2013 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 7
Problem
Trey and his mom stopped at a railroad crossing to let a train pass. As the train began to pass, Trey counted 6 cars in the first 10 seconds. It took the train 2 minutes and 45 seconds to clear the crossing at a constant speed. Which of the following was the most likely number of cars in the train?
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Solution 1
If Trey saw , then he saw
.
2 minutes and 45 seconds can also be expressed as seconds.
Trey's rate of seeing cars, , can be multiplied by
on the top and bottom (and preserve the same rate):
. It follows that the most likely number of cars is
.
Solution 2
minutes and
seconds is equal to
.
Since Trey probably counts around cars every
seconds, there are
groups of
cars that Trey most likely counts. Since
, the closest answer choice is
.
Solution 3
First, we set up a proportion. 2 minutes and 45 seconds is equivalent to 165 seconds.
6 cars : 10 seconds.
x : 165 seconds.
To find x:
165/10 = 16.5.
16.5 x 6 = 99.
So, our closest answer choice is .
——MiracleMaths
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