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Pat, Kate, and Mark charged a total of 162 hours to a certain project. If Pat charged twice as much time to the project as Kate and 1/3 as much time as Mark, How many more hours did Mark charge to the project than Kate?
A. 18
B. 36
C. 72
D. 90
E. 108
The OA is D
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We can see that Kate charged the fewest hours, so...BTGmoderatorLU wrote: ↑Thu Aug 06, 2020 10:59 amSource: GMAT Prep
Pat, Kate, and Mark charged a total of 162 hours to a certain project. If Pat charged twice as much time to the project as Kate and 1/3 as much time as Mark, How many more hours did Mark charge to the project than Kate?
A. 18
B. 36
C. 72
D. 90
E. 108
The OA is D
Let x =the number of hours Kate charged
Pat charged twice as much time to the project as Kate
So, 2x = the number of hours Pat charged
Pat charged 1/3 as much times as Mark
In other words, Mark charged THREE TIMES as much time as Pat
So, 3(2x ) = the number of hours Mark charged
In other words, 6x = the number of hours Mark charged
Pat, Kate and Mark charged a total of 162 hours to a certain project.
We can write: x + 2x + 6x = 162
Simplify: 9x = 162
Solve: x = 18
So, Kate charged 18 hours
When we plug x = 18 into 6x, we see that Mark charged 108 hours
How many more hours did Mark charge to the project than Kate?
Answer = 108 - 18
= 90
= D
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Solution:BTGmoderatorLU wrote: ↑Thu Aug 06, 2020 10:59 amSource: GMAT Prep
Pat, Kate, and Mark charged a total of 162 hours to a certain project. If Pat charged twice as much time to the project as Kate and 1/3 as much time as Mark, How many more hours did Mark charge to the project than Kate?
A. 18
B. 36
C. 72
D. 90
E. 108
The OA is D
We can let P, K, and M = the amount time spent on the project by Pat, Kate, and Marck, respectively, and create the equations:
P + K + M = 162
and
P = 2K
P/2 = K
and
P = (M)(1/3)
3P = M
Substituting, we have:
P + P/2 + 3P = 162
Multiplying by 2, we have:
2P + P + 6P = 324
9P = 324
P = 36, so M = 108 and K = 18.
M - K = 108 - 18 = 90.
Answer: D
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