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2012 AMC 10A Problem 16

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2012 AMC 10A Problem 16AMC 10 Step by Step

Name: Date: September 13, 2026

Linear Equations & Word Problems · difficulty 3 of 5 · about 4 min · position P16-20

Three runners start running simultaneously from the same point on a $500$ -meter circular track. They each run clockwise around the course maintaining constant speeds of $4.4$ , $4.8$ , and $5.0$ meters per second. The runners stop once they are all together again somewhere on the circular course. How many seconds do the runners run?

A)
$1,000$
B)
$1,250$
C)
$2,500$
D)
$5,000$
E)
$10,000$

2012 AMC 10A Problem 16

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