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Sam drove 96 miles in 90 minutes. His average speed during the first 30 minutes was 60 mph (miles per hour), and his average speed during the second 30 minutes was 65 mph. What was his average speed, in mph, during the last 30 minutes?
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{{duplicate|[[2018 AMC 12B Problems|2018 AMC 12B #2]] and [[2018 AMC 10B Problems|2018 AMC 10B #2]]}}
  
<math>\textbf{(A) } 64 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 65 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 66 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 67 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 68</math>
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== Problem ==
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Sam drove <math>96</math> miles in <math>90</math> minutes. His average speed during the first <math>30</math> minutes was <math>60</math> mph (miles per hour), and his average speed during the second <math>30</math> minutes was <math>65</math> mph. What was his average speed, in mph, during the last <math>30</math> minutes?
  
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<math>
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\textbf{(A) } 64 \qquad
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\textbf{(B) } 65 \qquad
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\textbf{(C) } 66 \qquad
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\textbf{(D) } 67 \qquad
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\textbf{(E) } 68
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</math>
  
==Solution==
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== Solution 1 ==
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Suppose that Sam's average speed during the last <math>30</math> minutes was <math>x</math> mph.
  
Let Sam drive at exactly <math>60</math> mph in the first half hour, <math>65</math> mph in the second half hour, and <math>x</math> mph in the third half hour.
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Recall that a half hour is equal to <math>30</math> minutes. Therefore, Sam drove <math>60\cdot0.5=30</math> miles during the first half hour, <math>65\cdot0.5=32.5</math> miles during the second half hour, and <math>x\cdot0.5</math> miles during the last half hour. We have <cmath>\begin{align*}
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30+32.5+x\cdot0.5&=96 \\
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x\cdot0.5&=33.5 \\
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x&=\boxed{\textbf{(D) } 67}.
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\end{align*}</cmath>
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~Haha0201 ~MRENTHUSIASM
  
Due to <math>rt = d</math>, and that <math>30</math> min is half an hour, he covered <math>60 \cdot \frac{1}{2} = 30</math> miles in the first <math>30</math> mins.
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== Solution 2 ==
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Suppose that Sam's average speed during the last <math>30</math> minutes was <math>x</math> mph.
  
SImilarly, he covered <math>\frac{65}{2}</math> miles in the <math>2</math>nd half hour period.  
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Note that Sam's average speed during the entire trip was <math>\frac{96}{3/2}=64</math> mph. Since Sam drove at <math>60</math> mph, <math>65</math> mph, and <math>x</math> mph for the same duration (<math>30</math> minutes each), his average speed during the entire trip was the average of <math>60</math> mph, <math>65</math> mph, and <math>x</math> mph. We have
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<cmath>\begin{align*}
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\frac{60+65+x}{3}&=64 \\
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60+65+x&=192 \\
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x&=\boxed{\textbf{(D) } 67}.
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\end{align*}</cmath>
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~coolmath_2018 ~MRENTHUSIASM
  
The problem states that Sam drove <math>96</math> miles in <math>90</math> min, so that means that he must have covered <math>96 - (30 + \frac{65}{2}) = 33 \frac{1}{2}</math> miles in the third half hour period.
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== Video Solution ==
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https://youtu.be/77dDIzKprzA
  
<math>rt = d</math>, so <math>x \cdot \frac{1}{2} = 33 \frac{1}{2}</math>.
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~savannahsolver
  
Therefore, Sam was driving <math>\boxed{\textbf{(D) } 67}</math> miles per hour in the third half hour.
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==See Also==
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{{AMC10 box|year=2018|ab=B|num-b=1|num-a=3}}
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{{AMC12 box|year=2018|ab=B|num-b=1|num-a=3}}
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{{MAA Notice}}

Revision as of 21:27, 18 September 2021

The following problem is from both the 2018 AMC 12B #2 and 2018 AMC 10B #2, so both problems redirect to this page.

Problem

Sam drove $96$ miles in $90$ minutes. His average speed during the first $30$ minutes was $60$ mph (miles per hour), and his average speed during the second $30$ minutes was $65$ mph. What was his average speed, in mph, during the last $30$ minutes?

$\textbf{(A) } 64 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 65 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 66 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 67 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 68$

Solution 1

Suppose that Sam's average speed during the last $30$ minutes was $x$ mph.

Recall that a half hour is equal to $30$ minutes. Therefore, Sam drove $60\cdot0.5=30$ miles during the first half hour, $65\cdot0.5=32.5$ miles during the second half hour, and $x\cdot0.5$ miles during the last half hour. We have \begin{align*} 30+32.5+x\cdot0.5&=96 \\ x\cdot0.5&=33.5 \\ x&=\boxed{\textbf{(D) } 67}. \end{align*} ~Haha0201 ~MRENTHUSIASM

Solution 2

Suppose that Sam's average speed during the last $30$ minutes was $x$ mph.

Note that Sam's average speed during the entire trip was $\frac{96}{3/2}=64$ mph. Since Sam drove at $60$ mph, $65$ mph, and $x$ mph for the same duration ($30$ minutes each), his average speed during the entire trip was the average of $60$ mph, $65$ mph, and $x$ mph. We have \begin{align*} \frac{60+65+x}{3}&=64 \\ 60+65+x&=192 \\ x&=\boxed{\textbf{(D) } 67}. \end{align*} ~coolmath_2018 ~MRENTHUSIASM

Video Solution

https://youtu.be/77dDIzKprzA

~savannahsolver

See Also

2018 AMC 10B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 3
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions
2018 AMC 12B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 3
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions

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