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13 Feb 2015, 08:40
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At 1:00, Jack starts to bicycle along a 60 mile road at a constant speed of 15 miles per hour. Thirty minutes earlier, Scott started bicycling towards Jack on the same road at a constant speed of 12 miles per hour. At what time will they meet?
A. 1:30
B. 3:00
C. 5:00
D. 6:00
E. 9:00
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A. 1:30
B. 3:00
C. 5:00
D. 6:00
E. 9:00
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14 Feb 2015, 21:36
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Hi All,
This is an example of the 'Combined Rate' question; on Test Day, they're relatively rare (you'll probably see just 1) and they're usually written in a way that requires a certain amount of real "math" work to get to the correct answer.
By using the answer choices in this question, you can actually AVOID most of the work though.
In the first sentence, we know Jack's starting time (1pm), speed (15 mph) and distance (60 miles), so we can quickly figure out how long it would take Jack to travel the entire distance (4 hours). This tells us that, at 5pm, Jack would be at the other end of the road. We know that Scott is cycling TOWARDS him though, so some time BEFORE 5PM, they'll meet. Eliminate Answers C, D and E.
With the remaining two answers, 1:30pm is much TOO early to be the meeting time. Neither Jack nor Scott is traveling fast enough to meet up that early. Eliminate A. There's only one answer left..
Final Answer:
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
This is an example of the 'Combined Rate' question; on Test Day, they're relatively rare (you'll probably see just 1) and they're usually written in a way that requires a certain amount of real "math" work to get to the correct answer.
By using the answer choices in this question, you can actually AVOID most of the work though.
In the first sentence, we know Jack's starting time (1pm), speed (15 mph) and distance (60 miles), so we can quickly figure out how long it would take Jack to travel the entire distance (4 hours). This tells us that, at 5pm, Jack would be at the other end of the road. We know that Scott is cycling TOWARDS him though, so some time BEFORE 5PM, they'll meet. Eliminate Answers C, D and E.
With the remaining two answers, 1:30pm is much TOO early to be the meeting time. Neither Jack nor Scott is traveling fast enough to meet up that early. Eliminate A. There's only one answer left..
Final Answer:
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
