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• ### $450 Tuition Credit & Official CAT Packs FREE December 15, 2018 December 15, 2018 10:00 PM PST 11:00 PM PST Get the complete Official GMAT Exam Pack collection worth$100 with the 3 Month Pack ($299) # If 5 machines can produce 20 units in 10 hours, how long would it take  new topic post reply Question banks Downloads My Bookmarks Reviews Important topics Author Message TAGS: ### Hide Tags Math Expert Joined: 02 Sep 2009 Posts: 51218 If 5 machines can produce 20 units in 10 hours, how long would it take [#permalink] ### Show Tags 10 Jan 2016, 07:37 1 6 00:00 Difficulty: 15% (low) Question Stats: 81% (01:23) correct 19% (01:50) wrong based on 128 sessions ### HideShow timer Statistics If 5 machines can produce 20 units in 10 hours, how long would it take 20 machines to produce 100 units? A. 50 hours B. 40 hours C. 12.5 hours D. 12 hours E. 8 hours _________________ Intern Joined: 29 Dec 2015 Posts: 10 GPA: 2.8 Re: If 5 machines can produce 20 units in 10 hours, how long would it take [#permalink] ### Show Tags 10 Jan 2016, 07:39 1 5 machines would produce 100 units in 50 hours. Increasing the amount of machines by 4 would mean dividing 50 hours by 4. 50/4 = 12.5 Ans C Intern Joined: 06 Apr 2012 Posts: 37 Re: If 5 machines can produce 20 units in 10 hours, how long would it take [#permalink] ### Show Tags 11 Jan 2016, 20:24 Bunuel wrote: If 5 machines can produce 20 units in 10 hours, how long would it take 20 machines to produce 100 units? A. 50 hours B. 40 hours C. 12.5 hours D. 12 hours E. 8 hours Ans: $$100/(((20/10)/5)*20) = 12.5$$ Hence (C) EMPOWERgmat Instructor Status: GMAT Assassin/Co-Founder Affiliations: EMPOWERgmat Joined: 19 Dec 2014 Posts: 13087 Location: United States (CA) GMAT 1: 800 Q51 V49 GRE 1: Q170 V170 Re: If 5 machines can produce 20 units in 10 hours, how long would it take [#permalink] ### Show Tags 15 Jan 2016, 16:03 1 Hi All, If you find yourself getting 'lost' in these types of questions, it often helps to 'break down the data step-by-step: Here, we're told that 5 machines can produce 20 units in 10 hours.... That means that EACH machine WORKS for 10 hours apiece. Since there are 5 machines (and we're meant to assume that each machine does the same amount of work), then the 5 machines equally created the 20 units. 20 units/5 machines = 4 units are made by each machine every 10 hours Now that we know how long it takes each machine to make 4 units, we can break THIS down further if we choose to... 10 hours/4 units = 2.5 hours per unit when 1 machine is working. The prompt asks us how long would it take 20 machines to produce 100 units. If 20 machines each work for 2.5 hours, then we'll have 20 units. Since 100 units is '5 times' 20, we need '5 times' more TIME. (2.5 hours)(5 times) = 12.5 hours Final Answer: GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made, Rich _________________ 760+: Learn What GMAT Assassins Do to Score at the Highest Levels Contact Rich at: Rich.C@empowergmat.com # Rich Cohen Co-Founder & GMAT Assassin Special Offer: Save$75 + GMAT Club Tests Free
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Re: If 5 machines can produce 20 units in 10 hours, how long would it take  [#permalink]

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We can approach the problem in 2 ways:

1: If you are familiar with this concept, so apply directly
(M1∗T1)/W1=(M2∗T2)/W2 , where M=machine power, T=time, W=work done

(5*10)/20= 20T/100 , then T=12.5 hrs

2: In case do not know the above formula , then easily to apply quickly as

W =R * T R= W/T= 20/(5*10)

Because Rate is constant, so it equals in both cases 20/(5*10)= 100/20T, T =12.5 hrs

P.S.: Both methods are the same concept.
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20 Mar 2017, 02:53
Bunuel wrote:
If 5 machines can produce 20 units in 10 hours, how long would it take 20 machines to produce 100 units?

A. 50 hours
B. 40 hours
C. 12.5 hours
D. 12 hours
E. 8 hours

work done per machine per hour = 20/5*10 = 0.4
let the time taken be t
therefore 0.4*20*t = 100
t = 12.5 hours
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10 Aug 2018, 09:15
Bunuel wrote:
If 5 machines can produce 20 units in 10 hours, how long would it take 20 machines to produce 100 units?

A. 50 hours
B. 40 hours
C. 12.5 hours
D. 12 hours
E. 8 hours

If you like the formula (R*T= W), just add
(# of machines) to LHS. If you are fluent with RT = W, solving takes well under a minute

(1) Find rate of an individual machine from

Scenario #1:
# of machines: 5
Rate: ?? units/hour
Time: 10 hours
Work finished: 20 units

(# of machines) * R * T = W
$$5 * R * 10 = 20$$
$$R = \frac{20}{5*10}=\frac{2}{5}$$

(2) Scenario #2 - use rate plus equation to find time in new scenario

At individual machine rate of $$\frac{2}{5}$$, how long will 20 machines require to make 100 units?

(# of machines) * R * T = W
$$20*\frac{2}{5}*T=100$$
$$8*T=100$$

$$T=\frac{100}{8}=12.5$$ hours

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