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March 26, 2014
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Today's Practice GMAT Question:
| A sporting goods store purchased a number of baseballs and a number of basketballs. If the cost of each baseball was $2.50 and the cost of each basketball was $5.50, what was the total cost of the baseballs and basketballs purchased by the store? | |
| (1) | The number of baseballs purchased by the store was 1/3 the total number of baseballs and basketballs purchased by the store. |
| (2) | The number of basketballs purchased by the store was twice as many as the number of baseballs purchased by the store. |
| (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. |
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