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| + | Yan is somewhere between his home and the stadium. To get to the stadium he can walk directly to the stadium, or else he can walk home and then ride his bicycle to the stadium. He rides 7 times as fast as he walks, and both choices require the same amount of time. What is the [[ratio]] of Yan's distance from his home to his distance from the stadium? | ||
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| + | <math>\mathrm{(A)}\ \frac 23\qquad \mathrm{(B)}\ \frac 34\qquad \mathrm{(C)}\ \frac 45\qquad \mathrm{(D)}\ \frac 56\qquad \mathrm{(E)}\ \frac 78</math> | ||
[[2007 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 9 | Solution]] | [[2007 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 9 | Solution]] | ||
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==Problem 10== | ==Problem 10== | ||
Revision as of 18:51, 28 September 2007
Contents
- 1 Problem 1
- 2 Problem 2
- 3 Problem 3
- 4 Problem 4
- 5 Problem 5
- 6 Problem 6
- 7 Problem 7
- 8 Problem 8
- 9 Problem 9
- 10 Problem 10
- 11 Problem 11
- 12 Problem 12
- 13 Problem 13
- 14 Problem 14
- 15 Problem 15
- 16 Problem 16
- 17 Problem 17
- 18 Problem 18
- 19 Problem 19
- 20 Problem 20
- 21 Problem 21
- 22 Problem 22
- 23 Problem 23
- 24 Problem 24
- 25 Problem 25
Problem 1
One ticket to a show costs 
at full price. Susan buys 4 tickets using a coupon that gives her a 25% discount. Pam buys 5 tickets using a coupon that gives her a 30% discount. How many more dollars does Pam pay than Susan?
Problem 2
An aquarium has a rectangular base that measures 100 cm by 40 cm and has a height of 50 cm. It is filled with water to a height of 40 cm. A brick with a rectangular base that measures 40 cm by 20 cm and a height of 10 cm is placed in the aquarium. By how many centimeters does the water rise?
Problem 3
The larger of two consecutive odd integers is three times the smaller. What is their sum?
Problem 4
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?
Problem 5
Last year Mr. Jon Q. Public received an inheritance. He paid 
in federal taxes on the inheritance, and paid 
of what he had left in state taxes. He paid a total of 
10500 for both taxes. How many dollars was his inheritance?
Problem 6
Triangles 
and 
are isosceles with 
and 
. Point 
is inside triangle , angle measures 40 degrees, and angle measures 140 degrees. What is the degree measure of angle 
?
Problem 7
Let 
, and 
be five consecutive terms in an arithmetic sequence, and suppose that 
. Which of 
or can be found?
Problem 8
A star-polygon is drawn on a clock face by drawing a chord from each number to the fifth number counted clockwise from that number. That is, chords are drawn from 12 to 5, from 5 to 10, from 10 to 3, and so on, ending back at 12. What is the degree measure of the angle at each vertex in the star polygon?
Problem 9
Yan is somewhere between his home and the stadium. To get to the stadium he can walk directly to the stadium, or else he can walk home and then ride his bicycle to the stadium. He rides 7 times as fast as he walks, and both choices require the same amount of time. What is the ratio of Yan's distance from his home to his distance from the stadium?
