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Last year an employee received a gross annual salary of $18,000, which was paid in equal paychecks throughout the year. What was the gross salary received in each of the paychecks?

(1) The employee received a total of 24 paychecks during the year.
(2) The employee received a paycheck twice a month each month during the year.
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Re: Last year an employee received a gross annual salary of $18,000, which [#permalink] New post   09 Dec 2014, 21:32
Gross annual salary = $18,000. We have to find out the gross salary received in each of the paychecks.

Statement 1: The employee received a total of 24 paychecks during the year.
Therefore, the gross salary received in each of the paychecks = 18000/24. Sufficient.

Statement 2: The employee received a paycheck twice a month each month during the year.
Total number of paychecks for 12 months = 2*12
Therefore, the gross salary received in each of the paychecks = 18000/2*12. Sufficient.

Hence D) should be the answer.
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Re: Last year an employee received a gross annual salary of $18,000, which [#permalink] New post   10 Dec 2014, 20:24
Last year an employee received a gross annual salary of $18,000, which was paid in equal paychecks throughout the year. What was the gross salary received in each of the paychecks?

(1) The employee received a total of 24 paychecks during the year -> gross salary received in each of the paychecks = 18000/24...sufficient
(2) The employee received a paycheck twice a month each month during the year ->gross salary received in each of the paychecks = 18000/(2*12).....sufficient.

Ans. D)
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Re: Last year an employee received a gross annual salary of $18,000, which [#permalink] New post   10 Dec 2014, 22:50
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Last year an employee received a gross annual salary of $18,000, which was paid in equal paychecks throughout the year. What was the gross salary received in each of the paychecks?

(1) The employee received a total of 24 paychecks during the year.
(2) The employee received a paycheck twice a month each month during the year.


Kudos for a correct solution.


The question asks for the amount of gross salary of each paycheck. The gross annual salary is known but the number of equal paychecks is not known. Therefore, the question can be written as "what was the number of equal paychecks paid last year?".

Statement 1: Sufficient because the number of paychecks is directly provided.
Statement 2: Sufficient because the number of paychecks can be calculated from the information provided.

The answer is D.
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