MAA MinuteMath: November 13, 2008

Thursday, November 13, 2008

November 13, 2008

Kate rode her bicycle for 30 minutes at a speed of 16 mph, then walked for 90 minutes at a speed of 4 mph. What was her overall average speed in miles per hour?

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Exercise your mind daily with a problem from the AMC-8, AMC-10, or AMC-12, provided by Mathematical Association of America's American Mathematics Competitions.

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