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- by msquare
Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:52 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: work/rate problem
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1341
work/rate problem
Can anyone help me with this problem?
Machines X and Y produce bottles at their constant rates. Machines X produces k bottles in 6 hours and machine Y produces k bottles in 2 hours. How many hours does it take machines X and Y, working simultaneously, to produce 12k bottles?
Thanks.
- by msquare
Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:21 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: work/rate problem
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1341
- by msquare
Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:31 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Exponet rules
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4085
Exponet rules
I'm a little confuse can anyone explain me why
2^5 + 2^5 + 3^5 + 3^5 + 3^5 = 2^6 + 3^6 and not 13^5?
Thank you.
- by msquare
Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:13 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Exponet rules
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4085
Increase in population
If in a certain population, people are born at an average rate of 9 people every 2 seconds and people die at an average rate of 3 people every 2 seconds, by approximately how many people does the population increase in 1 day? 17, 280 25,920 129,600 259,200 388,800 I got the correct answer, but it to...
- by msquare
Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:41 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Increase in population
- Replies: 1
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- by msquare
Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:39 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Range Question
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1495
Range Question
Can anyone explain me why the solution to this is 1 only and not all 3?
0 < r < 1 < s < 2, which of the following must less than 1?
I used r=.9 and s=1.1
1. r/s = .9/1.1=.8181< 1
2. rs = (.9)(.1.1)=.99<1
3. s-r = 1.1-.9=.2 < 1
Thank you.
- by msquare
Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:21 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Range Question
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1495
- by msquare
Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:42 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Temperature word problem
- Replies: 5
- Views: 13564
Temperature word problem
Can anyone explain this problem to me? the temperature of a certain cup of coffee 10 minutes after it was poured was 120 degrees fahrenheit. if the temperature f of the coffee t minutes after it was poured can be determined by the formula f=120(2^-at) + 60, where f is in degrees fahrenheit and a is ...
- by msquare
Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:50 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Temperature word problem
- Replies: 5
- Views: 13564