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Average minutes ran per day

Source: AMC 10 2011 a Problem 5

June 25, 2011
AMC

Problem Statement

At an elementary school, the students in third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade run an average of 1212, 1515, and 1010 minutes per day, respectively. There are twice as many third graders as fourth graders, and twice as many fourth graders as fifth graders. What is the average number of minutes run per day by these students?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 12<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 373<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 887<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 13<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 14 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 12 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ \frac{37}{3} \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ \frac{88}{7} \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 13\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 14