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# The regular price for canned tomato sauce was reduced during a sale.

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The regular price for canned tomato sauce was reduced during a sale. How much money could one have saved by purchasing a dozen cans of tomato sauce at the reduced price rather than at the regular price?

(1) The regular price for canned tomato sauce was 2 for $1.50 (2) The reduced price for canned tomato sauce is 2 for$1.20

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30 Oct 2019, 21:49
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I would go for C.

Statement 1: No info on reduced price.
Statement 2: no info on regular price.

Combining: for two cans I can save $0.30; for a dozen I can save$1.80. Sufficient
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30 Oct 2019, 22:36
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The regular price for canned tomato sauce was reduced during a sale. How much money could one have saved by purchasing a dozen cans of tomato sauce at the reduced price rather than at the regular price?

(1) The regular price for canned tomato sauce was 2 for $1.50 (2) The reduced price for canned tomato sauce is 2 for$1.20

dozen=12 cans

12*cost price/can - 12*s.p/can

therefore C is the correct answer
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30 Oct 2019, 22:46
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The regular price for canned tomato sauce was reduced during a sale. How much money could one have saved by purchasing a dozen cans of tomato sauce at the reduced price rather than at the regular price?

We are asked to find money saved after purchasing 12 cans. saving = regular price - reduced price

(1) The regular price for canned tomato sauce was 2 for $1.50 We have no idea about reduced price. Insufficient. (2) The reduced price for canned tomato sauce is 2 for$1.20
We have no idea about regular price. Insufficient.

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St2) 12*R =$7.2. No info about O. INSUFFICIENT St 1 + St2 SUFFICIENT as we have both the values of R and O Answer is C Senior Manager Joined: 01 Mar 2019 Posts: 336 Location: India Concentration: Strategy, Social Entrepreneurship Schools: Ross '22, ISB '20, NUS '20 GPA: 4 Re: The regular price for canned tomato sauce was reduced during a sale. [#permalink] ### Show Tags 30 Oct 2019, 23:26 1 To calculate the difference we need both regular and reduced price..either is insufficient So C Posted from my mobile device GMAT Club Legend Joined: 18 Aug 2017 Posts: 5466 Location: India Concentration: Sustainability, Marketing GPA: 4 WE: Marketing (Energy and Utilities) Re: The regular price for canned tomato sauce was reduced during a sale. [#permalink] ### Show Tags 30 Oct 2019, 23:56 1 #1 The regular price for canned tomato sauce was 2 for$1.50
price per can ; .75$; reduced price not know insufficeint #2 The reduced price for canned tomato sauce is 2 for$1.20
i.e .6$per can existing price not know insufficient from 1 &2 money saved = .75-.6 ; .15$
IMO C

The regular price for canned tomato sauce was reduced during a sale. How much money could one have saved by purchasing a dozen cans of tomato sauce at the reduced price rather than at the regular price?

(1) The regular price for canned tomato sauce was 2 for $1.50 (2) The reduced price for canned tomato sauce is 2 for$1.20
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31 Oct 2019, 00:15
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(Statement1) and (Statement2) are each alone insufficient to answer the question.

—> taken together 1&2,
$$(\frac{1.5}{2} —\frac{1.2}{2})*12= (0.75 —0.6)*12= 0.15* 12= 1.8$$

Sufficient

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31 Oct 2019, 00:27
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Let's assume following notations -

R = regular price of the cans
r = reduced price of the cans after the sale (discount)

As per the question we need to find the value of 12*(R-r)

1) R: 2 nos. for $1.50 This will give value of R only Insufficient. 2) r: 2 nos. for$1.20
This will give value of r only
Insufficient.

1 & 2) both the statements will give values of R and r respectively and that will give us the value of 12(R-r).

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31 Oct 2019, 19:50
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The question is asking to find the cost saved on tomato cans by purchasing a dozen tomato cans at the discount price than the regular price.

Statement 1- The regular cost of 2 cans is 1.50.

Insufficient as we have to find the discount cost.

Statement 2- the discounted cost for 2 cans is given as 1.20.

Still in sufficient as we don't know the regular cost.

When we combine the 2 sentences we get that for each can the consumer can save .15 dollars so for dozen cans will save 0.15*12

Therefore combining the 2 sentences we get the answer.

IMO C

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