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A batch of cookies was divided amomg 3 tins: 2/3 of all the cookies were placed in either the blue or the green tin, and the rest were placed in the red tin. If 1/4 of all the cookies were placed in the blue tin, what fraction of the cookies that were placed in the other tins were placed in the green tin

A. 15/2
B. 9/4
C. 5/9
D. 7/5
E. 9/7


Not a clear question! How one can infer/imply "other tins" mean "green + red tins"? Is that the massage the question supplying? How "other tins" is not mean "blue + red tins"?

Just to get the idea about the question i..e. how precisely and correctly the quesion is designed? Is it a question unnecessarily designed to be a tough or is it really tough?

For me, its not a standard GMAT level question.
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Not a clear question! How one can infer/imply "other tins" mean "green + red tins"? Is that the massage the question supplying? How "other tins" is not mean "blue + red tins"?

Just to get the idea about the question i..e. how precisely and correctly the quesion is designed? Is it a question unnecessarily designed to be a tough or is it really tough?

For me, its not a standard GMAT level question.

If 1/4 of all the cookies were placed in the blue tin, what fraction that were placed in the other tins were placed in the green tin?

I think that the question implies that other tins then blue, as previously the stem in the same sentence was describing the fraction in blue tin.

I don't know the source but for me this could be the GMAT question.
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A batch of cookies was divided among three tins: 2/3 of all the cookies were placed in either the blue tin or the green tin, and the rest were placed in the red tin. If 1/4 of all the cookies were placed in the blue tin, what fraction of the cookies that were placed in the other tins were placed in the green tin?
A) 15/2
B) 9/4
C) 5/9
D) 7/5
E) 9/7

I was frustrated at this question by the way it worded. The OA is C, what the hell.
I got D instead. Please explain. Thanks

B + G = 2/3
R = 1 - 2/3 = 1/3
B = 1/4
So G = 2/3 - 1/4 = 5/12
G/(G+R) = G/(1-B) = (5/12)/(3/4) = 5/9
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A batch of cookies was divided among three tins: 2/3 of all the cookies were placed in either the blue tin or the green tin, and the rest were placed in the red tin. If 1/4 of all the cookies were placed in the blue tin, what fraction of the cookies that were placed in the other tins were placed in the green tin?
A) 15/2
B) 9/4
C) 5/9
D) 7/5
E) 9/7

I was frustrated at this question by the way it worded. The OA is C, what the hell.
I got D instead. Please explain. Thanks

B + G = 2/3
R = 1 - 2/3 = 1/3
B = 1/4
So G = 2/3 - 1/4 = 5/12
G/(G+R) = G/(1-B) = (5/12)/(3/4) = 5/9


How did u assumed that it has to be G/(G+R) instead of (B+R) ?
Can you please explain ?
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How did u assumed that it has to be G/(G+R) instead of (B+R) ?
Can you please explain ?

The question says 1/4th were placed in the blue tin, what percentage of the ones placed in the other tins ....

So other tins ==> Green + Red
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A batch of cookies was divided amomg 3 tins: 2/3 of all the cookies were placed in either the blue or the green tin, and the rest were placed in the red tin. If 1/4 of all the cookies were placed in the blue tin, what fraction of the cookies that were placed in the other tins were placed in the green tin

A. 15/2
B. 9/4
C. 5/9
D. 7/5
E. 9/7

my approach:
say there are 12 cookies.
8 were in B and Green, and 4 were in red.
we need to put only 1/4 in blue, or 3 cookies. that leaves us with 9 remaining cookies.
since we need a fraction X/9, we can easily eliminate A, B, D, and E.
moreover, since in green tin maximum can be 9 remaining cookies, we would get 9/9, or 1.
A - 15/2 = 7.5 way more than needed.
B - 9/4 - 2.25 - no.
C - looks ok
D - >1 so no
E - > 1 so no.
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"what fraction of the cookies that were placed in the other tins were placed in the green tin" can anyone explain this line please?
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"what fraction of the cookies that were placed in the other tins were placed in the green tin" can anyone explain this line please?
hi,
they want to say other cookies than in blue tin , means cookies from green and red tin = 4+5 = 9
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A batch of cookies was divided amomg 3 tins: 2/3 of all the cookies were placed in either the blue or the green tin, and the rest were placed in the red tin. If 1/4 of all the cookies were placed in the blue tin, what fraction of the cookies that were placed in the other tins were placed in the green tin

A. 15/2
B. 9/4
C. 5/9
D. 7/5
E. 9/7

cookies divided among 3 tins
2/3 = 8/12 = cookies place in green or blue tin.
rest means 1/3 = 4/12 place in red tin.
now if 1/4 = 3/12 cookies place in blue tin, means 8/12-3/12=5/12 place in green tin.

now other than cookies from blue tin what faction of cookies were place in green tin
means cookies from green and red tin = 5+4 =9


5 out of 9 cookies place in green tin

ANS:C
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"what fraction of the cookies that were placed in the other tins were placed in the green tin" can anyone explain this line please?

Question is not worded Properly and to me, it seems that it is not a standard GMAT question
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Source - Kaplan 800

There is no error in this question.
Little grammatical confusion with if-clauses.
here,
if clauses identify the total cookies in a blue tin, the independent clause refers to the other tins or nonblue in the last sentence. if u really understand the if clauses, you will definitely understand the question.

there is no error in the question.
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A batch of cookies was divided among 3 tins: 2/3 of all the cookies were placed in either the blue or the green tin, and the rest were placed in the red tin. If 1/4 of all the cookies were placed in the blue tin, what fraction of the cookies that were placed in the other tins were placed in the green tin

A. 15/2
B. 9/4
C. 5/9
D. 7/5
E. 9/7

Let the total number of cookies = the LCM of the two denominators in the prompt = 12
Since 2/3 of the cookies are placed in the blue or green tin, \(B+G = \frac{2}{3} * 12 = 8\)
Since 1/4 of the cookies are placed in the blue tin, \(B = \frac{1}{4} * 12 = 3\)

What fraction of the cookies that were placed in the other tins were placed in the green tin?
other tins \(= total - B = 12-3 = 9\)
\(G = (B+G) - B = 8-3 = 5\)
\(\frac{green}{other} = \frac{5}{9}\)

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