MAA MinuteMath: May 4, 2008

Monday, May 4, 2009

May 4, 2008

Gage skated 1 hr 15 min each day for 5 days and 1 hr 30 min each day for 3 days. How long would he have to skate the ninth day in order to average 85 minutes of skating each day for the entire time?

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