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When a computer is rented from store X, there is an initial fee of $80 and an additional rate of$20 per day. When a computer is rented from store Y, there is an initial fee of $180 and a daily computer rental rate of$17. If the cost of renting a computer for n days from store Y is 125% of the cost of renting from store X, what is the value of n?

(A) 5
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) 13
(E) 25

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Re: When a computer is rented from store X, there is an initial fee of $80 [#permalink] ### Show Tags 18 Dec 2018, 07:07 1 itisSheldon wrote: When a computer is rented from store X, there is an initial fee of$80 and an additional rate of $20 per day. When a computer is rented from store Y, there is an initial fee of$180 and a daily computer rental rate of $17. If the cost of renting a computer for n days from store Y is 125% of the cost of renting from store X, what is the value of n? (A) 5 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 13 (E) 25 Store X = $$80 + 20n$$ Store Y = $$180 + 17n$$ Now, $$\frac{125}{100}$$ => $$\frac{5}{4}$$ So, $$180 + 17n$$ = $$\frac{5(80 + 20n)}{4}$$ Or, $$720 + 68n = 400 + 100n$$ Or, $$32n = 320$$ So, $$n = 10$$ , Answer must be (C) _________________ Thanks and Regards Abhishek.... PLEASE FOLLOW THE RULES FOR POSTING IN QA AND VA FORUM AND USE SEARCH FUNCTION BEFORE POSTING NEW QUESTIONS How to use Search Function in GMAT Club | Rules for Posting in QA forum | Writing Mathematical Formulas |Rules for Posting in VA forum | Request Expert's Reply ( VA Forum Only ) Re: When a computer is rented from store X, there is an initial fee of$80 &nbs [#permalink] 18 Dec 2018, 07:07
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