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On a particular trip, Jane drove x miles at 30 miles per hour and y miles at 40 miles per hour. Was her average speed for the trip greater than 35 miles per hour?
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dpo28 wrote:
On a particular trip, Jane drove x miles at 30 miles per hour and y miles at 40 miles per hour. Was her average speed for the trip greater than 35 miles per hour?
(1) y > x + 60 (2) y/x > 4/3
On a particular trip, Jane drove x miles at 30 miles per hour and y miles at 40 miles per hour. Was her average speed for the trip greater than 35 miles per hour?
Thus the question asks whether \(\frac{120(x+y)}{4x+3y}>35\). After simplifying the question becomes: is \(\frac{y}{x}>\frac{4}{3}\).
(1) y > x + 60.
If x = 1 and y = 100, then y/x > 4/3. If x = 1000 and y = 1200, then y/x < 4/3.
Not sufficient.
(2) y/x > 4/3. Directly gives an answer to our question. Sufficient.
Answer: B.
Hope it's clear.
Alternatively, notice that 35 miles per hour is halfway between 30 and 40 miles per hour. Now, for the average speed to be exactly 35 miles per hour, the amount of time spent to cover x miles (x/30 hours) must equal to the amount of time spent to cover y miles (y/40 hours). The average speed to be greater than 35 miles per hour, the amount of time spent to cover x miles at the slower speed (x/30 hours) must be less than the amount of time spent to cover y miles at the faster speed(y/40 hours):
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dpo28 wrote:
On a particular trip, Jane drove x miles at 30 miles per hour and y miles at 40 miles per hour. Was her average speed for the trip greater than 35 miles per hour?
(1) y > x + 60 (2) y/x > 4/3
35 miles this is average speed if both distance will take equal time. For example x = 300 miles on the speed 30 mph - 10 hours and y = 400 on the speed 40 mph - 10 hours
So for have average speed more than 35 miles Jane should spend more time on distance y than on distance x time = distance / speed
it says that avg speed ie 4 is one away from 3 and 4 away from 8. Therefore time spent travelling at 3 m/hr is 4/5 of total.
I know this explanation is in compliance with the weighted average formula.
Can you plz elaborate on this method how it is 4/5 and not 1/5
Step 1: The distance between 3 and 8 is 5
Step 2: Realize that Weighted Average of 3 and 8 is 4
Step 3: Distance of 3 from Average 4 is 1 AND Distance of 8 from Average 4 is 4
Step 4: S1 / S2 = T2 / T1 by property because Speed S is Inversely proportional to Time T
Step 5: i.e. Speed 3 will take 4/5 of Total time and 8 will take 1/5 of Total time
I hope it clears!!!
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tjerkrintjema wrote:
Seriously, how can you simplify so fast to this;
Quote:
Thus the question asks whether 120(x+y)/(4x+3y)>35. After simplifying the question becomes: is y/x>4/3.
120(x+y)/(4x+3y)>35
Since x and y are Positive Numbers hence you can cross multiply
120x + 120 y > 35*(4x+3y)
i.e. 120x + 120 y > 140x + 105y
i.e. 15y > 20x
i.e. 3y > 4x
i.e. (y/x) > (4/3)
I hope it clears your doubt!
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Bunuel wrote:
dpo28 wrote:
On a particular trip, Jane drove x miles at 30 miles per hour and y miles at 40 miles per hour. Was her average speed for the trip greater than 35 miles per hour?
(1) y > x + 60 (2) y/x > 4/3
On a particular trip, Jane drove x miles at 30 miles per hour and y miles at 40 miles per hour. Was her average speed for the trip greater than 35 miles per hour?
Thus the question asks whether \(\frac{120(x+y)}{4x+3y}>35\). After simplifying the question becomes: is \(\frac{y}{x}>\frac{4}{3}\).
(1) y > x + 60.
If x = 1 and y = 100, then y/x > 4/3. If x = 1000 and y = 1200, then y/x < 4/3.
Not sufficient.
(2) y/x > 4/3. Directly gives an answer to our question. Sufficient.
Answer: B.
Hope it's clear.
Alternatively, notice that 35 miles per hour is halfway between 30 and 40 miles per hour. Now, for the average speed to be exactly 35 miles per hour, the amount of time spent to cover x miles (x/30 hours) must equal to the amount of time spent to cover y miles (y/40 hours). The average speed to be greater than 35 miles per hour, the amount of time spent to cover x miles at the slower speed (x/30 hours) must be less than the amount of time spent to cover y miles at the faster speed(y/40 hours): x/30 < y/40.
Then continue as above.
Could anyone please explain the logic behind the highlighted part. I m not able to get how more than average speed correlates to time taken to cover specific distances, x and y.
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Harley1980 wrote:
dpo28 wrote:
On a particular trip, Jane drove x miles at 30 miles per hour and y miles at 40 miles per hour. Was her average speed for the trip greater than 35 miles per hour?
(1) y > x + 60 (2) y/x > 4/3
35 miles this is average speed if both distance will take equal time. For example x = 300 miles on the speed 30 mph - 10 hours and y = 400 on the speed 40 mph - 10 hours
So for have average speed more than 35 miles Jane should spend more time on distance y than on distance x time = distance / speed
1) this statement insufficient because we can't find ratio of distances x and y from given information
2) This statement gives us direct answer on the question. Sufficient
Answer is B
Harley1980 Could you please elaborate on how does one say that " average speed more than 35 miles Jane should spend more time on distance y than on distance x"
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Harley1980 Could you please elaborate on how does one say that " average speed more than 35 miles Jane should spend more time on distance y than on distance x"
This is weighted average question We can imagine scales: on one side --------------------- on another side speed 40 mph ----------------- 30mph
if both side have equal weight (in our case weight is time) when speed will be in middle: speed 40 mph--------------------- 30mph 10 hours --------------------------10 hours
Average = 35 mph ===============================
if we shift our weight to left: more time with speed 40 mph then average will grow
So if we want average to be more than 35 mph we should put more weight on 40 mph scale (distance y in this question)
Try to read Karishma's articles on this topic. She like this topic and write really good posts about it. At first weighted average was very difficult for me but when I read her articles and solve like 50 tasks this topic became very intuitive:
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Harley1980 wrote:
earnit wrote:
Harley1980 Could you please elaborate on how does one say that " average speed more than 35 miles Jane should spend more time on distance y than on distance x"
This is weighted average question We can imagine scales: on one side --------------------- on another side speed 40 mph ----------------- 30mph
if both side have equal weight (in our case weight is time) when speed will be in middle: speed 40 mph--------------------- 30mph 10 hours --------------------------10 hours
Average = 35 mph ===============================
if we shift our weight to left: more time with speed 40 mph then average will grow
So if we want average to be more than 35 mph we should put more weight on 40 mph scale (distance y in this question)
Try to read Karishma's articles on this topic. She like this topic and write really good posts about it. At first weighted average was very difficult for me but when I read her articles and solve like 50 tasks this topic became very intuitive:
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Bunuel,
If y=41miles and x=40 miles the average speed will be 34,7 (less than 35!)
41 miles = ~1 hour 40 miles = ~1 hour and 20 minutes
total distance: 81 miles/ 2hours and 20 minutes = 37,7 miles.
Am I doing something wrong?
Bunuel wrote:
dpo28 wrote:
On a particular trip, Jane drove x miles at 30 miles per hour and y miles at 40 miles per hour. Was her average speed for the trip greater than 35 miles per hour?
(1) y > x + 60 (2) y/x > 4/3
On a particular trip, Jane drove x miles at 30 miles per hour and y miles at 40 miles per hour. Was her average speed for the trip greater than 35 miles per hour?
Thus the question asks whether \(\frac{120(x+y)}{4x+3y}>35\). After simplifying the question becomes: is \(\frac{y}{x}>\frac{4}{3}\).
(1) y > x + 60.
If x = 1 and y = 100, then y/x > 4/3. If x = 1000 and y = 1200, then y/x < 4/3.
Not sufficient.
(2) y/x > 4/3. Directly gives an answer to our question. Sufficient.
Answer: B.
Hope it's clear.
Alternatively, notice that 35 miles per hour is halfway between 30 and 40 miles per hour. Now, for the average speed to be exactly 35 miles per hour, the amount of time spent to cover x miles (x/30 hours) must equal to the amount of time spent to cover y miles (y/40 hours). The average speed to be greater than 35 miles per hour, the amount of time spent to cover x miles at the slower speed (x/30 hours) must be less than the amount of time spent to cover y miles at the faster speed(y/40 hours):
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latinamerica2016 wrote:
Bunuel,
If y=41miles and x=40 miles the average speed will be 34,7 (less than 35!)
41 miles = ~1 hour 40 miles = ~1 hour and 20 minutes
total distance: 81 miles/ 2hours and 20 minutes = 37,7 miles.
Am I doing something wrong?
Bunuel wrote:
dpo28 wrote:
On a particular trip, Jane drove x miles at 30 miles per hour and y miles at 40 miles per hour. Was her average speed for the trip greater than 35 miles per hour?
(1) y > x + 60 (2) y/x > 4/3
On a particular trip, Jane drove x miles at 30 miles per hour and y miles at 40 miles per hour. Was her average speed for the trip greater than 35 miles per hour?
Thus the question asks whether \(\frac{120(x+y)}{4x+3y}>35\). After simplifying the question becomes: is \(\frac{y}{x}>\frac{4}{3}\).
(1) y > x + 60.
If x = 1 and y = 100, then y/x > 4/3. If x = 1000 and y = 1200, then y/x < 4/3.
Not sufficient.
(2) y/x > 4/3. Directly gives an answer to our question. Sufficient.
Answer: B.
Hope it's clear.
Alternatively, notice that 35 miles per hour is halfway between 30 and 40 miles per hour. Now, for the average speed to be exactly 35 miles per hour, the amount of time spent to cover x miles (x/30 hours) must equal to the amount of time spent to cover y miles (y/40 hours). The average speed to be greater than 35 miles per hour, the amount of time spent to cover x miles at the slower speed (x/30 hours) must be less than the amount of time spent to cover y miles at the faster speed(y/40 hours):
x/30 < y/40.
Then continue as above.
Are you talking about the second statement? If yes, then you cannot use y = 41 miles and x = 40 miles because these values do not satisfy the condition y/x > 4/3.
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Explanation: For average speed problems, you always need to remember that the average speed is total distance divided by total time, not a simple average of the speeds (unless the times are the same). Or in weighted average terms: it is the time that affects the weighting of the two speeds when you average them together.
To answer this question, you need to determine at which speed more time was spent. If you can prove more time was spent at one speed, then you can answer the question or in other words, this question is really: is time for y greater than the time for x.
Algebraically this can be written as: is y/40>x/30 or is y/x>4/3
From this you realize clearly that statement (2) is sufficient. For statement (1) you cannot prove this, because you do not know how big x and y are. If x and y were really large distances, then the average might not be greater than 35, and if x and y were really small distances then it would be.
While analyzing statement 1, is there any algebraic method of solving these two equation y/x>3/4 and y>x+60, instead of picking numbers or using weighted average concept ?
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