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1962 AHSME Problem 10

A man drives 150 miles to the seashore in 3 hours and 20 minutes. He returns from the shore to the starting point in 4 hours and 10 minutes. Let r be the average rate for the entire trip. Then the average rate for the trip going exceeds r in miles per hour, by:

\textbf{(A)}\ 5 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 4 \frac{1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 1


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