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== Problem == | == Problem == | ||
Kate rode her bicycle for 30 minutes at a speed of 16 mph, then walked for 90 minutes at a speed of 4 mph. What was her overall average speed in miles per hour? | Kate rode her bicycle for 30 minutes at a speed of 16 mph, then walked for 90 minutes at a speed of 4 mph. What was her overall average speed in miles per hour? | ||
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| + | <math>\mathrm{(A)}\ 7\qquad \mathrm{(B)}\ 9\qquad \mathrm{(C)}\ 10\qquad \mathrm{(D)}\ 12\qquad \mathrm{(E)}\ 14</math> | ||
== Solution == | == Solution == | ||
| − | + | <cmath>16 \cdot \frac{30}{60}+4\cdot\frac{90}{60}=14</cmath> | |
| − | + | <cmath>\frac{14}2=7\Rightarrow\boxed{A}</cmath> | |
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
| − | + | {{AMC12 box|year=2007|ab=A|num-b=3|num-a=5}} | |
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| − | + | [[Category:Introductory Algebra Problems]] | |
| + | {{MAA Notice}} | ||
Latest revision as of 18:36, 27 October 2013
Problem
Kate rode her bicycle for 30 minutes at a speed of 16 mph, then walked for 90 minutes at a speed of 4 mph. What was her overall average speed in miles per hour?
Solution
![\[16 \cdot \frac{30}{60}+4\cdot\frac{90}{60}=14\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/1/0/f/10f984f12d433181bf4e70d5aba17bf45718855a.png)
![\[\frac{14}2=7\Rightarrow\boxed{A}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/e/c/8/ec8d365a6c0eb1087db3b2f36dbfb57ab28a2d4d.png)
See also
| 2007 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 3 |
Followed by Problem 5 |
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| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
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