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When the World Wide Web first became popular in the <math>1990</math>s, download speeds reached a maximum of about <math>56</math> kilobits per second. Approximately how many minutes would the download of a <math>4.2</math>-megabyte song have taken at that speed? (Note that there are <math>8000</math> kilobits in a megabyte.)
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<math>\textbf{(A) } 0.6 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 10 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 1800 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 7200 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 36000</math>
  
 
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Revision as of 11:41, 28 January 2022

Problem

When the World Wide Web first became popular in the $1990$s, download speeds reached a maximum of about $56$ kilobits per second. Approximately how many minutes would the download of a $4.2$-megabyte song have taken at that speed? (Note that there are $8000$ kilobits in a megabyte.)

$\textbf{(A) } 0.6 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 10 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 1800 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 7200 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 36000$

Solution

See Also

2022 AMC 8 (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 6
Followed by
Problem 8
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