2009 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 3
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Problem
The graph shows the constant rate at which Suzanna rides her bike. If she rides a total of a half an hour at the same speed, how many miles would she have ridden?
Solution
Suzanna's speed is . This means she runs
Solution 2
From the graph, we can see that every minutes Suzanna goes, her distance increases by
. Since half an hour is
minutes away, she would go
more miles.
is
, so the answer is
~Trex226
Video Solution
https://youtu.be/USVVURBLaAc?t=117
Video Solution 2
~savannahsolver
See Also
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