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Mary's Uphill Journey

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February 16, 2008

Problem Statement

It takes Mary 30 30 minutes to walk uphill 1 1 km from her home to school, but it takes her only 10 10 minutes to walk from school to home along the same route. What is her average speed, in km/hr, for the round trip? <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 3<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 3.125<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 3.5<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 4<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 4.5 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 3 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 3.125 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 3.5 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 4 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 4.5