Tricky overlapping set question
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Vaibhav Sinha
Jul 11, 2013, 10:53:10 AM7/11/13
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Each of 435 bags contains at least one of the following three items: raisins, almonds, and peanuts. The number of bags that contain only raisins is 10 times the number of bags that contain only peanuts. The number of bags that contain only almonds is 20 times the number of bags that contain only raisins and peanuts. The number of bags that contain only peanuts is one-fifth the number of bags that contain only almonds. 210 bags contain almonds. How many bags contain only one kind of item?
A. 256
B. 260
C. 316
D. 320
E. 350
A. 256
B. 260
C. 316
D. 320
E. 350
OA: D
Matt P
Jul 12, 2013, 1:20:22 AM7/12/13
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What is the source of this question? I'd hope that the GMAT would never use this wording - what does 'only raisins and peanuts' mean?
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