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what would you guys say is the rating for this? Since its a newer question im sure the 555-605 calculation is inaccurate
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If this was ever to come in GMAT, it would surely be 705+.
You may not see a similar question in actual GMAT. But the concept of factors could surely be used and this is where the question helps.


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what would you guys say is the rating for this? Since its a newer question im sure the 555-605 calculation is inaccurate
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Hey Kevin, to solve this, I prime factorized 480 to get 2^5*3^1*5^1, so there are (5+1)(1+1)(1+1)=24 total factors. There will be (1+1)(1+1)=4 odd factors, hence 24-4=20 even factors. Now, I see this as a permutation question because order matters (the 3 numbers need to be picked in increasing order). I count 3 constraints:

1. 3 numbers are distinct
2. 3 numbers are in increasing order
3. 3 numbers multiply to give 480

Is there a way to solve this with permutations or is it just about listing cases? I don't like listing cases for most questions because it can be time consuming and it is possible to miss cases. How do you suggest to solve from here?
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Call the numbers 2a , 2b and 2c ,where a,b, c are positive integers such that a<b<c

Since 2a*2b*2c = 480, a*b*c = 60

This simplifies our search enormously

Case I , a = 1
bc = 60
b could be 2,3,4,5,6

\(b<\sqrt{60}\\), a number less than 8

Case II a=2
bc=30
b could be 3,5

Case III a=3
bc=20
b would be 4

8 ordered triples

The key is to structure the possibilities into disjoint cases so that you don’t miss any and so that you can repeat the same operation
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Can I ask why, 3x5x32 & 3x10x16 cannot be considered in this list?
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480 can be written as 2^5 x 3 x 5. Now creating cases with this:

2 x 12 x 20
2 x 10 x 24
2 x 6 x 40
2 x 8 x 30
2 x 4 x 60

4 x 10 x 12
4 x 6 x 20

6 x 8 x 10

so, total 8 cases.
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All three factors have to be even.
3 cannot be a factor in that case.


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Can I ask why, 3x5x32 & 3x10x16 cannot be considered in this list?
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