Roger can chop down 4 trees in an hour. How long does it take Vincent to chop down 4 trees?
(1) Vincent spends 6 hours per day chopping down trees.
(2) Vincent takes twice as long as Roger to chop down trees.
[spoiler]OA=B[/spoiler]
Source: Princeton Review
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Statement 1 tells us nothing about how quickly Vincent chops down trees.
From Statement 2, it takes Vincent twice as long as Roger to chop down trees, so if Roger chops down four in 1 hour, Vincent chops down four in 2 hours. The answer is B.
The wording here is too imprecise for the GMAT, though.
From Statement 2, it takes Vincent twice as long as Roger to chop down trees, so if Roger chops down four in 1 hour, Vincent chops down four in 2 hours. The answer is B.
The wording here is too imprecise for the GMAT, though.
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