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We must divide this by <math>56</math> in order to find out how many seconds this song would take to download: <math>\frac{\cancel{8}\cdot\cancel{7}\cdot6\cdot100}{\cancel{56}} = 600.</math> | We must divide this by <math>56</math> in order to find out how many seconds this song would take to download: <math>\frac{\cancel{8}\cdot\cancel{7}\cdot6\cdot100}{\cancel{56}} = 600.</math> | ||
| − | Finally, we divide this number by <math>60</math> because this is the number of <i><b>seconds</b></i> to get the answer <math>\frac{600}{ | + | Finally, we divide this number by <math>60</math> because this is the number of <i><b>seconds</b></i> to get the answer <math>\frac{600}{60}=\boxed{\textbf{(B) } 10}.</math> |
~wamofan | ~wamofan | ||
Revision as of 14:28, 28 January 2022
Problem
When the World Wide Web first became popular in the 
s, download speeds reached a maximum of about 
kilobits per second. Approximately how many minutes would the download of a 
-megabyte song have taken at that speed? (Note that there are 
kilobits in a megabyte.)
Solution
Notice that the number of kilobits in this song is 
We must divide this by in order to find out how many seconds this song would take to download: 
Finally, we divide this number by 
because this is the number of seconds to get the answer 
~wamofan
See Also
| 2022 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 6 |
Followed by Problem 8 | |
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| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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