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The number of miles hiked by Ken [#permalink] New post   25 Feb 2021, 05:16
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The number of miles hiked by Ken, who hikes at 3 mph for \(6 \frac{1}{2}\) hours
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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: The number of miles hiked by Ken [#permalink] New post   25 Feb 2021, 07:46
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Quantity A
Quantity B
The number of miles hiked by Ken, who hikes at 3 mph for \(6 \frac{1}{2}\) hours
18



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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Question part of the project GRE Quantitative Reasoning Daily Challenge - (2021) EDITION
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Distance = (rate)(time)
= (3 mph)(6.5 hours)
= 19.5 miles

We have:
QUANTITY A: 19.5
QUANTITY B: 18

Answer: A
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Re: The number of miles hiked by Ken [#permalink] New post   25 Feb 2021, 07:49
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Solution:

Qty A: Distance=SpeedxTime
=3*6.5=19.5 miles

Qty B=18

Qty A>Qty B

IMO B

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Re: The number of miles hiked by Ken [#permalink] New post   28 Apr 2021, 04:26
We also know that 3*6 = 18, so anything above 6 hours will be larger than 18.
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