60 golf clubs per hour.
First, calculate the size of a production lot.
Machine A works at a rate of 15 golf clubs per hour and completes a
production lot in 6 hours. Plug this information into the
W
=
RT
formula:
w
= 15 clubs per hour × 6 hours = 90 clubs
Therefore, a production lot consists of 90 golf clubs. Since machine
B
can
complete the lot in 1.5 hours, use the
W
=
RT
chart a second time to calculate
the rate for machine B:
Make the calculation easier by converting 1.5 hours to hours:
90 =
r
× 90 =
r
2 × 30 =
r
60 =
r
6. (
B).
Never take an average speed by just averaging the two speeds (50 mph
and 60 mph). Instead, use the formula Average Speed = Total Distance ÷ Total
Time. Fortunately, for Quantitative Comparisons, you can often sidestep
actual calculations.
Davis’s average speed can be thought of as an average of the speed he was
traveling at every single moment during his journey—for instance, imagine
that Davis wrote down the speed he was going during every second he was
driving, then he averaged all the seconds. Since Davis spent more
time
going
50 mph than going 60 mph, the average speed will be closer to 50 than 60,
and Quantity B is greater. If the distances are the same, average speed is
always weighted towards the
slower
speed.
To actually do the math, pick a convenient number for the distance between
Amityville and Beteltown—for instance, 300 miles (divisible by both 50 and
60). If the distance is 300 miles, it took Davis 6 hours to drive there at 50
mph, and 5 hours to drive back at 60 mph. Using Average Speed = Total
Distance ÷ Total Time (and a total distance of 600 miles, for both parts of the
journey), you get the following:
Average Speed =
Average Speed = 54.54 … (which is less than 55)
The result will be the same for any value chosen. Quantity B is greater.
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