Machine A can manufacture 1200 widgets in 4 hours and Machine B can manufacture the same number of widgets in 5 hours. After working together at their respective rates for 2 hours in order to fill a 1200 widget lot, what fraction of the lot still remains to be manufactured?
Sunday, June 14, 2009
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Typical problem in the GMAT today, they give you unnecessary data.
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ReplyDeletem/c A rate of work = 1/4
ReplyDeletem/c B rate of work = 1/5
together A + B = 9/20 per hourly rate
in 2 hrs = 18/20
remaining work = 2/20 = 1/10 ..OA A
There is nothing unnecessary data here
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