Gmat Prep -Conversion problem-km to meters

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by khurram » Thu May 29, 2008 11:58 am

Is there a simple approach to these type of problems.

Thanks
Khurram

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by aatech » Thu May 29, 2008 12:31 pm

(y*1000)/3600 = x

y = 18x/5

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by mim3 » Thu May 29, 2008 12:52 pm

khurram wrote:Is there a simple approach to these type of problems.

Thanks
Khurram

I find it easiest to just pick #'s and compute
x=10 y=36
10 m/s= 600 m/m= 3600 m/hr = 36km/hr

C) 18(10)/5= 36

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by khurram » Thu May 29, 2008 12:56 pm

thanks

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