2001 AMC 8 Problem 1
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1.
Casey’s shop class is making a golf trophy. He has to paint dimples on a golf ball. If it takes him seconds to paint one dimple, how many minutes will he need to do his job?
Answer: D
Small hint:
Convert the total painting time to seconds first
Big hint:
There are seconds in one minute
Solution:
It will take Casey seconds to do the job. Since seconds make one minute, this is minutes.
Thus, D is the correct answer.
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