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| − | Marie does three equally time-consuming tasks in a row without taking breaks. She begins the first task at 1:00 PM and finishes the second task at 2:40 PM. When does she finish the third task? | + | Marie does three equally time-consuming tasks in a row without taking breaks. She begins the first task at <math>1\!:\!00</math> PM and finishes the second task at <math>2\!:\!40</math> PM. When does she finish the third task? |
<math> \textbf{(A) }\text{3:10 PM}\qquad\textbf{(B) }\text{3:30 PM}\qquad\textbf{(C) }\text{4:00 PM}\qquad\textbf{(D) }\text{4:10 PM}\qquad\textbf{(E) }\text{4:30 PM} </math> | <math> \textbf{(A) }\text{3:10 PM}\qquad\textbf{(B) }\text{3:30 PM}\qquad\textbf{(C) }\text{4:00 PM}\qquad\textbf{(D) }\text{4:10 PM}\qquad\textbf{(E) }\text{4:30 PM} </math> | ||
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Problem
Marie does three equally time-consuming tasks in a row without taking breaks. She begins the first task at 
PM and finishes the second task at 
PM. When does she finish the third task?
Solution
Marie finishes 2 tasks in 
hour and 
minutes. Therefore, one task should take 
minutes to finish. minutes after PM is 
PM, so our answer is 
Video Solution
~savannahsolver
See Also
| 2015 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
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