1985 AJHSME Problems/Problem 13
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Problem
If you walk for 
minutes at a rate of 
and then run for 
minutes at a rate of 
, how many miles will you have gone at the end of one hour and 
minutes?
Solution
minutes is 
of an hour, so the walking contributes 
.
Similarly, minutes is 
of an hour, so the running adds 
.
Their total is 
, which is 
