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==Problem 4==
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==Problem==
  
 
The diagram shows the miles traveled by bikers Alberto and Bjorn. After four hours, about how many more miles has Alberto biked than Bjorn?
 
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After 4 hours, we see that Bjorn biked 45 miles, and Alberto biked 60.  Thus the answer is <math>60-45=15</math> <math>\boxed{\text{(A)}}</math>.
 
After 4 hours, we see that Bjorn biked 45 miles, and Alberto biked 60.  Thus the answer is <math>60-45=15</math> <math>\boxed{\text{(A)}}</math>.
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==Solution 2==
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We see that each dot is <math>15</math> units away from the nearest one above it. So the answer is <math>\boxed{\text{A}}  </math>.
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==Video(By YippieMath)==
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOgTEjyBk0s
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
  
 
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Problem

The diagram shows the miles traveled by bikers Alberto and Bjorn. After four hours, about how many more miles has Alberto biked than Bjorn?

[asy] for (int a = 0; a < 6; ++a) { for (int b = 0; b < 6; ++b) { dot((4*a,3*b)); } } draw((0,0)--(20,0)--(20,15)--(0,15)--cycle); draw((0,0)--(16,12)); draw((0,0)--(16,9));  label(rotate(30)*"Bjorn",(12,6.75),SE); label(rotate(37)*"Alberto",(11,8.25),NW);  label("$0$",(0,0),S); label("$1$",(4,0),S); label("$2$",(8,0),S); label("$3$",(12,0),S); label("$4$",(16,0),S); label("$5$",(20,0),S); label("$0$",(0,0),W); label("$15$",(0,3),W); label("$30$",(0,6),W); label("$45$",(0,9),W); label("$60$",(0,12),W); label("$75$",(0,15),W);  label("H",(6,-2),S); label("O",(8,-2),S); label("U",(10,-2),S); label("R",(12,-2),S); label("S",(14,-2),S);  label("M",(-4,11),N); label("I",(-4,9),N); label("L",(-4,7),N); label("E",(-4,5),N); label("S",(-4,3),N); [/asy]

$\text{(A)}\ 15 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 20 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 25 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 30 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 35$

Solution

After 4 hours, we see that Bjorn biked 45 miles, and Alberto biked 60. Thus the answer is $60-45=15$ $\boxed{\text{(A)}}$.

Solution 2

We see that each dot is $15$ units away from the nearest one above it. So the answer is $\boxed{\text{A}}$.

Video(By YippieMath)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOgTEjyBk0s

See Also

1999 AMC 8 (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 3
Followed by
Problem 5
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