1962 AHSME Problems/Problem 10

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Problem

A man drives $150$ miles to the seashore in $3$ hours and $20$ minutes. He returns from the shore to the starting point in $4$ hours and $10$ minutes. Let $r$ be the average rate for the entire trip. Then the average rate for the trip going exceeds $r$ in miles per hour, by:

$\textbf{(A)}\ 5\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 4\frac{1}{2}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 4\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 1$

Solution

"Unsolved"