Find all School-related info fast with the new School-Specific MBA Forum
Learn more about the recent changes... close

It is currently 25 May 2013, 08:33
Customize  |  Hide

Search
Register
New posts
Unanswered

Harry started a 6-mile hike with a full 10-cup canteen of

  Question banks Downloads My Bookmarks Reviews  
  Oldest Best Reply
Search for:
 
Print view
First unread post
Author Message
TAGS:
Director
Director
Joined: 17 Oct 2005
Posts: 949
Followers: 1

Kudos [?]: 6 [0], given: 0

GMAT Tests User
Harry started a 6-mile hike with a full 10-cup canteen of [#permalink] New post 04 Dec 2005, 13:25
00:00

Question Stats:

0% (00:00) correct 0% (00:00) wrong based on 0 sessions
Harry started a 6-mile hike with a full 10-cup canteen of water and finished the hike in 2 hours with 1 cup of water remaining in the canteen. If the canteen leaked at the rate of 1 cup per hour and Harry drank 3 cups of water during the last mile, how many cups did he drink per mile during the first 5 miles of the hike?
Director
Director
Joined: 17 Oct 2005
Posts: 949
Followers: 1

Kudos [?]: 6 [0], given: 0

GMAT Tests User
Re: PS canteen rates [#permalink] New post 04 Dec 2005, 16:29
joemama142000 wrote:
Harry started a 6-mile hike with a full 10-cup canteen of water and finished the hike in 2 hours with 1 cup of water remaining in the canteen. If the canteen leaked at the rate of 1 cup per hour and Harry drank 3 cups of water during the last mile, how many cups did he drink per mile during the first 5 miles of the hike?



The OA is 4/5 but this is what i thought

s=d/t 6/2=3mph

out of the first 5 miles, there was a maximum of 6 cups still in the canteen
but it said that the canteen was leeking at a rate of 1 cup/hour. So by the 5th mile, 5/3 cup leaked Therefore 6 cups -5/3 cups = 13/3 cups. 13/3 cups divided by five equals 13/15

can someone point out what i did wrong? thanks
Re: PS canteen rates   [#permalink] 04 Dec 2005, 16:29
    Similar topics Author Replies Last post
Similar
Topics:
 New posts Harry started a 6-mile hike with a full 10-cup canteen of jet1445 2 28 Jan 2007, 10:17
New posts Harry Cooper2248817 6 22 Oct 2007, 11:04
New posts Start part-time and end full-time kamilaak 1 29 Oct 2007, 15:27
New posts PS Hiking judokan 2 24 Aug 2008, 06:47
New posts 7 EXPERTS_POSTS_IN_THIS_TOPIC If 1 kilometer is approximately 0.6 mile, which of the Bunuel 7 15 Oct 2012, 04:28
Display posts from previous: Sort by

Harry started a 6-mile hike with a full 10-cup canteen of

  Question banks Downloads My Bookmarks Reviews  
Print view
First unread post

Moderators: Bunuel, VeritasPrepKarishma, IanStewart

Search for:


GMAT Club MBA Forum Home| About| Privacy Policy| Terms and Conditions| GMAT Club Rules| Contact| Sitemap

Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group and phpBB SEO

Kindly note that the GMAT® test is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management Admission Council®, and this site has neither been reviewed nor endorsed by GMAC®.

Main navigation

GMAT Resources

Partners

MBA Resources

www.gmac.com|www.mba.com