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Kate rode her bicycle for 30 minutes at a speed of 16 mph, then walked for 90 minutes at a speed of 4 mph. What was her overall average speed in miles per hour? | Kate rode her bicycle for 30 minutes at a speed of 16 mph, then walked for 90 minutes at a speed of 4 mph. What was her overall average speed in miles per hour? | ||
| − | <math>\mathrm{(A)}\ 7\qquad \mathrm{(B)}\ 9\qquad \mathrm{(C)}\ 10\qquad \mathrm{(D)}\ 12\qquad \mathrm{(E)}\ 14</math> | + | <math>\displaystyle \mathrm{(A)}\ 7\qquad \mathrm{(B)}\ 9\qquad \mathrm{(C)}\ 10\qquad \mathrm{(D)}\ 12\qquad \mathrm{(E)}\ 14</math> |
== Solution == | == Solution == | ||
* <math>16 \cdot \frac{30}{60}+4\cdot\frac{90}{60}=14</math> | * <math>16 \cdot \frac{30}{60}+4\cdot\frac{90}{60}=14</math> | ||
| − | * <math>\frac{14}2=7</math> | + | * <math>\displaystyle \frac{14}2=7</math> |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
{{AMC12 box|year=2007|ab=A|num-b=3|num-a=5}} | {{AMC12 box|year=2007|ab=A|num-b=3|num-a=5}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Introductory Algebra Problems]] | ||
Revision as of 11:47, 9 September 2007
Problem
Kate rode her bicycle for 30 minutes at a speed of 16 mph, then walked for 90 minutes at a speed of 4 mph. What was her overall average speed in miles per hour?
Solution
See also
| 2007 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 3 |
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