Carcass wrote:
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The time that it takes Jim to drive 300 miles at a speed of 52 miles per hour |
The time that it takes Lila to drive 240 miles at a speed of 40 miles per hour |
A) Quantity A is greater.
B) Quantity B is greater.
C) The two quantities are equal.
D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
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R.A.EQUANTITY A: 300/52
QUANTITY B: 240/40 =
6STOP! Don't waste your time calculating QUANTITY A.
Notice that QUANTITY A = 300/52
Since 300/50 = 6, we know that
300/52 must be less than 6So, we get:
QUANTITY A:
some number that's less than 6QUANTITY B: 240/40 =
6Answer: B
Cheers,
Brent
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Brent Hanneson – Creator of greenlighttestprep.com
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