GMAT Prep (Working Rate) Pract2

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GMAT Prep (Working Rate) Pract2

by dferm » Tue May 13, 2008 4:23 pm
Working alone at its own constant rate, a machine seals k cartons in 8 hours, and working alone at its own constant rate, a second machine seals k cartons in 4 hours. If the two machines, each working at its own constant rate and for the same period of time, together sealed a certain number of cartons, what percent of the cartons were sealed by the machine working at the faster rate?

A. 25%
B. 33 1/3%
C. 50%
D. 66 2/3%
E. 75%

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by amitansu » Wed May 14, 2008 4:02 am
Ans D.

For 1st machine seals k cartoons in 8 hrs.
so it would seal k/8 cartoons in 1 hr

similarly for 2nd machine k/4 cartoons per hr.

together (k/8+k/4) in 1 hr.

so according to q : (k/4)/((k/8+k/3)*100=66 2/3

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by dferm » Wed May 14, 2008 6:34 am
Don't get how you arrived at k/3 and then I am trying to work out the equation and I am totally confused..

I need a little more light..please...

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by amitansu » Thu May 15, 2008 12:57 am
Sorry my mistake !!

it's k/4, not k/3 !!