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A plane takes off from a hill at 750 meters above sea level and lands [#permalink] New post   13 May 2010, 14:11
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A plane takes off from a hill at 750 meters above sea level and lands some time later in a town located at 50 meters below sea level. During the first part of its flight, the plane gained height at a rate of 50 meters per minute but then it started to descend at a rate of 20 meters per minute. The duration of the first part of the flight was what percent of the total flight time?

1. The duration of the descent is known.
2. The total flight time is known.

* Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but Statement (2) ALONE is not sufficient
* Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but Statement (1) ALONE is not sufficient
* BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient
* EACH statement ALONE is sufficient
* Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient

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Re: A plane takes off from a hill at 750 meters above sea level and lands [#permalink] New post   13 May 2010, 14:50
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A plane takes off from a hill at 750 meters above sea level and lands some time later in a town located at 50 meters below sea level. During the first part of its flight, the plane gained height at a rate of 50 meters per minute but then it started to descend at a rate of 20 meters per minute. The duration of the first part of the flight was what percent of the total flight time?

1. The duration of the descent is known.
2. The total flight time is known.

* Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but Statement (2) ALONE is not sufficient
* Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but Statement (1) ALONE is not sufficient
* BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient
* EACH statement ALONE is sufficient
* Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient


IMO D

For the 1st part

Initial height = 750, after one minute = 750 = 50..after x minute = 750+ 50x = H1

for the descend part... initial height = H1, after y minute = H1-20y = 50

=> 50 = 750 +50x -20y
=> 2y-5x = 75

we need to find \(\frac{x*100}{x+y}\)
Statement 1: y is given, we can find x, thus sufficient.
Statement 2: x+y is given, using both the equations we can find x, thus sufficient.

Thus D..what is the source and OA?
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Re: A plane takes off from a hill at 750 meters above sea level and lands [#permalink] New post   20 Jul 2010, 06:40
hope will help:

1) If we know the duration of the descent  say X => the plane landing made a distance of 50X => a distance of the first flight “UP” was 50X – (750+50) = 50X – 800 => duration of the first part of the flight was distance/speed = (50X – 800)/20 = 2.5X - 40 => duration of the first part of the flight was (2.5X – 40)/[(2.5X – 40)+X] = (2.5X – 40)/(3.5X – 40) percent of the total flight time
2) Let X (given) is the total flight time and lt Y is the first part flight time => 50Y - first part (AB) and 20*(X-Y) – second (BC) we know that BC-AB=750+50 => 20(X-Y) – 50Y = 800 => Y = (2X-80)/7 => duration of the first part of the flight was Y/X = (2X-80)/7X percent of the total flight time
Thus the answer is D
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Re: A plane takes off from a hill at 750 meters above sea level and lands [#permalink] New post   20 Jul 2010, 06:44
IMO D

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A plane takes off from a hill at 750 meters above sea level and lands some time later in a town located at 50 meters below sea level. During the first part of its flight, the plane gained height at a rate of 50 meters per minute but then it started to descend at a rate of 20 meters per minute. The duration of the first part of the flight was what percent of the total flight time?

1. The duration of the descent is known.
2. The total flight time is known.

(C) 2008 GMAT Club - m08#34

* Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but Statement (2) ALONE is not sufficient
* Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but Statement (1) ALONE is not sufficient
* BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient
* EACH statement ALONE is sufficient
* Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient


Solution:

The question gives mentions that the plane rises at 50 mts/min and descends at 20 mts/min. And it started from +750 and ended up at +50.
So the difference in height is 700 without the height differences it went up and down.

Statement 1: The duration of the descent is known.
If we know the duration, the time it went up and down can b respectively calculated by hit and trial method
HENCE SUFFICIENT.

Statement 2: The total flight time is known.
Since, we know the total time we can again calculate using equation the time it went up and time it went down.
HENCE SUFFICIENT again.

Thus, answer is D.
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Re: A plane takes off from a hill at 750 meters above sea level and lands [#permalink] New post   27 Jul 2015, 00:03
temp33 wrote:
IMO D

dungtd wrote:
A plane takes off from a hill at 750 meters above sea level and lands some time later in a town located at 50 meters below sea level. During the first part of its flight, the plane gained height at a rate of 50 meters per minute but then it started to descend at a rate of 20 meters per minute. The duration of the first part of the flight was what percent of the total flight time?

1. The duration of the descent is known.
2. The total flight time is known.

(C) 2008 GMAT Club - m08#34

* Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but Statement (2) ALONE is not sufficient
* Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but Statement (1) ALONE is not sufficient
* BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient
* EACH statement ALONE is sufficient
* Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient


Solution:

The question gives mentions that the plane rises at 50 mts/min and descends at 20 mts/min. And it started from +750 and ended up at +50.
So the difference in height is 700 without the height differences it went up and down.

Statement 1: The duration of the descent is known.
If we know the duration, the time it went up and down can b respectively calculated by hit and trial method
HENCE SUFFICIENT.

Statement 2: The total flight time is known.
Since, we know the total time we can again calculate using equation the time it went up and time it went down.
HENCE SUFFICIENT again.

Thus, answer is D.



it started from +750 and ended up at -50
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