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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>\displaystyle \mathrm{(A)}\ 7\qquad \mathrm{(B)}\ 9\qquad \mathrm{(C)}\ 10\qquad \mathrm{(D)}\ 12\qquad \mathrm{(E)}\ 14</math>
<math>\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>
<cmath>16 \cdot \frac{30}{60}+4\cdot\frac{90}{60}=14</cmath>
* <math>\displaystyle \frac{14}2=7</math>
<cmath>\frac{14}2=7\Rightarrow\boxed{A}</cmath>
 
== 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]]
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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?

$\mathrm{(A)}\ 7\qquad \mathrm{(B)}\ 9\qquad \mathrm{(C)}\ 10\qquad \mathrm{(D)}\ 12\qquad \mathrm{(E)}\ 14$

Solution

\[16 \cdot \frac{30}{60}+4\cdot\frac{90}{60}=14\] \[\frac{14}2=7\Rightarrow\boxed{A}\]

See also

2007 AMC 12A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 3
Followed by
Problem 5
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