2018 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 2
- The following problem is from both the 2018 AMC 12B #2 and 2018 AMC 10B #2, so both problems redirect to this page.
Problem
Sam drove miles in minutes. His average speed during the first minutes was mph (miles per hour), and his average speed during the second minutes was mph. What was his average speed, in mph, during the last minutes?
Solution 1
Suppose that Sam's average speed during the last minutes was mph.
Recall that a half hour is equal to minutes. Therefore, Sam drove miles during the first half hour, miles during the second half hour, and miles during the last half hour. We have ~Haha0201 ~MRENTHUSIASM
Solution 2
Suppose that Sam's average speed during the last minutes was mph.
Note that Sam's average speed during the entire trip was mph. Since Sam drove at mph, mph, and mph for the same duration ( minutes each), his average speed during the entire trip was the average of mph, mph, and mph. We have ~coolmath_2018 ~MRENTHUSIASM
Video Solution
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See Also
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