Difference between revisions of "2011 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 5"
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| − | There are <math>60</math> minutes in an hour. <math>2011/60=33\text{r}31,</math> or <math>33</math> hours and <math>31</math> minutes. There are <math>24</math> hours in a day, so the time is <math>9</math> hours and <math>31</math> minutes after midnight on January 2, 2011. <math>\Rightarrow \boxed{\textbf{(D)}}</math> | + | There are <math>60</math> minutes in an hour. <math>2011/60=33\text{r}31,</math> or <math>33</math> hours and <math>31</math> minutes. There are <math>24</math> hours in a day, so the time is <math>9</math> hours and <math>31</math> minutes after midnight on January 2, 2011. <math>\Rightarrow \boxed{\textbf{(D)}\ \text{January 2 at 9:31AM} }}</math> |
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Revision as of 18:38, 4 November 2012
What time was it 
minutes after midnight on January 1, 2011?
Solution
There are 
minutes in an hour. 
or 
hours and 
minutes. There are 
hours in a day, so the time is 
hours and minutes after midnight on January 2, 2011. $\Rightarrow \boxed{\textbf{(D)}\ \text{January 2 at 9:31AM} }}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
See Also
| 2011 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 4 |
Followed by Problem 6 | |
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| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
