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10 Jan 2016, 08:25
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Harriet planned to complete a certain task on Wednesday, January 1, but because of illness the completion date was postponed 48 days. On which day of the week in February was the task completed?
A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Wednesday
D. Thursday
E. Friday
A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Wednesday
D. Thursday
E. Friday
15 Jan 2016, 00:07
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Hi All,
This type of story problem is essentially just about a repeating pattern and a 'remainder.'
We're told that Harriet planned to complete a certain task on WEDNESDAY, January 1, but because of illness the completion date was postponed 48 DAYS. We're asked on what day of the week the task was actually completed on.
Since the task was supposed to be completed on a Wednesday....
A 1 day postponement would be Thursday
A 2 day postponement would be Friday
A 3 day postponement would be Saturday
A 4 day postponement would be Sunday
A 5 day postponement would be Monday
A 6 day postponement would be Tuesday
A 7 day postponement would be Wednesday
A 8 day postponement would be Thursday
Etc.
So this question is ultimately asking how many 'groups of 7' are there, and how many 'leftover days' are there, when you postpone 48 days.
48/7 = 6 remainder 6
This means that there are 6 full weeks AND 6 extra days after a Wednesday....Thus, the task was completed on a Tuesday.
Final Answer:
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
This type of story problem is essentially just about a repeating pattern and a 'remainder.'
We're told that Harriet planned to complete a certain task on WEDNESDAY, January 1, but because of illness the completion date was postponed 48 DAYS. We're asked on what day of the week the task was actually completed on.
Since the task was supposed to be completed on a Wednesday....
A 1 day postponement would be Thursday
A 2 day postponement would be Friday
A 3 day postponement would be Saturday
A 4 day postponement would be Sunday
A 5 day postponement would be Monday
A 6 day postponement would be Tuesday
A 7 day postponement would be Wednesday
A 8 day postponement would be Thursday
Etc.
So this question is ultimately asking how many 'groups of 7' are there, and how many 'leftover days' are there, when you postpone 48 days.
48/7 = 6 remainder 6
This means that there are 6 full weeks AND 6 extra days after a Wednesday....Thus, the task was completed on a Tuesday.
Final Answer:
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
