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- The following problem is from both the 2020 AMC 12A #3 and 2020 AMC 10A #4, so both problems redirect to this page.
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Problem
A driver travels for hours at
miles per hour, during which her car gets
miles per gallon of gasoline. She is paid
per mile, and her only expense is gasoline at
per gallon. What is her net rate of pay, in dollars per hour, after this expense?
Solution 1
Since the driver travels miles per hour and each hour she uses
gallons of gasoline, she spends
per hour on gas. If she gets
per mile, then she gets
per hour of driving. Subtracting the gas cost, her net rate of money earned per hour is
.
~mathsmiley
Solution 2 (longer)
The driver is driving for hours at
miles per hour, she drives
miles. Therefore, she uses
gallons of gasoline. So, total she has
. So, her rate is
.
~sosiaops
Video Solution 1
~Education, the Study of Everything
Video Solution 2
~IceMatrix
Video Solution 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-3sl1pSojc
~bobthefam
~savannahsolver
See Also
2020 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 3 |
Followed by Problem 5 | |
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions |
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