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The brokerage to be paid on a share is 0.6x where x is the number of shares bought before it. If the average brokerage per share should not exceed rupees 15, what is the maximum number of shares that can be bought?
A. 24 B. 25 C. 26 D. 50 E. 51
(adapted from gmatfree)
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The brokerage to be paid on a share is 0.6x where x is the number of shares bought before it. If the average brokerage per share should not exceed rupees 15, what is the maximum number of shares that can be bought?
A. 24 B. 25 C. 26 D. 50 E. 51
(adapted from gmatfree)
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Buying 1 share brokerage = 0 x 0.6 ( 0 shares brought before this) Buying 2 shares brokerage = 1 x 0.6 ( 1 share brought before this) Buying 3 shares brokerage = 2 x 0.6 ( 2 shares brought before this) .... .... Buying n+1 shares brokerage = n x 0.6 ( n shares brought before this)
Now the average brokerage (0x0.6 + 1x0.6 + 2x0.6 + --------- + nx0.6) / n+1 <= 15 => 0.6 (0 + 1 + 2 + ........... + n) <= 15(n+1) => 0.6 x n(n+1)/2 <= 15(n+1) => 0.6 n <= 30 => n <= 50
Maximum shares that can be bought at brokerage =15 is n+1 = 50+1 = 51
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