If x < 12, then it must be true that

(A) - x < -12
(B) - x - 2 < 14
(C) - x + 2 < - 10
(D) x + 2 < 10
(E) x - 2 < 11

On level farmland, two runners leave at the same time from the intersection of two country roads. One runner jogs due north at a constant rate of 8 miles per hour while the second runner jogs due east at a constant rate that is 4 miles per hour faster than the first runner’s rate. How far apart, to the nearest mile, will they be after hour?

(A) 6
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 12
(E) 14


The rear wheels of a car crossed a certain line 0.5 second after the front wheels crossed the same line. If the centers of the front and rear wheels are 20 feet apart and the car traveled in a straight line at a constant speed, which of the following gives the speed of the car in miles per hour? (5,280 feet = 1 mile)