2014 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 10
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The first AMC was given in and it has been given annually since that time. Samantha turned years old the year that she took the seventh AMC . In what year was Samantha born?
Solution 1
The seventh AMC 8 would have been given in . If Samantha was 12 then, that means she was born 12 years ago, so she was born in .
Our answer is corrections made by DrDominic
Solution 2
Since she was 12 when she took the seventh AMC 8, she should be years old when the first AMC 8 occurred. Therefore, she was born or was 'age 0' in ~SweetMango77 corrections made by DrDominic
Video Solution (CREATIVE THINKING)
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Video Solution
https://youtu.be/oFibh3B60FU ~savannahsolver
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