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==Problem== | ==Problem== | ||
| − | A jar contains <math>5</math> different colors of gumdrops. <math>30%</math> are blue, <math>20%</math> are brown, <math>15%</math> are red, <math>10%</math> are yellow, and other <math>30</math> gumdrops are green. If half of the blue gumdrops are replaced with brown gumdrops, how gumdrops will be brown? | + | A jar contains <math>5</math> different colors of gumdrops. <math>30\%</math> are blue, <math>20\%</math> are brown, <math>15\%</math> are red, <math>10\%</math> are yellow, and other <math>30</math> gumdrops are green. If half of the blue gumdrops are replaced with brown gumdrops, how many gumdrops will be brown? |
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<math> \textbf{(A)}\ 35\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 36\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 42\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 48\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 64 </math> | <math> \textbf{(A)}\ 35\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 36\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 42\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 48\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 64 </math> | ||
==Solution== | ==Solution== | ||
| − | We do <math>100-30-20-15-10</math> to find the percent of gumdrops that are green. We find that <math>25%</math> of the gumdrops are green. That means there are <math>120</math> gumdrops. If we replace | + | We do <math>100-30-20-15-10</math> to find the percent of gumdrops that are green. We find that <math>25\%</math> of the gumdrops are green. That means there are <math>120</math> gumdrops. If we replace half of the blue gumdrops with brown gumdrops, then <math>15\%</math> of the jar's gumdrops are brown. <math>\dfrac{35}{100} \cdot 120=42 \Rightarrow \boxed{\textbf{(C)}\ 42}</math> |
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| + | ==Video by MathTalks== | ||
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| + | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hRHZxSieKc | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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| + | {{AMC8 box|year=2010|num-b=14|num-a=16}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:55, 22 January 2023
Problem
A jar contains 
different colors of gumdrops. 
are blue, 
are brown, 
are red, 
are yellow, and other 
gumdrops are green. If half of the blue gumdrops are replaced with brown gumdrops, how many gumdrops will be brown?
Solution
We do 
to find the percent of gumdrops that are green. We find that 
of the gumdrops are green. That means there are 
gumdrops. If we replace half of the blue gumdrops with brown gumdrops, then of the jar's gumdrops are brown. 
Video by MathTalks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hRHZxSieKc
See Also
| 2010 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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