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Revision as of 14:17, 26 October 2016
Problem
Gage skated 1 hr 15 min each day for 5 days and 1 hr 30 min each day for 3 days. How long would he have to skate the ninth day in order to average 85 minutes of skating each day for the entire time?
Solution
Converting into minutes and adding, we get that she skated minutes total, where x is the amount she skated on day 9. Dividing by 9 to get the average, we get
. Solving for x,
Now we convert back into hours and minutes to get
.
See Also
2002 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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