GMATPrepNow wrote:
A baker makes chocolate cookies and peanut cookies. His recipes allow him to make chocolate cookie in batches of 7 and peanut cookies in batches of 6. If he makes exactly 95 cookies, what is the minimum number of chocolate chip cookies he makes?
A. 7
B. 14
C. 21
D. 28
E. 35
\(x \geqslant 1\,\,\,{\text{choco}}\,\,{\text{batches}}{\text{,}}\,\,\,\,\,{\text{7}}\,\,{\text{choco/batch}}\)
\(y \geqslant 1\,\,\,{\text{pean}}\,\,{\text{batches}}{\text{,}}\,\,\,\,\,{\text{6}}\,\,{\text{pean/batch}}\)
\(7x + 6y = 95\,\,\,\,\,\left( * \right)\)
\({\text{? = }}{\left( {{\text{7x}}} \right)_{\,\min }}\)
\({\left( {{\text{7x}}} \right)_{\,\min }}\,\,\, \Leftrightarrow \,\,\,{x_{\min }}\,\,\,\)
\({\left( {multiple\,\,of\,\,6} \right)_{\max }} = {\left( {6y} \right)_{\max }}\mathop = \limits^{\left( * \right)} \,\,95 - 7x\)
\(\begin{gathered}\\
x = 1\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,95 - 7x = 88\,\,{\text{not}}\,\,{\text{divisible}}\,\,{\text{by}}\,\,3\, \hfill \\\\
x = 2\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,95 - 7x = {\text{odd}}\,\,\left( {{\text{not}}\,\,{\text{divisible}}\,\,{\text{by}}\,\,2} \right) \hfill \\\\
x = 3\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,95 - 7x = 74\,\,{\text{not}}\,\,{\text{divisible}}\,\,{\text{by}}\,\,3 \hfill \\\\
x = 4\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,95 - 7x = {\text{odd}}\,\,\left( {{\text{not}}\,\,{\text{divisible}}\,\,{\text{by}}\,\,2} \right) \hfill \\\\
x = 5\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,95 - \boxed{7x = 35} = {\text{60}}\,\,\underline {{\text{divisible}}\,\,{\text{by}}\,\,6!} \hfill \\ \\
\end{gathered}\)
The above follows the notations and rationale taught in the GMATH method.
Regards,
fskilnik.