2002 AMC 10A Problem 12
Problem 12 of 25IntermediateAlgebra
Mr. Earl E. Bird leaves his house for work at exactly A.M. every morning. When he averages miles per hour, he arrives at his workplace three minutes late. When he averages miles per hour, he arrives three minutes early. At what average speed, in miles per hour, should Mr. Bird drive to arrive at his workplace precisely on time?
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Solution
Let hours be the on-time travel time. Since minutes is hours, Then so
The distance is miles, so the required speed is mph.
Thus, the correct answer is B.