2023 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 11: Difference between revisions
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<math>292,526,838</math> miles is extremely close to <math>300,000,000</math> miles. We also know that <math>6.5</math> months is equivalent to <math>6.5\cdot30\cdot24</math> hours. Now, we can calculate the speed in miles per hour, which we find is about <math>\boxed{\textbf{(C) }60,000}</math>. | <math>292,526,838</math> miles is extremely close to <math>300,000,000</math> miles. We also know that <math>6.5</math> months is equivalent to <math>6.5\cdot30\cdot24</math> hours. Now, we can calculate the speed in miles per hour, which we find is about <math>\boxed{\textbf{(C) }60,000}</math>. | ||
<cmath>\dfrac{ | <cmath>\dfrac{300,000,000}{6.5\cdot30\cdot24}=\dfrac{10,000,000}{6.5\cdot24}\\ | ||
=\dfrac{ | =\dfrac{10,000,000}{13\cdot12}\\ | ||
=\dfrac{ | =\dfrac{10,000,000}{156}\\ | ||
\approx\dfrac{ | \approx\dfrac{10,000,000}{150}\\ | ||
\approx\dfrac{ | \approx\dfrac{200,000}{3}\\ | ||
\ | \approx60,000</cmath> | ||
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Solution 1
Since the answers are so far apart, we just need to compute the # of figures the answer contains. So by approximating all the values for the hourly rate we have 
which is 
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Solution 2
miles is extremely close to 
miles. We also know that 
months is equivalent to 
hours. Now, we can calculate the speed in miles per hour, which we find is about 
.
![\[\dfrac{300,000,000}{6.5\cdot30\cdot24}=\dfrac{10,000,000}{6.5\cdot24}\\ =\dfrac{10,000,000}{13\cdot12}\\ =\dfrac{10,000,000}{156}\\ \approx\dfrac{10,000,000}{150}\\ \approx\dfrac{200,000}{3}\\ \approx60,000\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/d/1/1/d111dcd3ef78b74946385e5118a61764c56702b5.png)
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