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Hi All!
I felt that the Kaplan book had a wrong answer for a question. I just wanted someone to verify/comment if what I think is right. The question is:
What is the minimum number of shipping boxes Company L will need in order to ship 120 rectangular packages, all of which have exactly the same dimensions?
(1) The dimensions of the packages are 3 inches in length, 4 inches in depth, and 6 inches in height.
(2) The volume of one shipping box is one cubic foot.
"The correct answer is C (according to the book). We need both statements to solve the problem". The book assumes that the shipping boxes are cubes, and hence the dimensions are 1 foot by 1 foot by 1 foot.
My argument is, the volume of a shipping box is 1 cu. foot. This does not mean that the box needs to be a cube. Cubic foot is just the unit of measurement. The shipping box could have measured 1 foot by 1/5 foot by 5 feet. In which case, both statements are not sufficient to solve the problem.
Please let me know your comments on this. Thanks a Lot!
~ Rrajiv
I felt that the Kaplan book had a wrong answer for a question. I just wanted someone to verify/comment if what I think is right. The question is:
What is the minimum number of shipping boxes Company L will need in order to ship 120 rectangular packages, all of which have exactly the same dimensions?
(1) The dimensions of the packages are 3 inches in length, 4 inches in depth, and 6 inches in height.
(2) The volume of one shipping box is one cubic foot.
"The correct answer is C (according to the book). We need both statements to solve the problem". The book assumes that the shipping boxes are cubes, and hence the dimensions are 1 foot by 1 foot by 1 foot.
My argument is, the volume of a shipping box is 1 cu. foot. This does not mean that the box needs to be a cube. Cubic foot is just the unit of measurement. The shipping box could have measured 1 foot by 1/5 foot by 5 feet. In which case, both statements are not sufficient to solve the problem.
Please let me know your comments on this. Thanks a Lot!
~ Rrajiv
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St1:
Insufficient. We only have the dimensions of the package, and do not have any information about the box.
St2:
Insufficient. No information about the size of the package.
Using St1 and St2:
Each box = 72 cubic inches
We have the size of the shipping box.
So we can calculate how many of these boxes are needed for 120 of the packages.
Ans C
Insufficient. We only have the dimensions of the package, and do not have any information about the box.
St2:
Insufficient. No information about the size of the package.
Using St1 and St2:
Each box = 72 cubic inches
We have the size of the shipping box.
So we can calculate how many of these boxes are needed for 120 of the packages.
Ans C
