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by abhasjha » Sat Feb 06, 2010 5:29 am
During a 40-mile trip, Marla traveled at an average speed of x miles per hour for the first y miles of the trip and and at an average speed of 1.25x mph for the last 40-y miles of the trip. The time that Marla took to travel the 40 miles was what percent of the time it would have taken her if she has traveled at an average speed of x miles per hour for the entire trip?

1) x = 48

2) y = 20
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by harsh.champ » Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:20 am
abhasjha wrote:During a 40-mile trip, Marla traveled at an average speed of x miles per hour for the first y miles of the trip and and at an average speed of 1.25x mph for the last 40-y miles of the trip. The time that Marla took to travel the 40 miles was what percent of the time it would have taken her if she has traveled at an average speed of x miles per hour for the entire trip?

1) x = 48

2) y = 20

IMO C.

Quite evident in the question.

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by ajith » Sat Feb 06, 2010 8:16 am
abhasjha wrote:During a 40-mile trip, Marla traveled at an average speed of x miles per hour for the first y miles of the trip and and at an average speed of 1.25x mph for the last 40-y miles of the trip. The time that Marla took to travel the 40 miles was what percent of the time it would have taken her if she has traveled at an average speed of x miles per hour for the entire trip?

1) x = 48

2) y = 20
Time took to travel first y kms = y/x
Time took to travel next 40-y = (40-y)/1.25x

Total time took = y/x+40/1.25x -y/1.25x
= y/x(1-1/1.25) +40/1.25 *1/x
= 0.2 y/x + 32/x

Time taken if she traveled at speed x = 40/x

ratio = 0.2y+32/40

1.) insufficient
2) sufficient

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by abhasjha » Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:22 am
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by papgust » Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:44 am
ajith wrote: Total time took = y/x+40/1.25x -y/1.25x
= y/x(1-1/1.25) +40/1.25 *1/x
= 0.2 y/x + 32/x

Time taken if she traveled at speed x = 40/x

ratio = 0.2y+32/40

1.) insufficient
2) sufficient

B for me
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Why have you subtracted by y/1.25x? I guess i'm missing the logic behind it.
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by harsh.champ » Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:26 am
papgust wrote:
ajith wrote: Total time took = y/x+40/1.25x -y/1.25x
= y/x(1-1/1.25) +40/1.25 *1/x
= 0.2 y/x + 32/x

Time taken if she traveled at speed x = 40/x

ratio = 0.2y+32/40

1.) insufficient
2) sufficient

B for me
Ajith,

Why have you subtracted by y/1.25x? I guess i'm missing the logic behind it.
Ok,I get it.
The answer will be B.

Hey papgust,
Note that ajith has just added the 2 equations to get the 3rd equation.

Time took to travel first y kms = y/x
Time took to travel next 40-y = (40-y)/1.25x
He has not subtracted y/1.25x separately.It looks like that just because he has separated the tems 40/1.25x and -y/1.25x
(40-y) because total distance = 40 miles and y miles at avg. speed of x.

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