2017 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 2
Problem
Pablo buys popsicles for his friends. The store sells single popsicles for each, -popsicle boxes for each, and -popsicle boxes for . What is the greatest number of popsicles that Pablo can buy with ?
Solution 1
boxes give us the most popsicles/dollar, so we want to buy as many of those as possible. After buying , we have left. We cannot buy a third box, so we opt for the box instead (since it has a higher popsicles/dollar ratio than the pack). We're now out of money. We bought popsicles, so the answer is .
Video Solution
https://youtu.be/str7kmcRMY8?feature=shared&t=64
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Video Solution 2
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See Also
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