1963 TMTA High School Algebra I Contest Problem 18
Problem
A dealer packed basketballs in
barrels and
boxes. Later he packed
basketballs in
barrels and
boxes. Find the number of basketballs that a barrel will hold.
Solution
Suppose a barrel can hold basketballs and a box can hold
basketballs. We can write the following system of equations:
Solving, we find that
so a barrel can hold
basketballs.
See Also
1963 TMTA High School Mathematics Contests (Problems) | ||
Preceded by Problem 17 |
TMTA High School Mathematics Contest Past Problems/Solutions | Followed by Problem 19 |