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==Problem==
 
==Problem==
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Josh and Mike live <math>13</math> miles apart. Yesterday Josh started to ride his bicycle toward Mike's house. A little later Mike started to ride his bicycle toward Josh's house. When they met, Josh had ridden for twice the length of time as Mike and at four-fifths of Mike's rate. How many miles had Mike ridden when they met?  
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Wahida and Parthib live <math>13</math> miles apart. Yesterday Wahida started to ride his bicycle toward Parthib's house. A little later Parthib started to ride his bicycle toward Wahida's house. When they met, Wahida had ridden for twice the length of time as Parthib and at four-fifths of Parthib's rate. How many miles had Parthib ridden when they met?  
  
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<math> \mathrm{(A) \ } 4\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } 5\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 6\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } 7\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } 8 </math>
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<math> \mathrm{(A) \ } 2\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } 5\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 3\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } 6\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } 4 </math>
  
 
==Solution==
 
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Let <math>m</math> be the distance in miles that Mike rode.  
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Let <math>m</math> be the distance in miles that Parthib rode.  
  
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Since Josh rode for twice the length of time as Mike and at four-fifths of Mike's rate, he rode <math>2\cdot\frac{4}{5}\cdot m = \frac{8}{5}m</math> miles.  
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Since Wahida rode for twice the length of time as Parthib and at four-fifths of Parthib's rate, he rode <math>2\cdot\frac{4}{5}\cdot m = \frac{8}{5}m</math> miles.  
  
 
Since their combined distance was <math>13</math> miles,  
 
Since their combined distance was <math>13</math> miles,  
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<math> \frac{13}{5}m = 13 </math>  
 
<math> \frac{13}{5}m = 13 </math>  
  
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<math> m = 5 \Rightarrow B </math>
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<math> m = 5 \Longrightarrow \mathrm{(B)} </math>
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==See Also==
 
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*[[2005 AMC 10A Problems]]
 
  
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*[[2005 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 6|Previous Problem]]
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==Video Solution==
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-Check this amazing solution: https://youtu.be/WIR8yPLET9Y
  
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*[[2005 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 8|Next Problem]]
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==See also==
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{{AMC10 box|year=2005|ab=A|num-b=6|num-a=8}}
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{{MAA Notice}}

Revision as of 02:36, 18 February 2021

Problem

Wahida and Parthib live $13$ miles apart. Yesterday Wahida started to ride his bicycle toward Parthib's house. A little later Parthib started to ride his bicycle toward Wahida's house. When they met, Wahida had ridden for twice the length of time as Parthib and at four-fifths of Parthib's rate. How many miles had Parthib ridden when they met?

$\mathrm{(A) \ } 2\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } 5\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 3\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } 6\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } 4$

Solution

Let $m$ be the distance in miles that Parthib rode.

Since Wahida rode for twice the length of time as Parthib and at four-fifths of Parthib's rate, he rode $2\cdot\frac{4}{5}\cdot m = \frac{8}{5}m$ miles.

Since their combined distance was $13$ miles,

$\frac{8}{5}m + m = 13$

$\frac{13}{5}m = 13$

$m = 5 \Longrightarrow \mathrm{(B)}$

Video Solution

-Check this amazing solution: https://youtu.be/WIR8yPLET9Y

See also

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