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A certain bridge is 4,024 feet long. Approximately how many minutes does it take to cross this bridge at a constant speed of 20 miles per hour? (1 mile = 5,280 feet) (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 6 (E) 7
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Hi amandakay, The GMAT would never expect you to calculate the exact value of 4024/5280, so if you're ever thinking about doing something so "calculation heavy", then there's almost certainly a faster or easier way to get to the correct answer. In this prompt, you should notice the word "approximately" - that means that you DON'T have to calculate that fraction, but you do have to estimate the value. If we 'round down', then 4024 ft./5280 ft. is a little less than 4/5 of a mile. Knowing THAT, and that 20 mph is 1 mile every 3 minutes, can you correctly answer the question? GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made, Rich
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Here's another method that allowed me to solve the question in approximately 30 seconds:
20 miles per hour translates to traveling 1 mile every 3 minutes. Since the bridge is longer than 1/2 mile but shorter than 1 mile, the answer must be between 1.5 and 3 minutes. The only answer choice that fits this range is 2 minutes.
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26 May 2016, 20:59
In this question unit of measurements have to be taken care of.
Distance: 4024 feet. This is (4024/5280) miles = 0.76 miles
Speed: 20 miles per hour
Time: (Distance / Speed) (0.76/20) {This will come in Hours}. Multiply by 60 to get answer in minutes. It is 2.28 minutes.
Answer to be 2 minutes.
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nalinnair wrote: A certain bridge is 4,024 feet long. Approximately how many minutes does it take to cross this bridge at a constant speed of 20 miles per hour? (1 mile = 5,280 feet)
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 6
(E) 7 First, convert the speed to feet per minute. 20 miles per hour = ( 20 * 5280 ) feet per 60 minutes. Time = \(\frac{Distance}{Speed}\) = \(\frac{4024}{(20 * 5280 ) / 60}\) = \(\frac{4024 *60}{20 * 5280}\) = \(\frac{4024 * 3}{5280}\) = \(\frac{4024}{5280}\)*3 \(\frac{4024}{5280}\) < 1. Therefore, Time < 3. We can eliminate (A) because \(\frac{4024}{5280}\) is not equal to \(\frac{1}{3}\). The only answer choice remaining is (B). Therefore, (B) is the answer.
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~3/4 miles/(1/3) mpm=~2 minutes
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Does anyone have a tip for a quick way to solve the division of 4024/5280? This is where I spend the majority of my time on the problem and am wondering if I can do something faster. I do a lot of trial and error.
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nalinnair wrote: A certain bridge is 4,024 feet long. Approximately how many minutes does it take to cross this bridge at a constant speed of 20 miles per hour? (1 mile = 5,280 feet)
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 6
(E) 7 distance = 4024 ft = 4024/5280 miles time taken = 4024/5280*20 hours= 0.76 hours = 2.28 minutes close to 2 minutes option B
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Approximation! D=4000 R=20mph Convert it to miles per minutes = \(\frac{20}{60}\) R = \(\frac{1}{3}\) 1 mile = approx 5000 feet \(T=\frac{D}{R}\) \(=\frac{(4000*3)}{5000}\) \(=\frac{12000}{5000}\) \(=\frac{12}{5}\) = 2.4 Since the denominator is slightly more than 5000, the value will be less than 2.4. i.e B
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nalinnair wrote: A certain bridge is 4,024 feet long. Approximately how many minutes does it take to cross this bridge at a constant speed of 20 miles per hour? (1 mile = 5,280 feet)
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 6
(E) 7 hello friends  here is a quick way to solve it if 20 miles = 60 min---> then 1 mile = 3 min if length of bridge (4,024 feet) is shorter than 1 mile (5,280 feet) then only option is B
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Convert the rate from miles per hour to feet per minute. 20 miles per hour = 20*5280/60 = 1760 Now devide distance by rate to find time Time = 4024/1760 =~2 Answer B Posted from my mobile device
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nalinnair wrote: A certain bridge is 4,024 feet long. Approximately how many minutes does it take to cross this bridge at a constant speed of 20 miles per hour? (1 mile = 5,280 feet)
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 6
(E) 7 The length of the bridge, in miles, is: 4,024/5,280 = 503/660, which is about 500/660 = 50/66 = 25/33. Using the formula: time = distance/rate, we see that the time, in hours, is: [25/33]/20 = 25/(33 x 20) hours So the time in minutes is: 25/(33 x 20) x 60 = (25 x 3)/33 = 25/11, which is about 2 minutes. Answer: B
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nalinnair wrote: A certain bridge is 4,024 feet long. Approximately how many minutes does it take to cross this bridge at a constant speed of 20 miles per hour? (1 mile = 5,280 feet)
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 6
(E) 7 I used a combination of algebra and backsolve to tackle this problem in <1min: Figure out the rate in ft / min: \(\frac{20 mi}{hour}*\frac{*1 hr}{60 min}*\frac{1 mi}{5280 ft} = \frac{5280 ft}{3 min}\) By examination, (B) is the only that makes the most sense. In other words, 4,024 is about 2/3 of 5,280.
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need to determine approx value 4024*60 /5280 *20 ~ 2mins IMO B nalinnair wrote: A certain bridge is 4,024 feet long. Approximately how many minutes does it take to cross this bridge at a constant speed of 20 miles per hour? (1 mile = 5,280 feet)
(A) 1
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60 mins = 20 miles x mins = 4000/5000 miles 20x=48 x=2,4 Answer: B
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EMPOWERgmatRichC wrote: Hi amandakay,
The GMAT would never expect you to calculate the exact value of 4024/5280, so if you're ever thinking about doing something so "calculation heavy", then there's almost certainly a faster or easier way to get to the correct answer. In this prompt, you should notice the word "approximately" - that means that you DON'T have to calculate that fraction, but you do have to estimate the value.
If we 'round down', then 4024 ft./5280 ft. is a little less than 4/5 of a mile. Knowing THAT, and that 20 mph is 1 mile every 3 minutes, can you correctly answer the question?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich Exact same way, 20 miles per hour and question asks minutes so 20/60= 1/3 => 1 mile in 3 min so it has to be greater than 2 and less than 3 Answer B
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