2021 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 4
- The following problem is from both the 2021 AMC 10B #6 and 2021 AMC 12B #4, so both problems redirect to this page.
Contents
[hide]- 1 Problem
- 2 Solution 1 (One Variable)
- 3 Solution 2 (Two Variables)
- 4 Solution 3 (Ratio)
- 5 Solution 4 (Convenient Values)
- 6 Video Solution by Punxsutawney Phil
- 7 Video Solution by Hawk Math
- 8 Video Solution by OmegaLearn (Clever Application of Average Formula)
- 9 Video Solution by TheBeautyofMath
- 10 Video Solution by Interstigation
- 11 Video Solution (Under 2 min!)
- 12 See Also
Problem
Ms. Blackwell gives an exam to two classes. The mean of the scores of the students in the morning class is , and the afternoon class's mean score is . The ratio of the number of students in the morning class to the number of students in the afternoon class is . What is the mean of the scores of all the students?
Solution 1 (One Variable)
Let there be students in the morning class and students in the afternoon class. The total number of students is . The average is . Therefore, the answer is .
~ {TSun} ~
Solution 2 (Two Variables)
Suppose the morning class has students and the afternoon class has students. We have the following table: We are also given that which rearranges as
The mean of the scores of all the students is ~MRENTHUSIASM
Solution 3 (Ratio)
Of the average, of the scores came from the morning class and came from the afternoon class. The average is
~Kinglogic
Solution 4 (Convenient Values)
WLOG, assume there are students in the morning class and in the afternoon class. Then the average is
Video Solution by Punxsutawney Phil
https://youtube.com/watch?v=qpvS2PVkI8A&t=249s
Video Solution by Hawk Math
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzwxbsuSQ80
Video Solution by OmegaLearn (Clever Application of Average Formula)
~ pi_is_3.14
Video Solution by TheBeautyofMath
https://youtu.be/GYpAm8v1h-U (for AMC 10B)
https://youtu.be/EMzdnr1nZcE?t=608 (for AMC 12B)
~IceMatrix
Video Solution by Interstigation
https://youtu.be/DvpN56Ob6Zw?t=426
~Interstigation
Video Solution (Under 2 min!)
~Education, the Study of Everything
See Also
2021 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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