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| == Problem ==
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| Andy and Betsy both live in Mathville. Andy leaves Mathville on his bicycle at <imath>1:30</imath>, traveling due northat a steady <imath>8</imath> mile per hour. Betsy leaves on her bicycle from the same point at <imath>2:30</imath>, traveling due east at a steady <imath>12</imath> miles per hour. At what time will thy be exactly the same distance from their common starting point?
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| <imath>\textbf{(A) } {3:30}\qquad\textbf{(B) } {3:45}\qquad\textbf{(C) } {4:00}\qquad\textbf{(D) } {4:15}\qquad\textbf{(E) } {4:30}</imath>
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| == Solution==
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| We can see that Betsy travles 1 hour after Andy started. We have <imath>lcm(8, 12)=24</imath> now we can find the time traveled \(\frac{24}{8} = 3 \text{ hours}\)
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| Now we have time \(1{:}30 + 3{:}00 = \boxed{\textbf{(E) } 4{:}30}\)
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| -Boywithnuke(Goal: 10 followers)
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