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==Problem==
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==Problem 11==
 
After school, Maya and Naomi headed to the beach, <math>6</math> miles away. Maya decided to bike while Naomi took a bus. The graph below shows their journeys, indicating the time and distance traveled. What was the difference, in miles per hour, between Naomi's and Maya's average speeds?
 
After school, Maya and Naomi headed to the beach, <math>6</math> miles away. Maya decided to bike while Naomi took a bus. The graph below shows their journeys, indicating the time and distance traveled. What was the difference, in miles per hour, between Naomi's and Maya's average speeds?
  
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Naomi travels <math>6</math> miles in a time of <math>10</math> minutes, which is equivalent to <math>\dfrac{1}{6}</math> of an hour. Since <math>\text{speed} = \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}}</math>, her speed is <math>\frac{6}{\left(\frac{1}{6}\right)} = 36</math> mph. By a similar calculation, Maya's speed is <math>12</math> mph, so the answer is <math>36-12 = \boxed{\textbf{(E) }24}</math>.
 
Naomi travels <math>6</math> miles in a time of <math>10</math> minutes, which is equivalent to <math>\dfrac{1}{6}</math> of an hour. Since <math>\text{speed} = \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}}</math>, her speed is <math>\frac{6}{\left(\frac{1}{6}\right)} = 36</math> mph. By a similar calculation, Maya's speed is <math>12</math> mph, so the answer is <math>36-12 = \boxed{\textbf{(E) }24}</math>.
  
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==Solution 2 (Variant of Solution 1)==
 
Naomi's speed of <math>6</math> miles in <math>10</math> minutes is equivalent to <math>6 \cdot 6 = 36</math> miles per hour, while Maya's speed of <math>6</math> miles in <math>30</math> minutes (i.e. half an hour) is equivalent to <math>6 \cdot 2 = 12</math> miles per hour. The difference is consequently <math>36-12=\boxed{\textbf{(E) }24}</math>.
 
Naomi's speed of <math>6</math> miles in <math>10</math> minutes is equivalent to <math>6 \cdot 6 = 36</math> miles per hour, while Maya's speed of <math>6</math> miles in <math>30</math> minutes (i.e. half an hour) is equivalent to <math>6 \cdot 2 = 12</math> miles per hour. The difference is consequently <math>36-12=\boxed{\textbf{(E) }24}</math>.
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==Video Solution by North America Math Contest Go Go Go==
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND0y051eYm0
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~North America Math Contest Go Go Go
  
 
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==Video Solution==
 
https://youtu.be/xjwDsaRE_Wo
 
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==Video Solution by Interstigation==
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https://youtu.be/YnwkBZTv5Fw?t=456
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~Interstigation
  
 
==See also== {{AMC8 box|year=2020|num-b=10|num-a=12}}  
 
==See also== {{AMC8 box|year=2020|num-b=10|num-a=12}}  
 
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Revision as of 21:59, 6 August 2022

Problem 11

After school, Maya and Naomi headed to the beach, $6$ miles away. Maya decided to bike while Naomi took a bus. The graph below shows their journeys, indicating the time and distance traveled. What was the difference, in miles per hour, between Naomi's and Maya's average speeds?

[asy] unitsize(1.25cm); dotfactor = 10; pen shortdashed=linetype(new real[] {2.7,2.7});  for (int i = 0; i < 6; ++i) {     for (int j = 0; j < 6; ++j) {         draw((i,0)--(i,6), grey);         draw((0,j)--(6,j), grey);     } }  for (int i = 1; i <= 6; ++i) {     draw((-0.1,i)--(0.1,i),linewidth(1.25));     draw((i,-0.1)--(i,0.1),linewidth(1.25));     label(string(5*i), (i,0), 2*S);     label(string(i), (0, i), 2*W);  }  draw((0,0)--(0,6)--(6,6)--(6,0)--(0,0)--cycle,linewidth(1.25));  label(rotate(90) * "Distance (miles)", (-0.5,3), W); label("Time (minutes)", (3,-0.5), S);  dot("Naomi", (2,6), 3*dir(305)); dot((6,6));  label("Maya", (4.45,3.5));  draw((0,0)--(1.15,1.3)--(1.55,1.3)--(3.15,3.2)--(3.65,3.2)--(5.2,5.2)--(5.4,5.2)--(6,6),linewidth(1.35)); draw((0,0)--(0.4,0.1)--(1.15,3.7)--(1.6,3.7)--(2,6),linewidth(1.35)+shortdashed); [/asy]

$\textbf{(A) }6 \qquad \textbf{(B) }12 \qquad \textbf{(C) }18 \qquad \textbf{(D) }20 \qquad \textbf{(E) }24$

Solution 1

Naomi travels $6$ miles in a time of $10$ minutes, which is equivalent to $\dfrac{1}{6}$ of an hour. Since $\text{speed} = \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}}$, her speed is $\frac{6}{\left(\frac{1}{6}\right)} = 36$ mph. By a similar calculation, Maya's speed is $12$ mph, so the answer is $36-12 = \boxed{\textbf{(E) }24}$.

Solution 2 (Variant of Solution 1)

Naomi's speed of $6$ miles in $10$ minutes is equivalent to $6 \cdot 6 = 36$ miles per hour, while Maya's speed of $6$ miles in $30$ minutes (i.e. half an hour) is equivalent to $6 \cdot 2 = 12$ miles per hour. The difference is consequently $36-12=\boxed{\textbf{(E) }24}$.

Video Solution by North America Math Contest Go Go Go

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND0y051eYm0

~North America Math Contest Go Go Go

Video Solution by WhyMath

https://youtu.be/y__IHWpXprY

~savannahsolver

Video Solution

https://youtu.be/xjwDsaRE_Wo

Video Solution by Interstigation

https://youtu.be/YnwkBZTv5Fw?t=456

~Interstigation

See also

2020 AMC 8 (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 10
Followed by
Problem 12
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