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# When running a mile during a recent track meet, Nuria was initially

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When running a mile during a recent track meet, Nuria was initially credited with a final time of 5 minutes, 44 seconds. Shortly after her run, officials realized that the timing mechanism malfunctioned. The stopwatch did not begin timing her until 11/25 of a minute after she began to run. If the time was otherwise correct, how long did it actually take Nuria to run the mile?

A. 5 minutes, 17.6 seconds
B. 5 minutes, 21.8 seconds
C. 5 minutes, 43.56 seconds
D. 5 minutes, 44.44 seconds
E. 6 minutes, 10.4 seconds

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29 Feb 2016, 16:15
11/25=.4400 minute
44 seconds=.7333 minute
.4399+5+.7333=6.1732 minutes=6 minutes, 10.4 seconds
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When running a mile during a recent track meet, Nuria was initially credited with a final time of 5 minutes, 44 seconds. Shortly after her run, officials realized that the timing mechanism malfunctioned. The stopwatch did not begin timing her until 11/25 of a minute after she began to run. If the time was otherwise correct, how long did it actually take Nuria to run the mile?

A. 5 minutes, 17.6 seconds
B. 5 minutes, 21.8 seconds
C. 5 minutes, 43.56 seconds
D. 5 minutes, 44.44 seconds
E. 6 minutes, 10.4 seconds

One approach:
The watch starts to work after Nuria began his running. It means the time should be greater than credited 5 minutes, 44 seconds. The only number is 6 minutes, 10.4 seconds.

Another approach:
11/25 close to 30 second when added to the 5 minutes, 44 seconds, it means it passes 6 minute.

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When running a mile during a recent track meet, Nuria was initially credited with a final time of 5 minutes, 44 seconds. Shortly after her run, officials realized that the timing mechanism malfunctioned. The stopwatch did not begin timing her until 11/25 of a minute after she began to run. If the time was otherwise correct, how long did it actually take Nuria to run the mile?

A. 5 minutes, 17.6 seconds
B. 5 minutes, 21.8 seconds
C. 5 minutes, 43.56 seconds
D. 5 minutes, 44.44 seconds
E. 6 minutes, 10.4 seconds

The long approach is to meticulously convert 11/25 of a minute to seconds, and then ADD that unaccounted time to Nuria's recorded time (of 5 minutes, 44 seconds)
However, when we check the answer choices before performing any calculations (ALWAYS check the answer choices before performing any calculations), we see that most answers are LESS THAN 5 minutes, 44 seconds

Now notice that 11/25 is kind of close to 1/2
So, 11/25 minutes is approximately 1/2 a minute (aka 30 seconds)
When we add 30 seconds to 5 minutes, 44 seconds, we get MORE than 6 minutes.

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Bunuel wrote:
When running a mile during a recent track meet, Nuria was initially credited with a final time of 5 minutes, 44 seconds. Shortly after her run, officials realized that the timing mechanism malfunctioned. The stopwatch did not begin timing her until 11/25 of a minute after she began to run. If the time was otherwise correct, how long did it actually take Nuria to run the mile?

A. 5 minutes, 17.6 seconds
B. 5 minutes, 21.8 seconds
C. 5 minutes, 43.56 seconds
D. 5 minutes, 44.44 seconds
E. 6 minutes, 10.4 seconds

11/25 minutes is 11/25 x 60 = 11/5 x 12 = 26.4 seconds

Thus, her actual time was 5 minutes 44 seconds + 26.4 seconds = 5 minutes 70.4 seconds = 6 minutes 10.4 seconds

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Bunuel wrote:
When running a mile during a recent track meet, Nuria was initially credited with a final time of 5 minutes, 44 seconds. Shortly after her run, officials realized that the timing mechanism malfunctioned. The stopwatch did not begin timing her until 11/25 of a minute after she began to run. If the time was otherwise correct, how long did it actually take Nuria to run the mile?

A. 5 minutes, 17.6 seconds
B. 5 minutes, 21.8 seconds
C. 5 minutes, 43.56 seconds
D. 5 minutes, 44.44 seconds
E. 6 minutes, 10.4 seconds

Time 1 = 5 min 44 secs

Delay = 11/25 * 60 secs

Delay = 132/5 secs

= 26.4 secs

Actual time = 5 : 44 + 0 : 26.4

= 6 : 10.4 secs

Hence(E)
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29 Aug 2018, 06:17
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Bunuel wrote:
When running a mile during a recent track meet, Nuria was initially credited with a final time of 5 minutes, 44 seconds. Shortly after her run, officials realized that the timing mechanism malfunctioned. The stopwatch did not begin timing her until 11/25 of a minute after she began to run. If the time was otherwise correct, how long did it actually take Nuria to run the mile?

A. 5 minutes, 17.6 seconds
B. 5 minutes, 21.8 seconds
C. 5 minutes, 43.56 seconds
D. 5 minutes, 44.44 seconds
E. 6 minutes, 10.4 seconds

$$? = 5\min 44{\text{s}} + \frac{{11}}{{25}}\min$$

$$\frac{{11}}{{25}}\min \,\,\left( {\frac{{60{\text{s}}}}{{1\min }}} \right)\,\,\, = \,\,\,\frac{{11 \cdot 12}}{5}{\text{s}}\,\,\,\mathop = \limits^{\left( * \right)} \,\,\,26\frac{2}{5}{\text{s}}$$

$$\left( * \right)\,\,\,\frac{{\left( {10 + 1} \right) \cdot 12}}{5} = \underleftrightarrow {2 \cdot 12 + \frac{{12}}{5} = 24 + \frac{{10 + 2}}{5}} = 26\frac{2}{5}{\text{s}}$$

$$? = 5\min 44s + 16s + 10s + \frac{2}{5}s = 6\min 10.4\,{\text{s}}$$

POST-MORTEM: the alternative choices help you avoid the precise calculations above, BUT I think they are very instructive...

The above follows the notations and rationale taught in the GMATH method.
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Hi All,

We're told that when running a mile during a recent track meet, Nuria was initially credited with a final time of 5 minutes, 44 seconds. Shortly after her run, officials realized that the timing mechanism malfunctioned. The stopwatch did not begin timing her until 11/25 of a MINUTE after she began to run. If the time was otherwise correct, how long did it actually take Nuria to run the mile? Based on the 'spread' of the answer choices, you can actually answer this question with almost no math at all; paying attention to the information that you're given - along with a little logic - can get you the correct answer rather quickly.

We know that Nuria was timed at 5 minutes 44 seconds, but the stop watch was NOT started until almost HALF OF A MINUTE had gone by. Thus, Nuria's actual time is greater than 5 minutes 44 second - almost HALF A MINUTE greater. There's only one answer that makes sense...

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