{"id":21083,"date":"2019-05-14T12:28:57","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T06:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/?p=21083"},"modified":"2020-12-28T09:09:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T03:39:34","slug":"three-roommates-bela-gyorgy-and-janos-together-saved-money-for-a-trip-the-amount-that-og-2020-question-363-with-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/three-roommates-bela-gyorgy-and-janos-together-saved-money-for-a-trip-the-amount-that-og-2020-question-363-with-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Three roommates\u2014Bela, Gyorgy, and Janos\u2014together saved money for a trip. The amount that… – OG 2020 Question #363 with Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"A <\/span> 2<\/span> min read <\/span><\/span>\n

OG 2020: Question No. 363<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Three roommates\u2014Bela, Gyorgy, and Janos\u2014together saved money for a trip. The amount that Bela saved was equal to 8% of his monthly income. The amount that Gyorgy saved was exactly 1\/3 of the total amount saved by all 3 roommates. What was the total amount saved for the trip by all 3 roommates?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Bela had a monthly income of $2,000.<\/li>
  2. Janos saved 1.5 times as much for the trip as Bela.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    Source<\/td>OG 2020<\/td><\/tr>
    Type<\/td>Data Sufficiency<\/td><\/tr>
    Topic<\/td>Word Problems<\/td><\/tr>
    Sub-Topic<\/td>Percents\/Ratio<\/td><\/tr>
    Difficulty<\/td>Medium<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Solution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Steps 1 & 2: Understand Question and Draw Inferences<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    In this question, we are given<\/p>\n\n\n\n