The Quest for 700: Weekly GMAT Challenge
September 1st, 2010
Each week Manhattan GMAT posts a GMAT question on our blog and follows up with the answer the next day. Are you up for the challenge?
Joseph has exactly 185 pesos in 50 peso coins, 25 peso coins, and 1 peso coins only, and he has at least one of each. How many 25 peso coins does he have?
1) He has exactly two 50 peso coins.
2) He has fewer than 40 1 peso coins.
A: Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.
B: Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.
C: BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
D: EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
E: Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient to answer the question asked, and additional data are needed.
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