Chad GC Question - incorrect answer?

[Muggs]

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shouldn't the answer be 1/6 times smaller?

tripling pressure --> 1/3 the volume
halving temp --> 1/2 the volume

1/2 x 1/3 = 1/6

 

[jaymin8]

tripling pressure makes it 1/3 of the ORIGINAL volume and halving temp. makes it 1/2 of the original volume.

so your new volume is 6 times smaller than the original volume.

 

[Muggs]

tripling pressure makes it 1/3 of the ORIGINAL volume and halving temp. makes it 1/2 of the original volume.

so your new volume is 6 times smaller than the original volume.

i don't know why, but a 1/6 of the original amount didn't sound like 6 times smaller than the original volume to me; i had to actually do out 6 x 1/6 = 1. i think i'm going insane.

 

[BRZ24]

i don't know why, but a 1/6 of the original amount didn't sound like 6 times smaller than the original volume to me; i had to actually do out 6 x 1/6 = 1. i think i'm going insane.

Huh? 1/6 doesn't sound like 6 times smaller to you?

good luck in QR

 

[NDPitch]

Huh? 1/6 doesn't sound like 6 times smaller to you?

good luck in QR

well that's not a very nice thing to say.

hang in there man, I know all the numbers can start to just look the same after studying for so long.

 

[BRZ24]

I was kidding...

Reading DoeAdeer's posts have influenced me a little

 

[Muggs]

Huh? 1/6 doesn't sound like 6 times smaller to you?

good luck in QR

i've actually been scoring 23+s on Kaplan practice tests for qr, but thanks for the concern. i'm just tired from the nonstop studying.