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UKMT Junior Mathematical Olympiad, 2023

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Prove it United Kingdom

Laura went for a training ride on her bike. She covered the first 10% of the total distance in 20% of the total time of the ride. What was the ratio of her average speed over the first 10% of the distance to her average speed over the remaining 90% of the distance?

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