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Hi All,

This question can be solved by TESTing THE ANSWERS. There is also a logical 'shortcut' in this prompt that can help you to avoid a lot of 'math work.'

We're told that 3 business people are each going to pay one third of a total investment in a company. We're also told that each of them would pay $7,200 LESS if they could find two more equal investors. We're asked for the TOTAL investment in the new business.

Since the original 3 investors would each pay $7200 LESS than they would originally pay, then each is clearly paying MORE than $7200 right now. That means the total investment must be GREATER than (3)($7200) = $21,600. This narrows down the options to Answers A and B.

Another thing to consider is that since the 3 original investors were all going to pay the SAME amount, the total investment IS almost certainly going to be a multiple of 3. Only Answer B matches, but you can still prove that it's the correct answer with a little work.

$54,000 spread among 3 investors = $18,000 each
$54,000 spread among 5 investors = $10,800 each
Difference = $18,000 - $10,800 = $7,200
This is an exact MATCH for what we were told, so this MUST be the answer.

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Bunuel could you pls answer this?
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Bunuel could you pls answer this?
Three business people wish to invest in a new company. Each person is willing to pay one third of the total investment. After careful calculations, they realize that each of them would pay $7,200 less if they could find two more equal investors. How much is the total investment in the new business?

A. $64,000
B. $54,000
C. $21,000
D. $ 5,400
E. $ 3,600

Let total investment = T

Each of 3 people pays T/3.
If there were 5 equal investors, each would pay T/5.

The problem says each would pay $7,200 less in that case:
T/3 - T/5 = 7,200
T = 54,000

Answer: B.
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