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The number of hours in d days
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22 Mar 2021, 10:06
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Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The number of hours in d days |
The number of minutes in \(\frac{d}{2.5}\) hours |
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
GRE - Math Book
Re: The number of hours in d days
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22 Mar 2021, 19:22
22 Mar 2021, 19:22
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Let's take d=1
Qt A
24 hours in 1 day
Qt B
Minutes in \(\frac{1}{2.5}\)hours = minutes in \(\frac{2}{5}\)hours = 24
Qt A = Qt B
Answer C
Qt A
24 hours in 1 day
Qt B
Minutes in \(\frac{1}{2.5}\)hours = minutes in \(\frac{2}{5}\)hours = 24
Qt A = Qt B
Answer C
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The number of hours in d days
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22 Mar 2021, 23:15
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Carcass wrote:
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The number of hours in d days |
The number of minutes in \(\frac{d}{2.5}\) hours |
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.
1 day = 24 hours
1 hour = 60 minutes
Col. A: \((d)(24)\)
Col. B: \(\frac{d}{2.5}(60)\)
Dividing by \(d\) both sides;
Col. A: \(24\)
Col. B: \(24\)
Hence, option C
