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A ship captain sails 500 miles due south and then 1,200 mile
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30 Aug 2020, 09:34
30 Aug 2020, 09:34
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A ship captain sails 500 miles due south and then 1,200 miles due east.
A. Quantity A is greater.
B. Quantity B is greater.
C. The two quantities are equal.
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
1,350 miles |
The minimum number of miles the captain must sail to return to his original position |
A. Quantity A is greater.
B. Quantity B is greater.
C. The two quantities are equal.
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Re: A ship captain sails 500 miles due south and then 1,200 mile
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29 Sep 2020, 04:39
29 Sep 2020, 04:39
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Basically this is a geometry question in disguise
The triangle has sides of 5, 12 therefore the shortest way back is the hypothenus of the same triangle which must be 13 or 1,300
I used 5 and 12 for simplicity of calculation
A is bigger than B
The triangle has sides of 5, 12 therefore the shortest way back is the hypothenus of the same triangle which must be 13 or 1,300
I used 5 and 12 for simplicity of calculation
A is bigger than B
gmatclubot
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