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

BelalHossain046 · Answer

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

sampriya · Answer

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

Verbal33 · Answer

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.

Together:
 we save $0.30 per can. For 12 cans it will be 0.30 * 12.
Sufficient.

Answer: C

saukrit · Answer

Let original price be O and reduced price be R per can. We are asked for 12*(O-R)=?

St1 ) 12*O=$9 . No info about R. INSUFFICIENT
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

madgmat2019 · Answer

To calculate the difference we need both regular and reduced price..either is insufficient

So C

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Archit3110 · Answer

#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

lacktutor · Answer

(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
The answer is C

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kk47 · Answer

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).

Therefore, answer is (C).

chaitralirr · Answer

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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