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==Problem==
 
==Problem==
Minnie rides on a flat road at 20 kilometers per hour (kph), downhill at 30 kph, and uphill at 5 kph. Penny rides on a flat road at 30 kph, downhill at 40 kph, and uphill at 10 kph. Minnie goes from town A to town B, a distance of 10 km all uphill, then from town B to town C, a distance of 10 km all uphill, then from town B to town C, a distance of 15 km all downhill, and then back to town A, a distance of 20 km on the flat. Penny goes the other way around using the same route. How many more minutes does it take Minnie to complete the 45-km ride than it takes Penny?
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Minnie rides on a flat road at <math>20</math> kilometers per hour (kph), downhill at <math>30</math> kph, and uphill at <math>5</math> kph. Penny rides on a flat road at <math>30</math> kph, downhill at <math>40</math> kph, and uphill at <math>10</math> kph. Minnie goes from town <math>A</math> to town <math>B</math>, a distance of <math>10</math> km all uphill, then from town <math>B</math> to town <math>C</math>, a distance of <math>10</math> km all uphill, then from town <math>B</math> to town <math>C</math>, a distance of <math>15</math> km all downhill, and then back to town <math>A</math>, a distance of <math>20</math> km on the flat. Penny goes the other way around using the same route. How many more minutes does it take Minnie to complete the <math>45</math>-km ride than it takes Penny?
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<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 45\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 60\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 65\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 90\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 95</math>
  
 
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Problem

Minnie rides on a flat road at $20$ kilometers per hour (kph), downhill at $30$ kph, and uphill at $5$ kph. Penny rides on a flat road at $30$ kph, downhill at $40$ kph, and uphill at $10$ kph. Minnie goes from town $A$ to town $B$, a distance of $10$ km all uphill, then from town $B$ to town $C$, a distance of $10$ km all uphill, then from town $B$ to town $C$, a distance of $15$ km all downhill, and then back to town $A$, a distance of $20$ km on the flat. Penny goes the other way around using the same route. How many more minutes does it take Minnie to complete the $45$-km ride than it takes Penny?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 45\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 60\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 65\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 90\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 95$

Solution

The distance from town A to town B is 10km uphill, and since Minnie rides uphill at a speed of 5 kph, it will take her 2 hour. Next, she will ride from town B to town C, a distance of 15 km all downhill. Since Minnie rides downhill at a speed of 30 kph, it will take her half(.5) of an hour. Finally, she rides from town c back to town a, a flat distance of 20 km. Minnie rides on a flat road at 20 kph, so this will take her 1 hour. Her entire trip takes her 3.5 hours. Secondly, Penny will go from town A to town C, a flat distance of 20km. Since penny rides on a flat road at 30 kph, it will take her two thirds(2/3) of an hour. Next Penny will go from town C to town B, which is uphill for Penny. Since penny rides at a speed of 10kph uphill, and town C and B are 15 km apart, it will take her one and a half(1.5) hours. Finally, Penny goes from Town B back to town A, a distance of 10km downhill. Since Penny rides downhill at 40 kph, it will only take her a quarter of an hour. In total, it takes her 29/12 hours, which simplifies to 2 hours and 25 minutes. Finally, Penny's 2 Hour 25 Minute trip was 65 minutes less than Minnie's 3 Hour 30 Minute Trip

See Also

2017 AMC 10A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 8
Followed by
Problem 10
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