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| − | Postman Pete has a pedometer to count his steps. The pedometer records up to 99999 steps, then flips over to 00000 on the next step. Pete plans to determine his | + | Postman Pete has a pedometer to count his steps. The pedometer records up to 99999 steps, then flips over to 00000 on the next step. Pete plans to determine his mileage for a year. On January 1 Pete sets the pedometer to 00000. During the year, the pedometer flips from 99999 to 00000 forty-four |
times. On December 31 the pedometer reads 50000. Pete takes 1800 steps per mile. Which of the following is closest to the number of miles Pete walked during the year? | times. On December 31 the pedometer reads 50000. Pete takes 1800 steps per mile. Which of the following is closest to the number of miles Pete walked during the year? | ||
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Pete walked <math>44*100000+50000=4450000</math> steps. | Pete walked <math>44*100000+50000=4450000</math> steps. | ||
| − | Dividing by <math>1800</math> gives <math>2472.\overline{2}</math> | + | Dividing by <math>1800</math> steps per mile gives <math>2472.\overline{2}</math> |
This is closest to answer <math>\boxed{A}</math>. | This is closest to answer <math>\boxed{A}</math>. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
{{AMC10 box|year=2008|ab=B|num-b=11|num-a=13}} | {{AMC10 box|year=2008|ab=B|num-b=11|num-a=13}} | ||
| + | {{MAA Notice}} | ||
Latest revision as of 11:42, 7 June 2021
Problem
Postman Pete has a pedometer to count his steps. The pedometer records up to 99999 steps, then flips over to 00000 on the next step. Pete plans to determine his mileage for a year. On January 1 Pete sets the pedometer to 00000. During the year, the pedometer flips from 99999 to 00000 forty-four times. On December 31 the pedometer reads 50000. Pete takes 1800 steps per mile. Which of the following is closest to the number of miles Pete walked during the year?
Solution
Every time the pedometer flips from 
to
Pete has walked 
steps.
So, if the pedometer flipped 
times
Pete walked 
steps.
Dividing by 
steps per mile gives 
This is closest to answer 
.
See also
| 2008 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 11 |
Followed by Problem 13 | |
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