2007 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 6
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[hide]Problem
At Euclid High School, the number of students taking the AMC 10 was in 2002, in 2003, in 2004, in 2005, and 2006, and is in 2007. Between what two consecutive years was there the largest percentage increase?
Solution 1
We compute the percentage increases:
The answer is .
In fact, the answer follows directly from examining the differences between each year. The largest differences are and . Due to the decreased starting number of students between and , that interval will be our answer.
~edited by mobius247
Solution 2
We make the numerator 1 and compare the denominators.
The answer is .
~thatmathsguy
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