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The cost of delivery for an order of desk chairs was $10.00 for the first chair, and $1.00 for each additional chair in the order. If an office manager placed an order for n desk chairs, is n > 24 ?

According to the rule given in the stem the cost of delivery for n chairs is $10+$1*(n-1)=9+n.

(1) The delivery cost for the order totalled more than $30.00 --> 9+n>30 --> n>21, so n may or may not be more than 24. not sufficient.

(2) The average (arithmetic mean) delivery cost of the n chairs was $1.36 --> (average cost)=(total cost)/(# of chairs)=(9+n)/n. We are told that (9+n)/n=1.36 --> we can find the exact numerical value of n. Sufficient.

Answer: B.
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Simple one.

Using (1), the total is to be more than $30, which can be the case if n is greater than or less than 24. For instance, when n=22, the total cost is $31, but when n=25, the total cost is $34, which are both greater than $30. Insufficient.
Using (2), we are given that [10 + (n-1)]/n = 1.36
=> n= 25, which is greater than 24. Sufficient.

The answer is (B).

(1) only tells us n >= 21; not sufficient by itself
(2) tells us [10+n-1]/n = 1.36; which will lead to a definitive answer and therefore is sufficient by itself

Thus, B.

Vote for B

$10 - first chair
$1 - additional

order n

is n>24? i.e. cost should be least 10(1) + 1(23) = $33 for 24 chairs

(A) delivery cost > 30

data not sufficient

(B)

S=An
10+(n-1) = 1.36n
9 + n= 1.36n
9 = 0.36n
9/.36 = n
25 = n

Sufficient

awesome as you have rephrased the statement,.

We could think also in this way: 1 chair cost 10 and the others 1 more $. for 24 chairs we have a total of 33 $. so we could say: is total cost more than 33$ ??? is correct bunuel ??

also is unclear (n-1) in the formula above is not : Tot= 10 + 1*N ??????? N is the number of chair.....

thanks Moderator.
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The cost of the first chair is $10 and $1 for each additional chair.

So, for n chairs one chair goes for $10 and the rest n-1 chairs go for $1 each, total $10+$1*(n-1)=9+n.

Hope it's clear.
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I.E. 15 chairs: the first one is 10 $, 14 chairs are 1 $ each. our (n-1) is the cost of 1$ for (15-1).

Totally stupid I'm.

Thanks Bunuel.
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So, now we can see that, for statement 1, the question is how much more than $30.00? At $31.00, n<24, while at, say $300.00, n>24.

For statement 2, from the average and the information in the stem, we can calculate n: (10 + (n-1))/n = 1.36, so n = 25.

So, the correct response is B.

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worndering where 9+n came from. I was plugging in numbers to find averages - 11, 6, etc...crazy

The cost of the first chair is $10 and $1 for each additional chair.

So, for n chairs one chair goes for $10 and the rest n-1 chairs go for $1 each, total $10+$1*(n-1)=9+n.
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Given : $10 for first chair and $1 for each additional Chair

i.e. Total Cost of n chairs = 10 + (n-1)*1

Question : Is n > 24 ?

Statement 1: The delivery cost for the order totalled more than $30.00.
10 + (n-1)*1 > 30
i.e. n > 21
NOT SUFFICIENT

Statement 2: The average (arithmetic mean) delivery cost of the n chairs was $1.36.
[10 + (n-1)*1]/n = 1.36
i.e. 1.36n = 10 + (n-1)
i.e. 0.36n = 9
i.e. n = 25
SUFFICIENT

Answer: Option B

Hi Bunuel
If stmnt 2 would be The average (arithmetic mean) delivery cost of the n chairs was greater than $1.36
then we get n<25 --> in that case, number of chairs could be 24,23,1, 10 in any case answer will be NO, n>24? NO hence sufficient
am I right?

Yes, if it were (9+n)/n>1.36, it still would be sufficient.
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The cost of delivery for an order of desk chairs was $10.00 for the first chair, and $1.00 for each additional chair in the order. If an office manager placed an order for n desk chairs, is n > 24 ?

(1) The delivery cost for the order totalled more than $30.00.
(2) The average (arithmetic mean) delivery cost of the n chairs was $1.36.

From the original condition, using cost:c gives us c=10+(n-1)1=9+n and thus we have 2 variable (c,n) and 1 equation (c=9+n). Since we need to match the number of variables and equations, we need 1 more equation and we have 1 each in 1) and 2). Therefore D is likely the answer.

In case of 1), c>30, 9+n>30, n>21 therefore the condition is not sufficient(if the range of que includes the range of con then the condition is sufficient)
In case of 2), c=1.36n=9+n, 1.36n-n=9, 0.36n=9, n=25>24 the answer is yes. The condition is sufficient and therefore the answer is B

Hi All,

We're told that the cost of delivery for an order of desk chairs was $10.00 for the first chaircand $1.00 for each additional chair in the order. We're asked if an office manager placed an order for N desk chairs, is N > 24. This is a YES/NO question. This DS question is a nice example of what's called "a question BEHIND the question."; this idea of finding another way to view the question usually occurs a few times on Test Day and makes those particular questions easier to answer.

Since we know what 24 chairs would cost ($10 for the 1st, $1 for each additional = $10 + $23 = $33), the question BEHIND the question asks "Did the office manager spend more than $33?"

1) The delivery cost for the order totalled more than $30.00.

If it's $31, then the answer to the question is NO
If it's $35, then the answer to the question is YES
Fact 1 is INSUFFICIENT.

2) The average delivery cost of the N chairs was $1.36.

This information is fantastic because we don't actually have to calculate anything. There's only one value of N that will equal $1.36 exactly. If you change the N, then the average changes. Fact 2 would be enough to tell us exactly what N is, so we'd be able to answer the question (and there would be JUST ONE answer).
Fact 2 is SUFFICIENT.

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