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1986 AMC 12/AHSME
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14
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1986 AMC 12/AHSME
Problems
(1)
Units, units, units
Source: AHSME 1986 problem 14
10/1/2011
Suppose hops, skips and jumps are specific units of length. If
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meters, then one meter equals how many skips?
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<span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ \frac{bdg}{cef}\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ \frac{cdf}{beg}\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ \frac{cdg}{bef}\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ \frac{cef}{bdg}\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ \frac{ceg}{bdf}
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