Q Harry started a 6-mile hike with a full 10-cup canteen of water and finished the hike in 2 hours with 1 cup of water remaining in the canteen. If the canteen leaked at the rate of 1 cup per hour and Harry drank 3 cups of water during the last mile, how many cups did he drink per mile during the first 5 miles of the hike?
A. 4/5
B. 5/6
C. 1
D. 6/5
E. 5/4
[spoiler]OA : A[/spoiler]
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1 = left in canteenfarooq wrote:Q Harry started a 6-mile hike with a full 10-cup canteen of water and finished the hike in 2 hours with 1 cup of water remaining in the canteen. If the canteen leaked at the rate of 1 cup per hour and Harry drank 3 cups of water during the last mile, how many cups did he drink per mile during the first 5 miles of the hike?
A. 4/5
B. 5/6
C. 1
D. 6/5
E. 5/4
[spoiler]OA : A[/spoiler]
Please explain the solution of this question. Thanks.
2 = canteen leaked over 2 hours
3 = drank during mile 6
4 = drank during miles 1 - 5
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10 cups total
4 cups / 5 miles = 4/5 cups per mile
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10 cups total
3 drank in 6th mile
2 cups leaked in 2 hours
1 left in canteen
4 remaining cups that were drank in first 5 miles
4 cups in 5 miles = 4/5 cups/mile
3 drank in 6th mile
2 cups leaked in 2 hours
1 left in canteen
4 remaining cups that were drank in first 5 miles
4 cups in 5 miles = 4/5 cups/mile
