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On average, the bottle-nosed dolphin comes up for air once every two minutes; the beluga whale, a close relative, comes up for air on average once every five minutes. The number of times a bottle-nosed dolphin would come up for air in a 24 hour period is approximately what percent greater than the number of times a beluga whale would come up for air in that same period?
A. 50%
B. 100%
C. 150%
D. 200%
E. 250%
A. 50%
B. 100%
C. 150%
D. 200%
E. 250%
One question I have is how to interpret a statement like the following: "X's height is 110% greater than that of Y." Does that mean X = 1.10*Y or X = 2.10*Y?
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On average, the bottle-nosed dolphin comes up for air once every two minutes; the beluga whale, a close relative, comes up for air on average once every five minutes. The number of times a bottle-nosed dolphin would come up for air in a 24 hour period is approximately what percent greater than the number of times a beluga whale would come up for air in that same period?
A. 50%
B. 100%
C. 150%
D. 200%
E. 250%
Dolphin once in 2 min;
Beluga once in 5 min;
So, dolphin comes up 2.5 times frequently than beluga, which is 150% (5-2)/2*100.
Answer: C.
"X's height is 110% greater than that of Y."
Means: x=(1+110%)*y=(1+1.1)*y=2.1*y
A. 50%
B. 100%
C. 150%
D. 200%
E. 250%
Dolphin once in 2 min;
Beluga once in 5 min;
So, dolphin comes up 2.5 times frequently than beluga, which is 150% (5-2)/2*100.
Answer: C.
"X's height is 110% greater than that of Y."
Means: x=(1+110%)*y=(1+1.1)*y=2.1*y
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Key wording is percent greater. 5/2 = 2.5 = 250%, but the dolphin obviously comes up 100% of itself, thus we have to subtract the 100%.
Consider this. I scored 500 on my gmat, you scored 600. What percent greater did you score? Answer is 20%, however if I said "your score is what percent of my score?" the answer would be 120%.
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