2023 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 15
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Viswam walks half a mile to get to school each day. His route consists of 10 city blocks of equal length and he takes 1 minute to walk each block. Today, after walking 5 blocks, Viswam discovers he has to make a detour, walking 3 blocks of equal length instead of 1 block to reach the next corner. From the time he starts his detour, at what speed, in mph, must he walk, in order to get to school at his usual time?
Solution 1
Note that Viswam walks at a constant speed blocks per hour, as he takes minute to walk each block. After walking blocks, he has taken minutes, and he has minutes remaining, to walk blocks. Therefore, he must walk at a speed of blocks per hour to get to school on time, from the time he starts his detour. Since he normally walks mile, which is equal to blocks, mile is equal to blocks. Therefore, he must walk at mph from the time he starts his detour, to get to school on time, so the answer is .
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Solution 2
Viswam walks blocks, or half a mile, in minutes. Therefore, he walks at a rate of mph. From the time he takes his detour, he must travel blocks instead of . Our final equation is
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