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==Problem==
 
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Samia set off on her bicycle to visit her friend, traveling at an average speed of <math>17</math> kilometers per hour. When she had gone half the distance to her friend's house, a tire went flat, and she walked the rest of the way at <math>5</math> kilometers per hour. In all it took her <math>44</math> minutes to reach her friend's house. In kilometers rounded to the nearest tenth, how far did Samia walk?
  
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<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 2.0\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 2.2\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2.8\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 3.4\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 4.4</math>
 
 
<math>\textbf{(A)}\ [???]\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ [???]\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ [???]\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ [???]\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ [???]</math>
 
  
 
==Solution==
 
==Solution==

Revision as of 12:38, 16 February 2017

Problem

Samia set off on her bicycle to visit her friend, traveling at an average speed of $17$ kilometers per hour. When she had gone half the distance to her friend's house, a tire went flat, and she walked the rest of the way at $5$ kilometers per hour. In all it took her $44$ minutes to reach her friend's house. In kilometers rounded to the nearest tenth, how far did Samia walk?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 2.0\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 2.2\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2.8\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 3.4\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 4.4$

Solution

2017 AMC 10B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 6
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Problem 8
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