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Each • in the mileage table above represents an entry indicating the distance between a pair of the five cities. If the table were extended to represent the distances between all pairs of 30 cities and each distance were to be represented by only one entry, how many entries would the table then have?
(A) 60 (B) 435 (C) 450 (D) 465 (E) 900
Solution:
This problem can best be solved using combinations.
This problem is similar to one in which 30 sports teams are playing in a tournament where every team plays every other team exactly once. No team plays itself, obviously, and the order of each pairing doesn't matter. [For example, if Team A plays Team B, the pairing of (Team A vs. Team B) is identical to (Team B vs. Team A)]. We would calculate 30C2, or the number of combinations of 30 items taken 2 at a time.
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11 May 2016, 21:00
I solved it using patterns - 5 cities 4 , 3, 2, 1 for each city per say. extending to 30 cities, would mean 1,2,3,4, ..............,29 thats the series of consecutive integers - now calculating the sum - no of terms = 29-1 +1 29 Average = 1+29 / 2 = 15 sum = 29 * 15 = 435 choice B
If you look at the table City A(1st city) has 0 points under it , City B(2nd City) has 1 , City C(3rd City) has 2 and so on . Therefore the 30th city will have 29 points under it.
Sum of these points is given by [ 2a + (n-1)d] * (n/2)
If you take first term a= 0 then n=30 and d=1;
Sum = [2(0) +29] * 30/2
=435
Or if you wish to take first term a=1 ( i.e. starting from city b) n= 29 d=1
Sum = [ 2 +28] *29/2
=435
Originally posted by rishi02 on 15 Jun 2016, 21:39.
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If you look at the table City A(1st city) has 0 points under it , City B(2nd City) has 1 , City C(3rd City) has 2 and so on . Therefore the 30th city will have 29 points under it.
Sum of these points is given by [ 2a + (n-1)d] * (n/2)
If you take first term a= 0 then n=30 and d=1;
Sum = [2(0) +29] * 30/2
=485
Or if you wish to take first term a=1 ( i.e. starting from city b) n= 29 d=1
Sum = [ 2 +28] *29/2
=485
Hi rishi02,
Your set-up is correct, but you should double-check your math (485 is NOT the result of either of those calculations).
If you look at the table City A(1st city) has 0 points under it , City B(2nd City) has 1 , City C(3rd City) has 2 and so on . Therefore the 30th city will have 29 points under it.
Sum of these points is given by [ 2a + (n-1)d] * (n/2)
If you take first term a= 0 then n=30 and d=1;
Sum = [2(0) +29] * 30/2
=485
Or if you wish to take first term a=1 ( i.e. starting from city b) n= 29 d=1
Sum = [ 2 +28] *29/2
=485
Hi rishi02,
Your set-up is correct, but you should double-check your math (485 is NOT the result of either of those calculations).
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02 May 2017, 19:48
Each • in the mileage table above represents an entry indicating the distance between a pair of the five cities. If the table were extended to represent the distances between all pairs of 30 cities and each distance were to be represented by only one entry, how many entries would the table then have?
(A) 60 (B) 435 (C) 450 (D) 465 (E) 900
My 2 cents.
We see that the number of dots in city E (which is the 5th term) is 4. From this, we can conclude that 30 cities will have 29 dots. Now, the issue is how are we going to add 1+2+3.....29. Well, we have a short cut in adding. When you look at the below number, we see that if we add the first term and the last term, we get 30.
1+2+3...27+28+29
Continuing this trend, we can go up to 14+16. You should be careful in going up 15+15 because there are NO two 15s in this sequence, only 1. So, we are almost done. 14 * 30 = 420 and we have to add 15 Hence 435
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Each • in the mileage table above represents an entry indicating the distance between a pair of the five cities. If the table were extended to represent the distances between all pairs of 30 cities and each distance were to be represented by only one entry, how many entries would the table then have?
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snkrhed wrote:
Each • in the mileage table above represents an entry indicating the distance between a pair of the five cities. If the table were extended to represent the distances between all pairs of 30 cities and each distance were to be represented by only one entry, how many entries would the table then have?
I used this formula to get answer SUM OF N TERMS = \(\frac{n}{2} (2a+(n-1)d)\)
i was almost there but something went wrong but i am stll happy
\(\frac{30}{2} (2 *1+(30-1)1)\)
where \(30\) is number of terms \(1\) is distance
so i get \(15(2*1+(30-1)*1)\) ---> \(15(2+29*1)\) ---> \(15*31 = 465\)
so i got 465 as an answer but correct one is 435
hello generis, i think you missed my question so i decided to tag you one more time have a great start of the week
dave13 - I did miss the tag. Or my email has gone berserk. Sorry.
I'm glad you're happy. You should be! You are very close! (Plus, I do not think this formula is intuitive at all. I use the "easier" version. ) I uploaded the table, see below.
Notice . . . how many dots are under City A? Zero (0) Because we begin at City A, let's say City A = City 1 City 1? 0 dots How many dots under City B = City 2? One (1) dot City C = 3? 2 dots
There is one fewer dot than there are cities. There is no distance between City A and City A Easy mistake.
You have to account for that disparity when you think about the first term, \(a\), in your sum A-to-A = 0 (as a first term in your sum of integers)
So your formula will work perfectly if you alter one of two things.
\(\frac{n}{2} (2a+(n-1)d)\)
Either start with \(a\) equal to 0, i.e. \(a = 0\), then \(n = 30\) \(d = 1\)
OR let \(a = 1\), in which case \(n = 29\) (one fewer dot/distance between than number of cities) \(d = 1\)
Try your approach with one of these two changes -- whichever seems most intuitive to you. Does this explanation make sense?
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(Alternatively, although I think it is harder, you could use your original answer and correct for over-counting. You counted 30 city-city distances too many. You have to subtract for A-A, B-B, C-C, etc. So: (465 - 30) = 435.) _________________
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Step 1: First of all - see the magic in this beautiful table. It’s amazing. We see that 1 city has no distance, two cities have ofcourse 1 distance. Let’s extend this logic to 30 cities. OMG - this means we must have 29 distances at 30 cities. Step 2: ERMAHGERD - this is like a number set that goes till 29. Wow. Let’s use the formula that are dear to us to find the sum. Because the question is, how many entries would the table then have - aka - how many dots? Step 3: Count the amount of integers using the magic formula of last-first/increment+1 = 29. Step 4: Find the mean by using the magic lazy formula of Last + First / 2 = 30/2 = 15. Step 5: Wow - magic - let’s multiply these numbers together. 29*15 = 435. OMG - 435. Matches AC B.
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05 Jun 2018, 23:10
Approach - the question says - "If the table were extended to represent the distances between all pairs of 30 cities and each distance were to be represented by only one entry, how many entries would the table then have?" Essentially it is asking for pairs to be represented by 1 dot, so we can use combinations method 30C2 --> 435
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25 Apr 2019, 08:01
First thought: 30*30 grid means 900 divided by 2 = 450. But that's too easy, why? This would be the case if the graph was exactly half covered in dots. So the top right would be covered, the bottom left would be empty and the 'middle line' where each city represents itself would be half filled with dots. We want to remove that half filled portion. Half of the 30 cities is 15, so 450 - 15 = 435. Now the middle line is completely empty. Drawing a picture with only a few lines is useful to visualize this.
Alternatively, we have a 30*30 for a total of 900. Since we can't choose the same city to represent itself we have Choose 1(30)*Choose 2(29) /2 (to get rid of arrangements) = 435
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snkrhed wrote:
Each • in the mileage table above represents an entry indicating the distance between a pair of the five cities. If the table were extended to represent the distances between all pairs of 30 cities and each distance were to be represented by only one entry, how many entries would the table then have?
APPROACH #1: Each entry in the mileage table denotes a distinct pair of cities. We can determine the total number of distinct pairs of cities by using combinations. When there are 5 cities, the total number of distinct pairs of cities = 5C2 = 10 Noticed that in the given table there are 10 entries. Perfect!
Likewise, if we have a mileage table consisting of 30 cities, the total number of distinct pairs of cities = 30C2 [to learn how to mentally calculate combinations like 30C2, watch the video below] = (30)(29)/(2)(1) = 435 Answer: B
APPROACH #2: Notice that, when there are 5 cities in the mileage table, the number of entries = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 Likewise, if we have a mileage table consisting of 30 cities, the number of entries = 1 + 2 + 3 + . . . . + 28 + 29
One way to calculate this is to apply the following formula: The sum of the integers from 1 to n inclusive = (n)(n+1)/2
So, 1+2+...........+28+29 = (29)(29+1)/2 = (29)(30)/2 = (29)(15) = 435 Answer: B
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snkrhed wrote:
Each • in the mileage table above represents an entry indicating the distance between a pair of the five cities. If the table were extended to represent the distances between all pairs of 30 cities and each distance were to be represented by only one entry, how many entries would the table then have?
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