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Casey's shop class is making a golf trophy. He has to paint 300 dimples on a golf ball. If it takes him 2 seconds to paint one dimple, how many minutes will he need to do his job? | Casey's shop class is making a golf trophy. He has to paint 300 dimples on a golf ball. If it takes him 2 seconds to paint one dimple, how many minutes will he need to do his job? | ||
| − | A) 4 | + | <math> \mathrm{(A) \ 4 } \qquad \mathrm{(B) \ 6 } \qquad \mathrm{(C) \ 8 } \qquad \mathrm{(D) \ 10 } \qquad \mathrm{(E) \ 12 } </math> |
| − | B) 6 | + | |
| − | C) 8 | ||
| − | D) 10 | ||
| − | E) 12 | ||
==Solution== | ==Solution== | ||
| − | + | It will take him <math>300\cdot2=600</math> seconds to paint all the dimples. | |
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| + | This is equivalent to <math>\frac{600}{60}=10</math> minutes <math>\Rightarrow \boxed{D}</math>. | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | {{AMC8 box|year=2001 |before=First<br />Question|num-a=2}} | ||
| − | + | [[Category:Introductory Algebra Problems]] | |
| + | {{MAA Notice}} | ||
Latest revision as of 23:28, 23 November 2022
Problem
Casey's shop class is making a golf trophy. He has to paint 300 dimples on a golf ball. If it takes him 2 seconds to paint one dimple, how many minutes will he need to do his job?
Solution
It will take him 
seconds to paint all the dimples.
This is equivalent to 
minutes 
.
See Also
| 2001 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by First Question |
Followed by Problem 2 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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