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<math>\text{(A)}\ 5 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 320 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 660 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 1760 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 5280</math> | <math>\text{(A)}\ 5 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 320 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 660 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 1760 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 5280</math> | ||
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| + | <cmath>(1\ \text{mile}) \left( \frac{8\ \text{furlongs}}{1\ \text{mile}} \right) \left( \frac{40\ \text{rods}}{1\ \text{furlong}} \right) = \boxed{\text{(B)}\ 320}</cmath> | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | {{AJHSME box|year=1994|num-b=4|num-a=6}} | ||
| + | {{MAA Notice}} | ||
Latest revision as of 00:13, 5 July 2013
Problem
Given that 
and 
, the number of rods in one mile is
Solution
![\[(1\ \text{mile}) \left( \frac{8\ \text{furlongs}}{1\ \text{mile}} \right) \left( \frac{40\ \text{rods}}{1\ \text{furlong}} \right) = \boxed{\text{(B)}\ 320}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/e/a/0/ea00765750fa695fb2636a3a5d8164c34ae313c0.png)
See Also
| 1994 AJHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 4 |
Followed by Problem 6 | |
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| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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