A train travels at the rate of 10 miles/hr for the first hour of a trip, at 20 miles/hr for the second hour, at 30 miles/hr for the third hour and so on. How many hours will it take the train to complete a 360-mile journey? Assume that the train makes no intermediate stops.  Choices.
A) 8	B) 8.5	C) 9	D) 9.5	E) 10
A train travels at the rate of 10 miles/hr for the first hour of a trip, at 20 miles/hr for the second hour, at 30 miles/hr for the third hour and so on. How many hours will it take the train to complete a 360-mile journey? Assume that the train makes no intermediate stops.   I think the easiest way to solve this problem would be simply to count the number of miles it travels per hour (and in total)   Hour miles/hour Total miles   1 10 10   2 20 30   3 30 60   4 40 100   5 50 150   6 60 210   7 70 280   8 80 360   It takes a total of Eight hours to cover the 360 mile distance.   8NSWER: 8
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A train travels at the rate of 10 miles/hr for the first hour of a trip, at 20 miles/hr for the second hour, at 30 miles/hr for the third hour and so on. How many hours will it take the train to complete a 360-mile journey? Assume that the train makes no intermediate stops.