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# Al and Ben are drivers for SD Trucking Company. One snowy day, Ben lef

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Al and Ben are drivers for SD Trucking Company. One snowy day, Ben left SD at 8:00 a.m. heading east and Al left SD at 11:00 a.m. heading west. At a particular time later that day, the dispatcher retrieved data from SD’s vehicle tracking system. The data showed that, up to that time, Al had averaged 40 miles per hour and Ben had averaged 20 miles per hour. It also showed that Al and Ben had driven a combined total of 240 miles. At what time did the dispatcher retrieve data from the vehicle tracking system?

A. 1:00 p.m.
B. 2:00 p.m.
C. 3:00 p.m.
D. 5:00 p.m.
E. 6:00 p.m.

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Al and Ben are drivers for SD Trucking Company. One snowy day, Ben left SD at 8:00 a.m. heading east and Al left SD at 11:00 a.m. heading west. At a particular time later that day, the dispatcher retrieved data from SD’s vehicle tracking system. The data showed that, up to that time, Al had averaged 40 miles per hour and Ben had averaged 20 miles per hour. It also showed that Al and Ben had driven a combined total of 240 miles. At what time did the dispatcher retrieve data from the vehicle tracking system?

A. 1:00 p.m.
B. 2:00 p.m.
C. 3:00 p.m.
D. 5:00 p.m.
E. 6:00 p.m.

3 hours+(240-3*20)/(40+20) hours=6 hours
2:00 pm
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Al and Ben are drivers for SD Trucking Company. One snowy day, Ben left SD at 8:00 a.m. heading east and Al left SD at 11:00 a.m. heading west. At a particular time later that day, the dispatcher retrieved data from SD’s vehicle tracking system. The data showed that, up to that time, Al had averaged 40 miles per hour and Ben had averaged 20 miles per hour. It also showed that Al and Ben had driven a combined total of 240 miles. At what time did the dispatcher retrieve data from the vehicle tracking system?

A. 1:00 p.m.
B. 2:00 p.m.
C. 3:00 p.m.
D. 5:00 p.m.
E. 6:00 p.m.

Ben started at 8 am and given his avg speed is 20 miles per hour.

Al started at 11 am and given his avg speed is 40 miles per hour.

Ben started 3 hours earlier than Al.

Therefore distance covered by Ben in 3 hours = 20 x 3 = 60 miles

Given Total distance covered by both Ben and Al = 240 miles.

Distance covered by Ben and Al after Al started his journey at 11 am = 240 - 60 = 180 miles.

Relative speed = 20 + 40 = 60 miles per hour --------- (Ben and Al are driving in opposite directions hence their speeds are added)

Time = Total distance / Relative speed

Time = $$\frac{180}{60}$$ = 3 hours.

Time when dispatcher retrieved data = 11:00 am + 3 hours = 2:00 pm. Answer (B)...
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Al and Ben are drivers for SD Trucking Company. One snowy day, Ben left SD at 8:00 a.m. heading east and Al left SD at 11:00 a.m. heading west. At a particular time later that day, the dispatcher retrieved data from SD’s vehicle tracking system. The data showed that, up to that time, Al had averaged 40 miles per hour and Ben had averaged 20 miles per hour. It also showed that Al and Ben had driven a combined total of 240 miles. At what time did the dispatcher retrieve data from the vehicle tracking system?

A. 1:00 p.m.
B. 2:00 p.m.
C. 3:00 p.m.
D. 5:00 p.m.
E. 6:00 p.m.

(Ben's travel distance) + (Al's travel distance) = 240 miles

Let t = Al's travel time (in hours)
So, t + 3= Ben's travel time (since Ben spent 3 more hours driving)

Distance = (rate)(time)

So, our word equation becomes...
(20)(t + 3) = (40)(t)
Expand: 20t + 60 = 40t
Subtract 20t from both sides: 60 = 20t
Solve: t = 3
So, AL traveled for 3 hours (which means BEN traveled for 6 hours)

So, the dispatcher retrieved data at 2pm (since 8am + 6 hours = 2pm)

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Re: Al and Ben are drivers for SD Trucking Company. One snowy day, Ben lef [#permalink]

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02 Jul 2017, 21:28
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Both are going in opposite directions. In 3 hours, Ben has already covered = 20*3 = 60 miles.

Now, at 11 am, both have started moving, Al covering 40 miles in 1 hour while Ben covering 20 miles per hour, so from 11 am onwards, both are now increasing the distance between them by (40+20) = 60 miles every hour.

So out of the given 240 miles distance between them, 60 miles is accounted for by Ben from 8 to 11 am. After that they have covered (240-60) = 180 miles, but their relative speed is 60 mph. So time taken = 180/60 = 3 hours more, after 11 am

So the time must be 2.00 pm. Hence B answer
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Lets say Ben drove "y" hours and Al drove "x" hours
We know that the sum of both they're hours took them to drive 240 miles
40x+20y= 240
And we know that Al left 3 hours after Ben
y=x+3
So we just replace y in the first equation
40x+20(x+3)=240
40x+20x+60=240
60x=180
x=3

Since AL left at 11, then 11+3 means the dispatcher retrieved the data at 2pm or 14.00
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The answer is 'B' - 2:00PM. I will only try to explain this problem practically:

Time taken to travel ---> 8am - 9am - 10am - 11am - 12am - 1pm - 2 pm
Al (distance covered @20km/h 20km 40 60 . 80 . 100 . 120 ----
Ben (distance covered @40km/h) . - - - 0 . 40kms 80 . 120

Total distance covered 240kmph by both after 1pm, thus 2PM is answer.
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Updated on: 24 Sep 2017, 03:08
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Distance covered by Ben and Al after Al started his journey at 11 am = 240 - 60 = 180 miles.

Has not Al just started journey at 11 am? At 11 am distance traveled by Al shall be zero

Also as per Q after a particular time the data is logged, so above quote seems not to be inferred at 11 am.
Am I correct?

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B.) is the answer

Rate B = 20mph
Rate A = 40mph

20x+40y= 240miles

x=6 & y=3

Ben= 8:00+6= 14:00
Al= 11:00+3= 14:00

14:00-12:00= 2pm
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Al and Ben are drivers for SD Trucking Company. One snowy day, Ben left SD at 8:00 a.m. heading east and Al left SD at 11:00 a.m. heading west. At a particular time later that day, the dispatcher retrieved data from SD’s vehicle tracking system. The data showed that, up to that time, Al had averaged 40 miles per hour and Ben had averaged 20 miles per hour. It also showed that Al and Ben had driven a combined total of 240 miles. At what time did the dispatcher retrieve data from the vehicle tracking system?

A. 1:00 p.m.
B. 2:00 p.m.
C. 3:00 p.m.
D. 5:00 p.m.
E. 6:00 p.m.

Let t represent the time passed between the departure of Al (11:00 a.m.) and the retrieval of data by the dispatcher. Since Ben left at 8 a.m., his time is (t + 3). Since they both traveled for a total 240 miles, we can use the formula distance = rate x time and create the following equation:

Ben’s distance + Al’s distance = 240

20(t + 3) + 40t = 240

20t + 60 + 40t = 240

60t = 180

t = 3 hours

Thus, it was 11 a.m. + 3 hours = 2 p.m. when the dispatcher retrieved data from the vehicle tracking system.

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Total Distance covered by al + ben =240 km

Ben left at 8:00 am at 20miles/ hr

Al left at 11:00 am at 40/ miles hr

So by logic 240 = 20 + 20 + 20 ( distance covered in 3 hours by ben) + 60 + 60 +60 ( Total distance covered by ben and al)
= 6 hrs

Therefore 8:00 am + 6 hrs = 2:00 pm

This is how I calculated.
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Distance covered by Ben and Al after Al started his journey at 11 am = 240 - 60 = 180 miles.

Has not Al just started journey at 11 am? At 11 am distance traveled by Al shall be zero

Also as per Q after a particular time the data is logged, so above quote seems not to be inferred at 11 am.
Am I correct?

Has not Al just started journey at 11 am? At 11 am distance traveled by Al shall be zero - That's correct. At 11 am Al has covered a distance of 0 miles.

Also as per Q after a particular time the data is logged, so above quote seems not to be inferred at 11 am. - The quote that you are referring to is for time 11 am. The reason it is first calculated till 11 is because only Ben's speed is considered first (So at 11 am the total distance traveled by Ben + Al = 60 miles). From 11 am we have both Ben's + Al's speed. The Q is asking for the time when the total distance covered (Ben + Al = 240 miles) and that is 2 pm.
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Hi All,

This prompt gives us a lot of different facts about rates, times and distances, so we're clearly going to use the distance formula here:

Distance = (Rate)(Time)

We're looking for the time at which the distance between the two drivers was 240 miles - and since the answer choices are 5 times, we can use them 'against' the prompt and TEST THE ANSWERS.

Let's Test Answer B: 2:00pm
At 2pm....
Ben would have been driving for 6 hours at 20 miles/hour = 120 miles driven
Al would have been driving for 3 hours at 40 miles/hour = 120 miles driven
Total Distance = 120 miles + 120 miles = 240 miles
This is an exact MATCH for what we were told, so this MUST be the answer!

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AI & BEN are drivers for SD Trucking company. one snowy day, Ben left SD at 8:00 am, heading east
and AI left SD at 11:00 am, heading west. At a particular time later that day, the dispatcher retrieved
data from SD's vehicle tracking system. The data showed that, up to that time, AI had averaged 40mph
and Ben had averaged 20mph. It also showed that AI and Ben had driven a combined total of 240 miles.
At what time did the dispatcher retrieve data from the vehicle tracking system?

A) 1:00 pm
B) 2:00 pm
C) 3:00 om
D) 5:00 pm
E) 6:00 pm

The vehicle tracking system gave us the following details
AI's average speed - 40 mph
Ben's average speed - 20 mph
Combined distance traveled - 240 miles

Since AI started at 11 am, Ben would have already traveled alone for 3 hours.
In 3 hours, traveling at 20 mph, he would have traveled 60 miles. Once, Ben
joins him, together they would have traveled 60 miles.

$$60 + 60x = 240$$ -> $$60x = 180$$ -> $$x = \frac{180}{60} = 3$$

Therefore, the time at which the dispatcher retrieved the data was at 2:00 PM(Option B), 3 hours after 11 AM, when AI left SD.
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