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Pat, Kate, and Mark charged a total of 162 hours to a certain project.
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Pat, Kate, and Mark charged a total of 162 hours to a certain project. If Pat charged twice as much time to the project as Kate and 1/3 as much time as Mark, how many more hours did Mark charge to the project than Kate?
Pat, Kate, and Mark charged a total of 162 hours to a certain project.
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31 Jul 2010, 09:14
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So let us denote the hours charged by Pat as P, Kate as K and Mark as M.
\(P + K + M = 162\)
We are told that \(P = 2K\) and \(P = \frac{1}{3}M\). The easiest way to solve a problem like this would be to convert everything to one variable, which in this case, is P.
So we get \(K = \frac{1}{2}P\) and \(M = 3P\). Substituting this into the original equation we get: \(P + \frac{1}{2}P + 3P = 162\)
This tells us that \(\frac{9P}{2} = 162\) which implies \(P = \frac{162*2}{9} = 36\)
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24 Mar 2011, 07:59
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You may try my approach. It may be easier and may be faster.
P+M+K=162 we need to find M-K
Lets Kate charged 60 hours then Pat charged 60*2=120 hours Mark charged 3 times more than Pat or 120*3=360
Total 60+120+360=540. M-K= 360-60=300 Now look at the trick: We must have received 162 instead of 540 hours. and the difference (M-K) is 300 not one in the available answer choices.
Now guess what you need to do to obtain the correct answer choice? Exactly 162/540=3.33 , and 300/3.33=90.
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06 May 2011, 09:26
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P + K + M = 162
P = 2K, P = 1/3M
Hence K = 0.5P and M = 3P
P + 0.5 P + 3P = 162 or 4.5 P = 162
P = 18 * 2 = 36 K = 18 M = 108 M - K = 108 - 18 = 90
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Pat, Kate and Mark charged a total of 162 hours to a certain project. If Pat charged twice as much time to the project as Kate and 1/3 rd as much as Mark, how many more hours did mark charge to the project than Kate?
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Pat, Kate, and Mark charged a total of 162 hours to a certain project. If Pat charged twice as much time to the project as Kate and 1/3 as much time as Mark, how many more hours did Mark charge to the project than Kate?
A. 18 B. 36 C. 72 D. 90 E. 108
We can see that Kate charged the fewest hours, so... Let x =the number of hours Kate charged
Pat charged twice as much time to the project as Kate So, 2x = the number of hours Pat charged
Pat charged 1/3 as much times as Mark In other words, Mark charged THREE TIMES as much time as Pat So, 3(2x ) = the number of hours Mark charged In other words, 6x = the number of hours Mark charged
Pat, Kate and Mark charged a total of 162 hours to a certain project. We can write: x + 2x + 6x = 162 Simplify: 9x = 162 Solve: x = 18 So, Kate charged 18 hours When we plug x = 18 into 6x, we see that Mark charged 108 hours
How many more hours did Mark charge to the project than Kate? Answer = 108 - 18 = 90 = D
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likar wrote:
Pat, Kate, and Mark charged a total of 162 hours to a certain project. If Pat charged twice as much time to the project as Kate and 1/3 as much time as Mark, how many more hours did Mark charge to the project than Kate?
A. 18 B. 36 C. 72 D. 90 E. 108
We can see that Kate charged the fewest hours, so... Let x =the number of hours Kate charged
Pat charged twice as much time to the project as Kate So, 2x = the number of hours Pat charged
Pat charged 1/3 as much times as Mark In other words, Mark charged THREE TIMES as much time as Pat So, 3(2x ) = the number of hours Mark charged In other words, 6x = the number of hours Mark charged
Pat, Kate and Mark charged a total of 162 hours to a certain project. We can write: x + 2x + 6x = 162 Simplify: 9x = 162 Solve: x = 18 So, Kate charged 18 hours When we plug x = 18 into 6x, we see that Mark charged 108 hours
How many more hours did Mark charge to the project than Kate? Answer = 108 - 18 = 90 = D
can you please explain the wording of 1/3 as much time as Mark, why are you multiplying 2 by 3 ? there is a fraction 1/3 if it said "Pat charged three times as much as Mark" then i would multiply...
can you please explain the wording of 1/3 as much time as Mark, why are you multiplying 2 by 3 ? there is a fraction 1/3 if it said "Pat charged three times as much as Mark" then i would multiply...
thank you
For most word problems, the given situation can be expressed in 2 ways. For example, saying that "Joe is 4 years older than Ann" is exactly the SAME as saying "Ann is 4 years younger than Joe"
Likewise, saying that "Peter is HALF as old as Sue" is exactly the SAME as saying "Sue is TWICE as old as Peter" And saying that "Peter is 1/3 as old as Sue" is exactly the SAME as saying "Sue is THREE TIMES as old as Peter"
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likar wrote:
Pat, Kate, and Mark charged a total of 162 hours to a certain project. If Pat charged twice as much time to the project as Kate and 1/3 as much time as Mark, how many more hours did Mark charge to the project than Kate?
A. 18 B. 36 C. 72 D. 90 E. 108
We can let P, K, and M = the amount time spent on the project by Pat, Kate, and Marck, respectively, and create the equations:
P + K + M = 162
and
P = 2K
P/2 = K
and
P = (M)(1/3)
3P = M
Substituting, we have:
P + P/2 + 3P = 162
Multiplying by 2, we have:
2P + P + 6P = 324
9P = 324
P = 36, so M = 108 and K = 18.
M - K = 108 - 18 = 90.
Answer: D
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if it said "Pat charged three times as much as Mark" then i would multiply...
