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Re: A large ship moving at 14 mph in the river has an investigator cater swimming beside it

Since, the investigation cater is surveying downstream 70 miles and the speed of investigation cater is 28 mph, Time taken to reach the spot = 70/28 = 2 hours 30 minutes. Now in this time, the ship will also travel some distance. The Distance travelled by the ship = 14 *2.5 miles = 35 miles. Now, th...


Re: 'Average' problem

New average = $ 900 Since average is increased by $100, Old average = $ 800 If the total sales were x(before the big sale), Then, Total commission = $ 800x By adding the new commission of $ 2000, Total comission(after the big sale) = $ 800x + 2000 Also, total sales will be x+1. Thus, $ 2000 + 800x =...

by GmatPoint

Thu Jun 02, 2022 1:53 am
Forum: GMAT Math
Topic: 'Average' problem
Replies: 6
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