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1998 Gauss
10
10
Part of
1998 Gauss
Problems
(1)
1998 Gauss (7) #10
Source:
2/26/2017
At the waterpark, Bonnie and Wendy decided to race each other down a waterslide. Wendy won by
0.25
0.25
0.25
seconds. If Bonnie’s time was exactly
7.80
7.80
7.80
seconds, how long did it take for Wendy to go down the slide?
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<span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 7.80~ \text{seconds} \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 8.05~ \text{seconds} \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 7.55~ \text{seconds} \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 7.15~ \text{seconds} \qquad
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