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A ship captain sails 500 miles [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 23 Sep 2016, 09:12
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A ship captain sails 500 miles due south and then 1,200 miles due east


Quantity A
Quantity B
1350 miles
The minimum number of miles
the captain must sail to return
to his original position




A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
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Re: A ship captain sails 500 miles [#permalink] New post   23 Sep 2016, 01:43
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The answer should be A do you have the OA
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Re: A ship captain sails 500 miles [#permalink] New post   23 Sep 2016, 03:25
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I too think it should be A, But don't know how its D.
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Re: A ship captain sails 500 miles [#permalink] New post   23 Sep 2016, 04:23
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I too think it should be A, But don't know how its D.


Quantity B says "The MINIMUM number of miles the captain must sail to return to his original position"
If the correct answer were D, then that would mean that there are 2 DIFFERENT minimum values (one minimum value that is greater than 1350 and one minimum value that is less than 1350).
Obviously that makes no sense. What is the source of this question?

Answer: A
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Re: A ship captain sails 500 miles [#permalink] New post   23 Sep 2016, 04:26
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A ship captain sails 500 miles due south and then 1,200 miles due east


Quantity A
Quantity B
1350 miles
The minimum number of miles
the captain must sail to return
to his original position




A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.


Aside: If we take into consideration that the ship is sailing on a spherical globe (Earth) and not a 2-dimensional plane, then it's actually possible that Quantity B = 500.
This will occur if the ship is at a location where traveling 1,200 miles due east (on a certain line of latitude) will bring it back to the exact same line of longitude where it started the easterly leg of its trip.
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Re: A ship captain sails 500 miles [#permalink] New post   23 Sep 2016, 14:06
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Sonalika42 - what is the source of these questions you've been posting?
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Re: A ship captain sails 500 miles [#permalink] New post   25 Sep 2016, 03:37
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My local Coaching book.
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Re: A ship captain sails 500 miles [#permalink] New post   25 Sep 2016, 07:03
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Sonalika42 wrote:
My local Coaching book.


Coaching for what test?
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