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Each morning Jacob walks to school. At 8:20 AM he passes a stoplight that is two blocks from home. He walks another block and reaches the town library at 8:24 AM. At this point he is three blocks from school and halfway there. If Jacob walks at the same pace all the way to school, when does he arrive at school?

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this sentence is key: "At this point, he is 3 blocks from school and half way there"

since 3 blocks is halfway of the trip, that means the total distance is 6 blocks

from the stoplight to the library must be one block, and one block took him 4 minutes

therefore, therefore, the total trip takes 4 * 6 = 24 minutes, or 4 * 3 = 12 minutes from the library

8:24 + 12 = 8:36

he arrives at school at 8:36


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8:30 I think

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