1955 AHSME Problems/Problem 10
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How many hours does it take a train traveling at an average rate of 40 mph between stops to travel a miles it makes n stops of m minutes each?
Solution
The train will take hours to travel miles, and it takes . The LCM of and is , which allows for the addition of the fractions and . The end result is .
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