If a man running at the speed of x km/hr travels a distance of y km, which of the following cannot ...
If a man running at the speed of x km/hr travels a distance of y km, which of the following cannot be equal to the distance traveled?
Answer/Solution
y-x km
Steps/Work
This question can be solved by TESTing VALUES, but there's a particular pattern that you have to recognize to make the workeasy.
We're not really limited by anything in this question, so X and Y can be anything. Under normal circumstances, I won't TEST the number 1 in PS questions (as it often leads to duplicate answers), but here it's a great option (since we're looking to eliminate 4 answers, multiple TESTs are going to be likely anyway).
We're given information on speed (X km/hour) and distance (Y km). We're asked which of the 5 answer choices CANNOT be the distance traveled.
IF....
X = 2 and Y = 1
Answers A (2-1 = 1) and B (2/2 = 1) are POSSIBLE. Eliminate A and B.
IF....
X = 3 and Y = 1
Answer C ([3-1]/2 = 1) is POSSIBLE. Eliminate C.
IF....
X = 1 and Y = 1
Answer E (1/1 = 1) is POSSIBLE. Eliminate E.
Final Answer:
D
We're not really limited by anything in this question, so X and Y can be anything. Under normal circumstances, I won't TEST the number 1 in PS questions (as it often leads to duplicate answers), but here it's a great option (since we're looking to eliminate 4 answers, multiple TESTs are going to be likely anyway).
We're given information on speed (X km/hour) and distance (Y km). We're asked which of the 5 answer choices CANNOT be the distance traveled.
IF....
X = 2 and Y = 1
Answers A (2-1 = 1) and B (2/2 = 1) are POSSIBLE. Eliminate A and B.
IF....
X = 3 and Y = 1
Answer C ([3-1]/2 = 1) is POSSIBLE. Eliminate C.
IF....
X = 1 and Y = 1
Answer E (1/1 = 1) is POSSIBLE. Eliminate E.
Final Answer:
D