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The Official Guide for GMAT® Review, 13th Edition - Quantitative Questions ProjectIf 1 kilometer is approximately 0.6 mile, which of the following best approximates the number of kilometers in 2 miles? (A) 10/3 (B) 3 (C) 6/5 (D) 1/3 (E) 3/10 Practice Questions
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No of kilometer in 1 mile = 1/0.6 = 10/6 No of kilometer in 2 mile = 2* 10/6 = 10/3 Answer A
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Since 0.6 miles = 1 km => 1 mile = 1/0.6 KM => 2 miles = 2*1/0.6 = 20/6 = 10/3 KMs Hence A. Bunuel wrote: The Official Guide for GMAT® Review, 13th Edition - Quantitative Questions ProjectIf 1 kilometer is approximately 0.6 mile, which of the following best approximates the number of kilometers in 2 miles? (A) 10/3 (B) 3 (C) 6/5 (D) 1/3 (E) 3/10 Practice Questions
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This is one of question that you can solve if you know something about real world 1 mile is 1.6 km so 2 are 32 (or 3.2) A must be the answer
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Option A : 10/3 0.6 mile = 1 km => 2.0 mile = ? km => x = 2/0.6 = 10/3 km or 3.333 km kudos  
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1 km 0.6 mile X 2 mile so cross multiply we get 2=0.6X X=10/3 Answer A
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