Q: During a car trip, Maria stopped to rest after she traveled 1/2 of the total distance of her destination.
She stopped again after she traveled 1/4 of the distance remaining between her stop and her destination, and then she drove the remaining 120 miles to her destination. What was the total distance, in miles, from Maria's starting point to her destination?
A) 280
B) 320
C) 360
D) 420
E) 480
Source: GMAT Prep
Answer: B
Can someone please help with the above question.
Thanks
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I drew a number line to make it easier for me visually..stop 1 should be in the middle, with 4 indents after the midpoint. 1/4 of distance from the midpoint is 1/8th the distance of the entire trip. there is 3/8ths left to complete the trip which equals 120. therefore 8/8th is your answer 320
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Let the total distance between the starting point and destination be "d".
Rest point 1:
Clearly Maria has covered half (1/2)*d the distance from starting point to her destination. She now has to cover the remaining (1/2)*d of the distance. For example, if the distance between her starting point and destination is 200 miles, she covered 100 miles and has another 100 miles to cover.
Rest point 2:
Maria now covered (1/4) distance between her rest point 1 and destination. From above (rest point 1), we know that she has to cover (1/2)*d the distance, and since she has covered (1/4)*(1/2)*d, she has actually covered (1/8)*d distance between rest point 1 and destination.
Total Distance Covered and to Cover:
The total distance covered so far would be (1/2)*d + (1/8)*d = (5/8)*d.
She would have to cover another (1-5/8)*d = (3/8)*d.
The problem states that (3/8)*d = 120 miles.
Therefore the total distance (d) = 120 miles * 8/3 (simple cross multiplication) = 320 miles.
And the answer would be "B".
I hope this helps.
Let the total distance between the starting point and destination be "d".
Rest point 1:
Clearly Maria has covered half (1/2)*d the distance from starting point to her destination. She now has to cover the remaining (1/2)*d of the distance. For example, if the distance between her starting point and destination is 200 miles, she covered 100 miles and has another 100 miles to cover.
Rest point 2:
Maria now covered (1/4) distance between her rest point 1 and destination. From above (rest point 1), we know that she has to cover (1/2)*d the distance, and since she has covered (1/4)*(1/2)*d, she has actually covered (1/8)*d distance between rest point 1 and destination.
Total Distance Covered and to Cover:
The total distance covered so far would be (1/2)*d + (1/8)*d = (5/8)*d.
She would have to cover another (1-5/8)*d = (3/8)*d.
The problem states that (3/8)*d = 120 miles.
Therefore the total distance (d) = 120 miles * 8/3 (simple cross multiplication) = 320 miles.
And the answer would be "B".
I hope this helps.
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If the total distance is 8x
He stopped at 4x and 5x
Since the remaining 3x = 120, the total distance is 320
He stopped at 4x and 5x
Since the remaining 3x = 120, the total distance is 320
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I also always draw when there is a distance problem. 120 is 3/4 of a half distance. Thus, 1/4 of a half distance is 40.
120+40 gives us 160 as half of Maria's trip. Then we have 320 - B as the answer
120+40 gives us 160 as half of Maria's trip. Then we have 320 - B as the answer
She stopped again after she traveled 1/4 of the distance remaining between her stop and her destination, and then she drove the remaining 120 miles to her destination.dnkcdnguy wrote:Q: During a car trip, Maria stopped to rest after she traveled 1/2 of the total distance of her destination.
She stopped again after she traveled 1/4 of the distance remaining between her stop and her destination, and then she drove the remaining 120 miles to her destination. What was the total distance, in miles, from Maria's starting point to her destination?
A) 280
B) 320
C) 360
D) 420
E) 480
Source: GMAT Prep
Answer: B
Can someone please help with the above question.
Thanks
Does this statement mean that she stopped when she was just 1/4th of the distance away from her destination and that 1/4th of distance from the destination is 120 miles? The wording is so confusing in the problem.
means 1/8 => 120 ... Therefore 1 => 920??? What am i missing here?
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no it means that she stopped after travelling for 1/4 of the distance remaining between her stop and destination, then she traveled 120 miles which represent 3/4 of the remaining distance.siddhans wrote:She stopped again after she traveled 1/4 of the distance remaining between her stop and her destination, and then she drove the remaining 120 miles to her destination.dnkcdnguy wrote:Q: During a car trip, Maria stopped to rest after she traveled 1/2 of the total distance of her destination.
She stopped again after she traveled 1/4 of the distance remaining between her stop and her destination, and then she drove the remaining 120 miles to her destination. What was the total distance, in miles, from Maria's starting point to her destination?
A) 280
B) 320
C) 360
D) 420
E) 480
Source: GMAT Prep
Answer: B
Can someone please help with the above question.
Thanks
Does this statement mean that she stopped when she was just 1/4th of the distance away from her destination and that 1/4th of distance from the destination is 120 miles? The wording is so confusing in the problem.
means 1/8 => 120 ... Therefore 1 => 920??? What am i missing here?
that distance of course is 1/2 of the whole trip
so 3/4 of 1/2 d = 120
d = 320
MBA.Aspirant wrote:no it means that she stopped after travelling for 1/4 of the distance remaining between her stop and destination, then she traveled 120 miles which represent 3/4 of the remaining distance.siddhans wrote:She stopped again after she traveled 1/4 of the distance remaining between her stop and her destination, and then she drove the remaining 120 miles to her destination.dnkcdnguy wrote:Q: During a car trip, Maria stopped to rest after she traveled 1/2 of the total distance of her destination.
She stopped again after she traveled 1/4 of the distance remaining between her stop and her destination, and then she drove the remaining 120 miles to her destination. What was the total distance, in miles, from Maria's starting point to her destination?
A) 280
B) 320
C) 360
D) 420
E) 480
Source: GMAT Prep
Answer: B
Can someone please help with the above question.
Thanks
Does this statement mean that she stopped when she was just 1/4th of the distance away from her destination and that 1/4th of distance from the destination is 120 miles? The wording is so confusing in the problem.
means 1/8 => 120 ... Therefore 1 => 920??? What am i missing here?
that distance of course is 1/2 of the whole trip
so 3/4 of 1/2 d = 120
d = 320
I still dont understand how 3/4 of 1/2 d - 120 ???
I have attached a picture of what I have understood . Please tell me why my interpretation is wrong
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Start --------1/2d--------|--1/4(1/2)d|-----3/4(1/2d) or 120--------Destination
so she travelled for 1/2 d then stopped
then travelled for 1/4 of the other 1/2 d, then stopped
then continued the remaining 3/4 of 1/2 d which is equal to 120 miles
3/4 * 1/2d = 120
so d = 320
so she travelled for 1/2 d then stopped
then travelled for 1/4 of the other 1/2 d, then stopped
then continued the remaining 3/4 of 1/2 d which is equal to 120 miles
3/4 * 1/2d = 120
so d = 320
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We can plug in the answers, which represent the total distance.dnkcdnguy wrote:Q: During a car trip, Maria stopped to rest after she traveled 1/2 of the total distance of her destination.
She stopped again after she traveled 1/4 of the distance remaining between her stop and her destination, and then she drove the remaining 120 miles to her destination. What was the total distance, in miles, from Maria's starting point to her destination?
A) 280
B) 320
C) 360
D) 420
E) 480
Source: GMAT Prep
Answer: B
Can someone please help with the above question.
Thanks
Answer choice C: 360 miles.
First stop = 1/2 * 360 = 180.
Remaining distance = 360-180 = 180.
Second stop = 1/4 * 180 = 45.
Remaining distance = 180-45 = 135.
Remaining distance is supposed to be 120, just a bit less.
The correct answer must be just a bit smaller.
The correct answer is B.
Answer choice B: 320 miles.
First stop = 1/2 * 320 = 160.
Remaining distance = 320-160 = 160.
Second stop = 1/4 * 160 = 40.
Remaining distance = 160-40 = 120. Success!
Note that plugging in the answers required no special insight and allowed me to determine the correct answer very quickly. I had to try only one answer choice to see that the correct answer is B.
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GMATGuruNY wrote:We can plug in the answers, which represent the total distance.dnkcdnguy wrote:Q: During a car trip, Maria stopped to rest after she traveled 1/2 of the total distance of her destination.
She stopped again after she traveled 1/4 of the distance remaining between her stop and her destination, and then she drove the remaining 120 miles to her destination. What was the total distance, in miles, from Maria's starting point to her destination?
A) 280
B) 320
C) 360
D) 420
E) 480
Source: GMAT Prep
Answer: B
Can someone please help with the above question.
Thanks
Answer choice C: 360 miles.
First stop = 1/2 * 360 = 180.
Remaining distance = 360-180 = 180.
Second stop = 1/4 * 180 = 45.
Remaining distance = 180-45 = 135.
Remaining distance is supposed to be 120, just a bit less.
The correct answer must be just a bit smaller.
The correct answer is B.
Answer choice B: 320 miles.
First stop = 1/2 * 320 = 160.
Remaining distance = 320-160 = 160.
Second stop = 1/4 * 160 = 40.
Remaining distance = 160-40 = 120. Success!
Note that plugging in the answers required no special insight and allowed me to determine the correct answer very quickly. I had to try only one answer choice to see that the correct answer is B.
The statement says . She stopped again after she travelled 1/4 of the distance remaining between her first stop and her destination.
So that means if the destination is at X she should have stopped just before 1/4th distance remaining from the last end point i.e when she reached X/2 + 3/4(X/2) so only then will the condition 1/4th of the distance remaining will hold true. I am attching a diagram ... Please help me understand
S-------------X/2-----------X
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Hi Gmatguru,GMATGuruNY wrote:We can plug in the answers, which represent the total distance.dnkcdnguy wrote:Q: During a car trip, Maria stopped to rest after she traveled 1/2 of the total distance of her destination.
She stopped again after she traveled 1/4 of the distance remaining between her stop and her destination, and then she drove the remaining 120 miles to her destination. What was the total distance, in miles, from Maria's starting point to her destination?
A) 280
B) 320
C) 360
D) 420
E) 480
Source: GMAT Prep
Answer: B
Can someone please help with the above question.
Thanks
Answer choice C: 360 miles.
First stop = 1/2 * 360 = 180.
Remaining distance = 360-180 = 180.
Second stop = 1/4 * 180 = 45.
Remaining distance = 180-45 = 135.
Remaining distance is supposed to be 120, just a bit less.
The correct answer must be just a bit smaller.
The correct answer is B.
Answer choice B: 320 miles.
First stop = 1/2 * 320 = 160.
Remaining distance = 320-160 = 160.
Second stop = 1/4 * 160 = 40.
Remaining distance = 160-40 = 120. Success!
Note that plugging in the answers required no special insight and allowed me to determine the correct answer very quickly. I had to try only one answer choice to see that the correct answer is B.
I understand your explanation until Remaining distance = 160 miles
but not after that
The question says " She stopped again after she traveled 1/4 of the distance remaining between her fist stop and her destination. Doesnt that mean the 1/4th of the distance is from the final destination and not from her first stop ??? Can you please explain ?
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We can let n = total distance and create the equation:dnkcdnguy wrote:Q: During a car trip, Maria stopped to rest after she traveled 1/2 of the total distance of her destination.
She stopped again after she traveled 1/4 of the distance remaining between her stop and her destination, and then she drove the remaining 120 miles to her destination. What was the total distance, in miles, from Maria's starting point to her destination?
A) 280
B) 320
C) 360
D) 420
E) 480
n/2 + 1/4(n/2) + 120 = n
n/2 + n/8 + 120 = n
Multiplying by 8 we have:
4n + n + 960 = 8n
960 = 3n
320 = n
Answer: B
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