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18 Oct 2024, 13:47
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Lauren purchased a new book.: Yes
Lauren purchased a book from the cooking section.: Yes
Lauren purchased Eels.: Yes
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Lauren wants to assemble a collection of books with fish-themed titles by shopping at her local bookstore. On the bookstore's website, she searched for the keyword fish. The search returned only the results shown in the table. From the copies in stock included in the search results, Lauren purchased 4 books with distinct titles from 4 different sections with an average (arithmetic mean) price of more than $12.00.
For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true about the purchase that Lauren made. Otherwise, select No.
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| Title | Author | Format | Section | Copies in stock | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curious George at the Aquarium | Rey, Margaret | used hardcover | children's | 1 | $3.99 |
| Curious George Goes Fishing | Rey, H. A. | new hardcover | children's | 3 | $2.98 |
| Eels | Prosek, James | new hardcover | science | 1 | $25.99 |
| Fish | Bittman, Mark | used hardcover | cooking | 2 | $11.00 |
| Fish | Bittman, Mark | new paperback | cooking | 4 | $9.98 |
| Float-fishing Strategies | Streeks, E. Neale | new paperback | outdoors | 0 | $19.95 |
| Salmon | Morgan, Diane | new paperback | cooking | 2 | $9.98 |
| Saving Fish from Drowning | Tan, Amy | used paperback | literature | 6 | $2.63 |
| Saving Fish from Drowning | Tan, Amy | new paperback | literature | 1 | $7.98 |
For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true about the purchase that Lauren made. Otherwise, select No.
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| Lauren purchased a new book. | ||
| Lauren purchased a book from the cooking section. | ||
| Lauren purchased Eels. |
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18 Oct 2024, 16:05
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Lauren wants to assemble a collection of books with fish-themed titles by shopping at her local bookstore. On the bookstore's website, she searched for the keyword fish. The search returned only the results shown in the table. From the copies in stock included in the search results, Lauren purchased 4 books with distinct titles from 4 different sections with an average (arithmetic mean) price of more than $12.00.
For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true about the purchase that Lauren made. Otherwise, select No.
This question emphasizes the constraints aspect of Data Insights. So, while a little sorting of the table helps with answering this question, answering this Table Analysis question works much like answering a typical Two-Part Analysis question that involves multiple constraints that we must consider.
The constraints presented by the passage are the following:
4 books
Distinct titles
From 4 different sections
An average (arithmetic mean) price of more than $12.00
Also, we have to be careful not to miss the fact that the books she purchases were "in stock" and "included in the search results."
With those constraints in mind, let's consider the statements to see which ones are supported by the provided information.
Lauren purchased a new book.
Since the passage says that she purchased books "in stock" from "4 different sections," to see whether this statement is supported, let's see whether she can purchase in stock books from 4 different sections without purchasing a new book.
Sorting by section, we see that there are 5 sections: children's, cooking, literature, outdoors, and science.
Now, one key move can save us a lot of time and trouble, and that move is to notice that the number of copies in stock of the only outdoors book is 0. So, we know for sure that Lauren did not purchase an outdoors book.
So, she has just the other four sections to choose from.
Now, scanning the Format column, we see that the only science book is a "new hardcover." So, since Lauren purchased books from "4 different sections" and thus must have purchased a science book, we know that she purchased a new book.
Select Yes.
Lauren purchased a book from the cooking section.
As discussed above, there are 5 sections, but there are no outdoors books in stock. So, to purchase books from 4 different sections, Lauren must have purchased a book from each of the 4 sections other than outdoors.
Thus, the provided information indicates that Lauren must have purchased a book from the cooking section.
Select Yes.
Lauren purchased Eels.
As discussed above, there are 5 sections, but there are no outdoors books in stock. So, to purchase books from 4 different sections, Lauren must have purchased a book from each of the 4 sections other than outdoors.
Thus, the provided information indicates that Lauren must have purchased a book from the science section.
The only book in the science section is Eels. So, Lauren must have purchased Eels.
Another way we can confirm that she purchased Eels is to determine that the arithmetic mean of the books Lauren purchased could not have been over $12.00 if she had not purchased Eels as follows.
Taking the highest priced book from each of the 4 sections other than science, we get the following 4 prices.
Children's: 3.99
Cooking: 11:00
Literature: 7.98
Outdoors: 19.95
Adding up those prices, we see that they add up to approximately $43.
Since 43/4 < 12, we know that Lauren must have bought a higher priced book, and the only such book is Eels. So, she must have bought Eels.
Of course, none of that work is necessary since we know that there are no outdoors books in stock. So, Lauren must have bought the only science book, Eels. Still, it's a little interesting to see that they gave us two paths to the correct answer for the third statement.
Select Yes.
Correct answer: Yes, Yes, Yes
| Title | Author | Format | Section | Copies in stock | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curious George at the Aquarium | Rey, Margaret | used hardcover | children's | 1 | $3.99 |
| Curious George Goes Fishing | Rey, H. A. | new hardcover | children's | 3 | $2.98 |
| Eels | Prosek, James | new hardcover | science | 1 | $25.99 |
| Fish | Bittman, Mark | used hardcover | cooking | 2 | $11.00 |
| Fish | Bittman, Mark | new paperback | cooking | 4 | $9.98 |
| Float-fishing Strategies | Streeks, E. Neale | new paperback | outdoors | 0 | $19.95 |
| Salmon | Morgan, Diane | new paperback | cooking | 2 | $9.98 |
| Saving Fish from Drowning | Tan, Amy | used paperback | literature | 6 | $2.63 |
| Saving Fish from Drowning | Tan, Amy | new paperback | literature | 1 | $7.98 |
For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true about the purchase that Lauren made. Otherwise, select No.
This question emphasizes the constraints aspect of Data Insights. So, while a little sorting of the table helps with answering this question, answering this Table Analysis question works much like answering a typical Two-Part Analysis question that involves multiple constraints that we must consider.
The constraints presented by the passage are the following:
4 books
Distinct titles
From 4 different sections
An average (arithmetic mean) price of more than $12.00
Also, we have to be careful not to miss the fact that the books she purchases were "in stock" and "included in the search results."
With those constraints in mind, let's consider the statements to see which ones are supported by the provided information.
Lauren purchased a new book.
Since the passage says that she purchased books "in stock" from "4 different sections," to see whether this statement is supported, let's see whether she can purchase in stock books from 4 different sections without purchasing a new book.
Sorting by section, we see that there are 5 sections: children's, cooking, literature, outdoors, and science.
Now, one key move can save us a lot of time and trouble, and that move is to notice that the number of copies in stock of the only outdoors book is 0. So, we know for sure that Lauren did not purchase an outdoors book.
So, she has just the other four sections to choose from.
Now, scanning the Format column, we see that the only science book is a "new hardcover." So, since Lauren purchased books from "4 different sections" and thus must have purchased a science book, we know that she purchased a new book.
Select Yes.
Lauren purchased a book from the cooking section.
As discussed above, there are 5 sections, but there are no outdoors books in stock. So, to purchase books from 4 different sections, Lauren must have purchased a book from each of the 4 sections other than outdoors.
Thus, the provided information indicates that Lauren must have purchased a book from the cooking section.
Select Yes.
Lauren purchased Eels.
As discussed above, there are 5 sections, but there are no outdoors books in stock. So, to purchase books from 4 different sections, Lauren must have purchased a book from each of the 4 sections other than outdoors.
Thus, the provided information indicates that Lauren must have purchased a book from the science section.
The only book in the science section is Eels. So, Lauren must have purchased Eels.
Another way we can confirm that she purchased Eels is to determine that the arithmetic mean of the books Lauren purchased could not have been over $12.00 if she had not purchased Eels as follows.
Taking the highest priced book from each of the 4 sections other than science, we get the following 4 prices.
Children's: 3.99
Cooking: 11:00
Literature: 7.98
Outdoors: 19.95
Adding up those prices, we see that they add up to approximately $43.
Since 43/4 < 12, we know that Lauren must have bought a higher priced book, and the only such book is Eels. So, she must have bought Eels.
Of course, none of that work is necessary since we know that there are no outdoors books in stock. So, Lauren must have bought the only science book, Eels. Still, it's a little interesting to see that they gave us two paths to the correct answer for the third statement.
Select Yes.
Correct answer: Yes, Yes, Yes
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The correct answer that is stated on the GMAT Practice Test is No, No, Yes. Could you please explain why your answer is different from this?
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