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All the Different Types of Distance/Rate Problems Updated on: 27 Jan 2022, 09:44
Originally posted by Bunuel on 27 Jan 2022, 09:44.
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All the Different Types of Distance/Rate Problems

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This post is a part of the Special Questions Directory focusing on Quant topics traditionally neglected and not covered by conventional sources but still tested on the GMAT. Many of these are above average difficulty questions


Distance/Rate Problems:

Determining the average speed of an object




Multiple-leg and round-trip problems:

Round-trips, different velocities for different legs of the journey...



Two or More Moving Objects:

Two or more objects moving at the same or opposite directions, relative speed, ...






The Chase and the Race:

Chase, race, head starts, ...


Revolutions:

Wheels rotating at different speed...









Motion Relative to another Object:

Determining the speed or the length of an object passing another still or moving object












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All the Different Types of Distance/Rate Problems 27 Jan 2022, 10:16
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Graphics...... iLike !
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All the Different Types of Distance/Rate Problems 27 Jan 2022, 10:52
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+1 for all that cool graphics! :D
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All the Different Types of Distance/Rate Problems 28 Jan 2022, 03:17
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Omg, totally loved the graphics.
Thanks a ton for collating all the questions in one place Bunuel
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Thank you Bunuel, many challenging problems in this section!
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Great set of questions. Thank you!
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Bunuel: I hope you are doing Great..
I would request you to please make similar collection of different types and patterns of questions for Probability and Combinations.
Most of us face problems in brushing up these two topics just before the test.
These collections are just awesome..
God bless you.
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Is there any detailed collection like these questions here for other topics in math too Bunuel? Thanks for this post too!
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Is there any detailed collection like these questions here for other topics in math too Bunuel? Thanks for this post too!
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