Ben is driving on the highway at x miles per hour. (One mile equals 5,280 feet). Ben's tired have a circumference of y feet. Which of the following expressions gives the number of revolutions each wheel turns in one hour?
a. 5280(x/y)
b. 5280(y/x)
c. 5280(xy)
d. 5280/xy
e. xy/5280
[spoiler]Answer: C. Please help[/spoiler]
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5280/y gives u the number of revolutions the tire make per mile.
multiplied by x gives u the total no of revolutions done per hour.
(5280/y)*x
IMO A
multiplied by x gives u the total no of revolutions done per hour.
(5280/y)*x
IMO A
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I dont think answer can be C.sparkle6 wrote:Ben is driving on the highway at x miles per hour. (One mile equals 5,280 feet). Ben's tired have a circumference of y feet. Which of the following expressions gives the number of revolutions each wheel turns in one hour?
a. 5280(x/y)
b. 5280(y/x)
c. 5280(xy)
d. 5280/xy
e. xy/5280
[spoiler]Answer: C. Please help[/spoiler]
Look at the units of the answer 5280x is the distance traveled in one hour which is in feets and y too is in feets. When we multiply those we get answer in feet squared.
Besides the correct answer is A.
Total distance covered/distance covered in one turn = 5280x(ft)/y(ft/turn) = 5280x(turn)/y
Note that the feets got cancelled and we get only the no. of turns
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Speed = Distance / TimeBen is driving on the highway at x miles per hour. (One mile equals 5,280 feet). Ben's tired have a circumference of y feet. Which of the following expressions gives the number of revolutions each wheel turns in one hour?
a. 5280(x/y)
b. 5280(y/x)
c. 5280(xy)
d. 5280/xy
e. xy/5280
Distance Traveled by Ben in 1 hour = x miles = 5280x Feet [Given 1 mile = 5280 Feet]
Total revolution of wheel = Distance Traveled / Distance traveled in 1 revolution
[because distance traveled in 1 revolution of wheel = circumference of wheel]
Therefore, Total revolution of wheel = 5280x / y
Answer: Option A
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Hi All,
This question can be solved by TESTing VALUES.
We're told the speed is X miles per hour and the circumference of the tires is Y feet. The question asks how many revolutions each wheel will turn in 1 hour.
Let's keep the values small so the math will be easy:
X = 2
Y = 4
Now the speed is 2 miles per hour, so that's 2(5280 feet) per hour. I'm not going to do that math just yet though....
Since the circumference of the tires is 4 feet, we can figure out the number of revolutions by dividing the distance by 4...
2(5280)/4 = 5280/2 = 2640
When you plug in the above values for X and Y, only one answer matches 2640...
Final Answer: A
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This question can be solved by TESTing VALUES.
We're told the speed is X miles per hour and the circumference of the tires is Y feet. The question asks how many revolutions each wheel will turn in 1 hour.
Let's keep the values small so the math will be easy:
X = 2
Y = 4
Now the speed is 2 miles per hour, so that's 2(5280 feet) per hour. I'm not going to do that math just yet though....
Since the circumference of the tires is 4 feet, we can figure out the number of revolutions by dividing the distance by 4...
2(5280)/4 = 5280/2 = 2640
When you plug in the above values for X and Y, only one answer matches 2640...
Final Answer: A
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich