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GMAT - temperature problem

by msquare Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:38 pm

the temperature of a certain cup of coffee 10 minutes after it was poured was 120 degrees fahrenheit. if the temperature f of the coffee t minutes after it was poured can be determined by the formula f=120(2^-at) + 60, where f is in degrees fahrenheit and a is a constant, then the temperature of the coffee 30 minutes after it was poured was how many degrees faherenheit?
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tEMPAERATURE PROBLEM

by MBARSHAIK Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:24 am

Ans - 75

First use the given info to get the constant A. It comes out to be 1/10
Next substitute it in teh equation with t = 30.