2016 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 4
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When Cheenu was a boy, he could run miles in hours and minutes. As an old man, he can now walk miles in hours. How many minutes longer does it take for him to walk a mile now compared to when he was a boy?
Solution
When Cheenu was a boy, he could run miles in hours and minutes minutes minutes, thus running minutes per mile. Now that he is an old man, he can walk miles in hours minutes minutes, thus walking minutes per mile. Therefore it takes him minutes longer to walk a mile now compared to when he was a boy.
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