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Hello,
Can you please help tell me if my approach here is correct for Stmnts. 1 and 2?
Machines X and Y produced identical bottles at different constant rates. Machines X. operating alone of 4 hours, filled part of a production lot; then Machine Y, operating alone for 3 hours, filled the rest of this lot.
How many hours would it have taken Machine X operating alone to fill the entire production lot?
1. Machine X produced 30 bottles per minute.
2. Machine X produced twice as many bottles in 4 hours as Machine Y produced in 3 hours.
OA: B
1) Machine X produced 30 bottles per minute = 1800 bottles per hour. Hence, in 4 hours Machine X produces 1800 x 4 = 7200 bottles. However, we don't know how many bottles Machine Y produces in 3 hours. Hence, in-sufficient.
2)
Rate x Time = Work
X: r1 x 4 = 4r1
Y: r2 x 3 = 3r2
Given, 4r1 = 2(3r2)
=> 4r1 = 6r2
=> r1 = (6/4)r2
=> r1 = (3/2)r2
Rate x Time = Work
X: (3/2)r2 x 4 = 6r2
Y: r2 x 3 = 3r2
So,
X: (3/2)r2 x ? = 9r2
On solving, we get t = 6 hours. Hence, Sufficient.
Is this approach correct?
Thanks a lot.
Regards,
Sri
Can you please help tell me if my approach here is correct for Stmnts. 1 and 2?
Machines X and Y produced identical bottles at different constant rates. Machines X. operating alone of 4 hours, filled part of a production lot; then Machine Y, operating alone for 3 hours, filled the rest of this lot.
How many hours would it have taken Machine X operating alone to fill the entire production lot?
1. Machine X produced 30 bottles per minute.
2. Machine X produced twice as many bottles in 4 hours as Machine Y produced in 3 hours.
OA: B
1) Machine X produced 30 bottles per minute = 1800 bottles per hour. Hence, in 4 hours Machine X produces 1800 x 4 = 7200 bottles. However, we don't know how many bottles Machine Y produces in 3 hours. Hence, in-sufficient.
2)
Rate x Time = Work
X: r1 x 4 = 4r1
Y: r2 x 3 = 3r2
Given, 4r1 = 2(3r2)
=> 4r1 = 6r2
=> r1 = (6/4)r2
=> r1 = (3/2)r2
Rate x Time = Work
X: (3/2)r2 x 4 = 6r2
Y: r2 x 3 = 3r2
So,
X: (3/2)r2 x ? = 9r2
On solving, we get t = 6 hours. Hence, Sufficient.
Is this approach correct?
Thanks a lot.
Regards,
Sri













