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2023 Individual #17

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April 26, 2023
2023 Individual

Problem Statement

Adeline, Bonnie, and Cathy are walking along a long flat path, with their initial distances shown below. [asy] size(10cm); draw((0,0)--(12,0)--(28,0)); label("Adeline",(0,1)); label("Bonnie",(12,1)); label("Cathy",(28,1)); label("12 miles",(6,-1)); label("16 miles",(20,-1)); dot((0,0)); dot((12,0)); dot((28,0)); [/asy] Adeline and Bonnie walk towards each other at constant speeds of 11 and 22 miles per hour, respectively. Cathy walks in the same direction as Bonnie. If all three girls meet each other at the same time, what is Cathy's walking speed, in miles per hour?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span>4 mph<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span>4.5 mph<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span>5 mph<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span>5.5 mph<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span>6 mph<span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span> 4~\text{mph}\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span> 4.5~\text{mph}\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span> 5~\text{mph}\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span> 5.5~\text{mph}\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span> 6~\text{mph}