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# The corn crops of Moses, each of which is 27 acres, have

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The corn crops of Moses, each of which is 27 acres, have been damaged by the rootworm pest. 3/11 of Cornfield A has been destroyed. While 8/25, of the crop in cornfields B and C was lost. Cornfield D has been totally ruined and only 1/9 of cornfield E was left undamaged. 1/6 and 1/7of cornfields F and G were damaged, respectively. Which of the following is the closest approximation for the number of unharmed acres in Moses' cornfields ?

A. 57
B. 84
C. 105
D. 111
E. 126
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The corn crops of Moses, each of which is 27 acres, have been damaged by the rootworm pest. 3/11 of Cornfield A has been destroyed. While 8/25, of the crop in cornfields B and C was lost. Cornfield D has been totally ruined and only 1/9 of cornfield E was left undamaged. 1/6 and 1/7of cornfields F and G were damaged, respectively. Which of the following is the closest approximation for the number of unharmed acres in Moses' cornfields ?

A. 57
B. 84
C. 105
D. 111
E. 126

The number of unharmed acres would be $$(\frac{8}{11}+\frac{17}{25}+\frac{17}{25}+\frac{1}{9}+\frac{5}{6}+\frac{6}{7})*27\approx{(0.7+0.7+0.7+0.1+0.8+0.9)*27}\approx{3.9*27}$$ --> 4*27=108, so 3.9*27 is slightly less than that.

P.S. Not a good question.
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02 Jun 2012, 06:15
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Joy111 wrote:
The corn crops of Moses, each of which is 27 acres, have been damaged by the rootworm pest. 3/11 of Cornfield A has been destroyed. While 8/25, of the crop in cornfields B and C was lost. Cornfield D has been totally ruined and only 1/9 of cornfield E was left undamaged. 1/6 and 1/7of cornfields F and G were damaged, respectively. Which of the following is the closest approximation for the number of unharmed acres in Moses' cornfields ?

A. 57
B. 84
C. 105
D. 111
E. 126

The number of unharmed acres would be $$(\frac{8}{11}+\frac{17}{25}+\frac{17}{25}+\frac{1}{9}+\frac{5}{6}+\frac{6}{7})*27\approx{(0.7+0.7+0.7+0.1+0.8+0.9)*27}\approx{3.9*27}$$ --> 4*27=108, so 3.9*27 is slightly less than that.

P.S. Not a good question.

+1 for the P.S.

awaiting your solution on the land of oz question
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04 Nov 2012, 13:52
To read it only takes more than 2minutes.
Is this GMAT stuff?
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04 Nov 2012, 14:18
Ousmane wrote:
To read it only takes more than 2minutes.
Is this GMAT stuff?
Brother Karamazov

as mentioned seems poor quality, but as you can see the source , its assumed to be a GMAT type .
It's part of a free Diagnostic test offered by them, so understandably it has got to be Hard so that you prepare well.
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02 Jan 2013, 04:09
Joy111 wrote:
Ousmane wrote:
To read it only takes more than 2minutes.
Is this GMAT stuff?
Brother Karamazov

as mentioned seems poor quality, but as you can see the source , its assumed to be a GMAT type .
It's part of a free Diagnostic test offered by them, so understandably it has got to be Hard so that you prepare well.

It s wordy. B and C i understood the sum was 17/25 unharmed. Not each of the field.

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23 Dec 2013, 07:07
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Joy111 wrote:
Ousmane wrote:
To read it only takes more than 2minutes.
Is this GMAT stuff?
Brother Karamazov

as mentioned seems poor quality, but as you can see the source , its assumed to be a GMAT type .
It's part of a free Diagnostic test offered by them, so understandably it has got to be Hard so that you prepare well.

It s wordy. B and C i understood the sum was 17/25 unharmed. Not each of the field.

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It's no problem if you understand that way because they are exactly the same things.
17/25 (A+B) = 17/25A + 17/25B
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03 Dec 2016, 23:53
wow, I could have saved lot of my time. I tried to solve it individually and consumed lot of time. I am right in my answer.

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