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On June 1 a bicycle dealer noted that the number of bicycles in stock had decreased by 4 for each of the past 5 months. If the stock continues to decrease at the same rate for the rest of the year, how many fewer bicycles will be in stock on September 1 than were in stock on January 1?

(A) 8
(B) 12
(C) 20
(D) 32
(E) 36
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Re: On June 1 a bicycle dealer noted that the number of bicycles in stock [#permalink] New post   02 Jun 2016, 12:16
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On June 1 a bicycle dealer noted that the number of bicycles in stock had decreased by 4 for each of the past 5 months. If the stock continues to decrease at the same rate for the rest of the year, how many fewer bicycles will be in stock on September 1 than were in stock on January 1?

(A) $20.00
(B) $30.00
(C) $35.00
(D) $45.00
(E) $55.00


Please recheck the options , IMHO options will be -

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(A) 8
(B) 12
(C) 20
(D) 32
(E) 36
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Re: On June 1 a bicycle dealer noted that the number of bicycles in stock [#permalink] New post   02 Jun 2016, 12:43
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felippemed wrote:
On June 1 a bicycle dealer noted that the number of bicycles in stock had decreased by 4 for each of the past 5 months. If the stock continues to decrease at the same rate for the rest of the year, how many fewer bicycles will be in stock on September 1 than were in stock on January 1?

(A) $20.00
(B) $30.00
(C) $35.00
(D) $45.00
(E) $55.00


Please recheck the options , IMHO options will be -

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(A) 8
(B) 12
(C) 20
(D) 32
(E) 36

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Re: On June 1 a bicycle dealer noted that the number of bicycles in stock [#permalink] New post   02 Jun 2016, 12:51
felippemed wrote:
On June 1 a bicycle dealer noted that the number of bicycles in stock had decreased by 4 for each of the past 5 months. If the stock continues to decrease at the same rate for the rest of the year, how many fewer bicycles will be in stock on September 1 than were in stock on January 1?


Jan 1 = C
Feb 1 = C - 4
March 1 = C - 8
April 1 = C - 12
May 1 = C - 16
June 1 = C - 20
July 1 = C - 24
Aug 1 = C - 28
Sept 1 = C - 32

Difference between stock on September 1 than were in stock on January 1 will be -

C - ( C - 32 )= 32

Hence answer will be (D)
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