An Interesting and Useful GMAT Problem (Fresno, CA)

An Interesting and Useful GMAT Problem

A GMAT ProblemOften times it s not that we don t know but it s that we don t know how to connect what we know to the problem at hand.The following problem illustrates this point. This problem could in principle be solved by a 6th grader not because it s an easy problem (it isn t) butbeacuse a 6th grader does have the knowledge of the concepts needed but may not know how they apply to this problem.Each employee in a company is given a bonus consisting of a combination of gold and silver pieces. The gold to silver number of pieces ratio varies from employee to employee but each employee gets the same total (gold silver) number of pieces. If you know that a particular employee Jennifer recieved 1 4 of the gold pieces and also 1 6 of the silver pieces can you tell how many employees there are in the company Note please If you write to me zdarakjian(at)gmail.comor text me (559) 709-2022I ll send you the solution. Your voluntary and nominal contirbution via PayPal and my e-mail address will be greatly appreciated. You will receive the solution regardless though. Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.