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If snow accumulation increased at a constant rate of 30 millimeters per hour during a certain snowstorm, how many seconds did it take for snow accumulation to increase by 1 millimeter?

a) 1/120
b) 1/60
c) 1/20
d) 20
e) 120
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by GMATGuruNY » Wed May 09, 2018 2:57 am
alanforde800Maximus wrote:If snow accumulation increased at a constant rate of 30 millimeters per hour during a certain snowstorm, how many seconds did it take for snow accumulation to increase by 1 millimeter?

a) 1/120
b) 1/60
c) 1/20
d) 20
e) 120
(1 millimeter accumulation) * (1 hour)/(30 millimeters accumulation) * (3600 seconds)/(1 hour) = 3600/30 = 120 seconds.

In the equation above, all of the colored measurments CANCEL OUT, leaving the answer in terms of seconds.

The correct answer is E.
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alanforde800Maximus wrote:If snow accumulation increased at a constant rate of 30 millimeters per hour during a certain snowstorm, how many seconds did it take for snow accumulation to increase by 1 millimeter?

a) 1/120
b) 1/60
c) 1/20
d) 20
e) 120
Let's keep listing EQUIVALENT RATES until we get to 1 millimeter

30 millimeters per hour = 30 millimeters per 60 minutes
= 30 millimeters per 3600 SECONDS
= 3 millimeters per 360 SECONDS
= 1 millimeter per 120 SECONDS

Answer: E

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by Scott@TargetTestPrep » Thu May 10, 2018 4:50 pm
alanforde800Maximus wrote:If snow accumulation increased at a constant rate of 30 millimeters per hour during a certain snowstorm, how many seconds did it take for snow accumulation to increase by 1 millimeter?

a) 1/120
b) 1/60
c) 1/20
d) 20
e) 120
Recalling that 1 hour = 3600 seconds, we can create the equation:

30/3600 = 1/x

1/120 = 1/x

x = 120

Answer: E

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