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We set a proportion by letting the <math>x</math> being the number of feet the truck travels in <math>3</math> minutes. | We set a proportion by letting the <math>x</math> being the number of feet the truck travels in <math>3</math> minutes. | ||
| − | + | \begin{align*} | |
| − | + | \frac{\frac{b}{6}}{t} &= \frac{x}{180} \\ | |
| − | + | \frac{b}{6t} &= \frac{x}{180} \\ | |
| − | + | \frac{180b}{6t} &= x \\ | |
| − | + | x &= \frac{30b}{t} | |
| − | + | \end{align*} | |
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Remember <math>x</math> is the number of feet the truck travels, so we divide by <math>3</math> to convert to yards. | Remember <math>x</math> is the number of feet the truck travels, so we divide by <math>3</math> to convert to yards. | ||
<math>\frac{x}{3}=\frac{10b}{t}</math>, which corresponds to <math>\boxed{\text{(E)}}</math> | <math>\frac{x}{3}=\frac{10b}{t}</math>, which corresponds to <math>\boxed{\text{(E)}}</math> | ||
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| + | ~ Edited by [[User:Aoum|Aoum]] | ||
==Video Solution (CREATIVE THINKING)== | ==Video Solution (CREATIVE THINKING)== | ||
Latest revision as of 11:53, 17 February 2025
Contents
Problem
A truck travels 
feet every 
seconds. There are 
feet in a yard. How many yards does the truck travel in minutes?
Solution
Converting feet to yards and minutes to second, we see that the truck travels 
yards every seconds for 
seconds. We see that he does 
cycles of yards. Multiplying, we get 
, or 
, or 
.
Solution 2
We set a proportion by letting the 
being the number of feet the truck travels in minutes.
\begin{align*} \frac{\frac{b}{6}}{t} &= \frac{x}{180} \\ \frac{b}{6t} &= \frac{x}{180} \\ \frac{180b}{6t} &= x \\ x &= \frac{30b}{t} \end{align*}
Remember is the number of feet the truck travels, so we divide by to convert to yards.
, which corresponds to 
~ Edited by Aoum
Video Solution (CREATIVE THINKING)
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See Also
| 2014 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 7 |
Followed by Problem 9 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
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