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If the population of a certain country increases at the rate of one [#permalink] New post   09 Jun 2014, 06:45
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If the population of a certain country increases at the rate of one person every 15 seconds, by how many persons does the population increase in 20 minutes?

A. 80
B. 100
C. 150
D. 240
E. 300
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Re: If the population of a certain country increases at the rate of one [#permalink] New post   09 Jun 2014, 06:46
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Bunuel wrote:

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If the population of a certain country increases at the rate of one person every 15 seconds, by how many persons does the population increase in 20 minutes?

A. 80
B. 100
C. 150
D. 240
E. 300


Since the population increases at the rate of 1 person every 15 seconds, it increases by 4 people every 60 seconds, that is, by 4 people every minute. Thus, in 20 minutes the population increases by 20 x 4 = 80 people.

Answer. A.
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Re: If the population of a certain country increases at the rate of one [#permalink] New post   09 Jun 2014, 16:51
Bunuel,
Do you really think such easy questions appears in the exam?
I believe GMAT posts very simple weekly questions.
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Re: If the population of a certain country increases at the rate of one [#permalink] New post   10 Jun 2014, 01:07
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ankushbassi wrote:
Bunuel,
Do you really think such easy questions appears in the exam?
I believe GMAT posts very simple weekly questions.


Yes, this question is very easy but one can still encounter 1 or 2 such easy questions on the test.
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Re: If the population of a certain country increases at the rate of one [#permalink] New post   30 Sep 2014, 01:11
Answer = 4 * 20 = 80

Answer = A
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Re: If the population of a certain country increases at the rate of one [#permalink] New post   26 Oct 2014, 02:14
1 min = 15*4 sec
for 20 minutes, its 4*20 = 80. Answer is A
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Re: If the population of a certain country increases at the rate of one [#permalink] New post   15 Jan 2015, 03:21
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I basically used the RTW chart and converted 15 sec to 0.25 minutes. I then divided 20 by 0.25, resulting in 80.
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Re: If the population of a certain country increases at the rate of one [#permalink] New post   25 Oct 2015, 13:54
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This is actually a GMAT question. :)
4 clones every minute. 20 minutes -> 80 new clones :)
the empire will strike back :D
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Re: If the population of a certain country increases at the rate of one [#permalink] New post   25 Oct 2015, 14:52
mvictor wrote:
This is actually a GMAT question. :)
4 clones every minute. 20 minutes -> 80 new clones :)
the empire will strike back :D


A possibility as all the questions in Official Guides/GMATPREP free or exam pack 1 or question pack 1 are officially retired questions from actual GMAT exams.
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Re: If the population of a certain country increases at the rate of one [#permalink] New post   15 May 2016, 00:56
Increase of 1 person per 15 seconds is equivalent to a increase of 4 person/minute
So in 20 minutes increase = 20 * 4 = 80 persons
correct answer - A
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Re: If the population of a certain country increases at the rate of one [#permalink] New post   05 Jul 2016, 05:24
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Bunuel wrote:

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If the population of a certain country increases at the rate of one person every 15 seconds, by how many persons does the population increase in 20 minutes?

A. 80
B. 100
C. 150
D. 240
E. 300



try not to make it complicated
15s= 1


20*60=1200s

15 =>1

1200 => ?

1200*1 / 15 =80
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Re: If the population of a certain country increases at the rate of one [#permalink] New post   16 Jul 2017, 17:36
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If the population of a certain country increases at the rate of one person every 15 seconds, by how many persons does the population increase in 20 minutes?

A. 80
B. 100
C. 150
D. 240
E. 300


We are given that a population increases by 1 person every 15 seconds and we need to determine how many people it will increase by in 20 minutes, which is 20 x 60 = 1200 seconds. We can let x = the number of people increased in 20 minutes and create the following proportion:

1/15 = x/1200

15x = 1200

x = 80

Alternate Solution:

One person every 15 seconds equals 4 people per minute. Thus, in 20 minutes, we have 4 x 20 = 80 people.

Answer: A
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Re: If the population of a certain country increases at the rate of one [#permalink] New post   30 Sep 2019, 07:08
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Given
• The population of a certain country increases at the rate of one person every 15 seconds
To find
• How many persons does the population increase in 20 minutes?
Approach and Working out
• Population increased in 15 sec= 1
• Population increased in 60 sec or 1 min= 1*4 = 4
o Population increased in 20 min= 4*20 = 80

Thus, option A is the correct answer.

Correct Answer: Option A
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Re: If the population of a certain country increases at the rate of one [#permalink] New post   15 Jul 2022, 04:35
Total seconds in 20 minutes = 20*60 = 1200

Since the rate of increase is 1 person per 15 seconds,

In 1200 seconds, the total increase will be 1200/15 = 80

Thus, the correct answer is A.
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