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− | If you walk for <math>45</math> minutes at a rate of <math>4 \text{ mph}</math> and then run for <math>30</math> minutes at a rate of <math>10\text{ mph}</math>, how many miles will you have gone at the end of one hour and <math>15</math> minutes? | + | If you walk for <math>45</math> minutes at a [[rate]] of <math>4 \text{ mph}</math> and then run for <math>30</math> minutes at a rate of <math>10\text{ mph}</math>, how many miles will you have gone at the end of one hour and <math>15</math> minutes? |
<math>\text{(A)}\ 3.5\text{ miles} \qquad \text{(B)}\ 8\text{ miles} \qquad \text{(C)}\ 9\text{ miles} \qquad \text{(D)}\ 25\frac{1}{3}\text{ miles} \qquad \text{(E)}\ 480\text{ miles}</math> | <math>\text{(A)}\ 3.5\text{ miles} \qquad \text{(B)}\ 8\text{ miles} \qquad \text{(C)}\ 9\text{ miles} \qquad \text{(D)}\ 25\frac{1}{3}\text{ miles} \qquad \text{(E)}\ 480\text{ miles}</math> | ||
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Revision as of 20:18, 15 May 2009
Problem
If you walk for minutes at a rate of and then run for minutes at a rate of , how many miles will you have gone at the end of one hour and minutes?
Solution
minutes is of an hour, so the walking contributes .
Similarly, minutes is of an hour, so the running adds .
Their total is , which is
See Also
1985 AJHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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