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During each shift at a certain factory, nails are manufactured at a constant rate of 60 nails per 5 seconds and packaged at a constant rate of 100 nails per 9 seconds. If there are 1,000 nails that are not packaged at the start of a certain shift and if each shift lasts more than 2 hours, how many nails are there that are not packaged 2 hours after the start of the shift?

A) 2,000
B) 3,200
C) 4,500
D) 6,000
E) 7,400­
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During each shift at a certain factory, nails are manufactured at a constant rate of 60 nails per 5 seconds and packaged at a constant rate of 100 nails per 9 seconds. If there are 1,000 nails that are not packaged at the start of a certain shift and if each shift lasts more than 2 hours, how many nails are there that are not packaged 2 hours after the start of the shift?

A) 2,000
B) 3,200
C) 4,500
D) 6,000
E) 7,400­
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Always make sure we understand exactly what it's asking for:

"how many nails are there that are not packaged 2 hours after the start of the shift?"

­Manufacturing rate: 60 nails / 5 seconds = 12 n/s

Packaging rate: 100n / 9s = 11\(\frac{1}{9}\) n/s

We see that they are being manufactured faster than they are being packaged, so the number NOT packaged will increase from the starting value of 1,000. This is also reflected in all of the answer choices.

The rate of increase in the number not packaged will be the difference between these 2 rates:

12 n/s - 11\(\frac{1}{9}\) n/s = \(\frac{8}{9}\) n/s

The time is 2 hours. We need to convert the hours to seconds, and multiply this Rate * Time to get the increase in nails not packaged:

\(\frac{8}{9}\) \(\frac{n}{s}\) * 2 hours * 3600 \(\frac{s}{hour}\) = 6400 increase in nails not packaged

Finally, we must remember to add the starting value of 1,000 nails that are not packaged at the start of the shift. (In general, Starting Value + Change = Final Value.) It's always a great habit to confirm what it's asking for.

1000 + 6400 = 7400



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­I saw this one on Focus Exam 6
 
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Hello,
Thanks for the question.

I follow your approach until you multiplied by 3600. Could you kindly elaborate on that step?

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Hello,
Thanks for the question.

I follow your approach until you multiplied by 3600. Could you kindly elaborate on that step?

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­Hello eawittchow ,

Since the final rate, 8/9 nails per seconds, is expressed in nails per seconds and we need to find the number of nails not packaged in 2 hours, we have to convert hours to seconds to calculate no of nails not packaged.

2 hours = 2 hours * 60 mins/hour * 60 seconds/hour = 2 * 3600 seconds

Work done in 2 hour shift = Rate * Time = 8/9 nails/seconds * 2 * 3600 seconds = 6400 nails

Final value = Starting value + Work done in 2 hour shift = 1000 + 6400 = 7400 nails.

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GMATCoachBen,

its crazy how small rounding of seconds can yield extremely different results after hours accumulate.

: I did

60 per 5 sec is equivalent to 720 per minute
and 100 per 9 sec is roughly 700 per minute.

we have a difference of 20 per minute ... so for the 2 hours its 120 (minutes) * 20 = 2400... plus the 1000 == 3400..

BUT ... 100 per 9 sec is about 660 per minute ... so the difference is more like 60 ish .. *120 = 7200

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During each shift at a certain factory, nails are manufactured at a constant rate of 60 nails per 5 seconds and packaged at a constant rate of 100 nails per 9 seconds. If there are 1,000 nails that are not packaged at the start of a certain shift and if each shift lasts more than 2 hours, how many nails are there that are not packaged 2 hours after the start of the shift?

A) 2,000
B) 3,200
C) 4,500
D) 6,000
E) 7,400­
Always make sure we understand exactly what it's asking for:

"how many nails are there that are not packaged 2 hours after the start of the shift?"

­Manufacturing rate: 60 nails / 5 seconds = 12 n/s

Packaging rate: 100n / 9s = 11\(\frac{1}{9}\) n/s

We see that they are being manufactured faster than they are being packaged, so the number NOT packaged will increase from the starting value of 1,000. This is also reflected in all of the answer choices.

The rate of increase in the number not packaged will be the difference between these 2 rates:

12 n/s - 11\(\frac{1}{9}\) n/s = \(\frac{8}{9}\) n/s

The time is 2 hours. We need to convert the hours to seconds, and multiply this Rate * Time to get the increase in nails not packaged:

\(\frac{8}{9}\) \(\frac{n}{s}\) * 2 hours * 3600 \(\frac{s}{hour}\) = 6400 increase in nails not packaged

Finally, we must remember to add the starting value of 1,000 nails that are not packaged at the start of the shift. (In general, Starting Value + Change = Final Value.) It's always a great habit to confirm what it's asking for.

1000 + 6400 = 7400



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During each shift at a certain factory, nails are manufactured at a constant rate of 60 nails per 5 seconds and packaged at a constant rate of 100 nails per 9 seconds. If there are 1,000 nails that are not packaged at the start of a certain shift and if each shift lasts more than 2 hours, how many nails are there that are not packaged 2 hours after the start of the shift?

A) 2,000
B) 3,200
C) 4,500
D) 6,000
E) 7,400­
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The way i did this :-

1] convert 2hrs to seconds i.e = 7200 sec
2] given manufactured 60 nails in 5 secs, hence in 7200 sec how many = 86400 nails
3] given packaged 100 nails in 9 sec, hence in 7200 sec how many = 80000 nails
4] given 1000 nails are not packed at the start, hence subtract these from all packaged nails i.e => 80000-1000 = 79000
5] how many nails are there that are not packaged 2 hours after the start of the shift? =>
manufactured - packaged = 86400 - 79000 = 7400
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per second
60/5:100/9=108:100
which means per 9 second manufactured 8 more nails than packaged
so for 2 hours will manufactured more 60*60*2/9*8=6400
then plus the start volume 1000
total 7400
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manufacturing rate 60n/5seconds
packaging rate 100n/9 seconds

lets take 45 seconds as LCM of 5,9
so in 45 seconds 540 nails manufactured,
and 500 nails packaged so 40 nails will remain unpackaged in every 45 seconds
now lets find how many 45 seconds are there in 2 hours = 2*60*60/45=160
160*40=6400 nails will remain not packaged and previously we had 1000 so total 7400 option (E)
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During each shift at a certain factory, nails are manufactured at a constant rate of 60 nails per 5 seconds and packaged at a constant rate of 100 nails per 9 seconds. If there are 1,000 nails that are not packaged at the start of a certain shift and if each shift lasts more than 2 hours, how many nails are there that are not packaged 2 hours after the start of the shift?

A) 2,000
B) 3,200
C) 4,500
D) 6,000
E) 7,400­
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