2021 Fall AMC 12A Problems/Problem 5
- The following problem is from both the 2021 Fall AMC 10A #6 and 2021 Fall AMC 12A #5, so both problems redirect to this page.
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Problem
Elmer the emu takes 
equal strides to walk between consecutive telephone poles on a rural road. Oscar the ostrich can cover the same distance in 
equal leaps. The telephone poles are evenly spaced, and the 
st pole along this road is exactly one mile (
feet) from the first pole. How much longer, in feet, is Oscar's leap than Elmer's stride?
Solution 1
There are 
gaps between the telephone poles, so the distance of each gap is 
feet.
Each of Oscar's leap covers 
feet, and each of Elmer's strides covers 
feet. Therefore, Oscar's leap is 
feet longer than Elmer's stride.
~MRENTHUSIASM
Solution 2
The distance between two consecutive poles is 
feet.
Therefore, the distance of Elmer's each stride is 
feet and the distance of Oscar's each leap is 
.
Therefore, the answer is \boxed{\textbf{(B) }8}$.
~Steven Chen (www.professorchenedu.com)
See Also
| 2021 Fall AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 4 |
Followed by Problem 6 |
| 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 12 Problems and Solutions | |
| 2021 Fall AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 5 |
Followed by Problem 7 | |
| 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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