrightarrow \limits^{x\, > \,0} \,\,\,\,\,\,\boxed{\,\,B\mathop > \limits^? J\,\,}\,\)


\(\left( 1 \right)\,\,\,\,J > 25000\,\,\,\left\{ \matrix{\\
\,{\rm{Take}}\,\,\left( {B,J} \right) = \left( {26000,26000} \right)\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\left\langle {{\rm{NO}}} \right\rangle \,\, \hfill \cr \\
\,{\rm{Take}}\,\,\left( {B,J} \right) = \left( {27000,26000} \right)\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\left\langle {{\rm{YES}}} \right\rangle \,\, \hfill \cr} \right.\)


\(\left( 2 \right)\,\,J = {4 \over 5}B\,\,\mathop < \limits^{B\, > \,\,0} \,\,B\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\left\langle {{\rm{YES}}} \right\rangle\)


This solution follows the notations and rationale taught in the GMATH method.

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