2018 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 2
- The following problem is from both the 2018 AMC 12B #2 and 2018 AMC 10B #2, so both problems redirect to this page.
Problem
Sam drove 
miles in 
minutes. His average speed during the first 
minutes was 
mph (miles per hour), and his average speed during the second minutes was 
mph. What was his average speed, in mph, during the last minutes?
Solution 1
Suppose that Sam's average speed during the last minutes was 
mph.
Recall that a half hour is equal to minutes. Therefore, Sam drove 
miles during the first half hour, 
miles during the second half hour, and 
miles during the last half hour. We have 
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Solution 2
Suppose that Sam's average speed during the last minutes was mph.
Note that Sam's average speed during the entire trip was 
mph. Since Sam drove at mph, mph, and mph for the same duration ( minutes each), his average speed during the entire trip was the average of the speeds mph, mph, and mph. We have
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See Also
| 2018 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
| 2018 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 1 |
Followed by Problem 3 |
| 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 | |
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