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AMC 8 2005 Problem 10

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July 23, 2011

Problem Statement

Joe had walked half way from home to school when he realized he was late. He ran the rest of the way to school. He ran 3 times as fast as he walked. Joe took 6 minutes to walk half way to school. How many minutes did it take Joe to get from home to school?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 7<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 7.3<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 7.7<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 8<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 8.3 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 7\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 7.3\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 7.7\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 8\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 8.3