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The first three glasses each have a full glass.  Let's assume that each glass has "1 unit" of juice. It won't matter exactly how much juice everyone has because we're dealing with ratios, and that wouldn't affect our answer. The fourth glass has a glass that is one third. So the total amount of juice will be <math>1+1+1+\frac{1}{3} = \frac{10}{3}</math>. If we divide the total amount of juice by 4, we get <math>\frac{5}{6}</math>, which should be the amount of juice in each glass. This means that each of the first three glasses will have to contribute <math>1 - \frac{5}{6} = \boxed{\frac{1}{6}}</math> to the fourth glass.
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We let <math>x</math> denote how much juice we take from each of the first <math>3</math> children and give to the <math>4</math>th child.  
 
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We begin by assigning a variable <math>a</math> to the capacity of one full glass. Quickly we see the four glasses are equivalent to <math>1a+1a+1a+\frac{a}{3}=\frac{10a}{3}</math>. In order for all four glasses to have the same amount of orange juice, they have to each have <math>\frac{\frac{10a}{3}}{4}=\frac{5a}{6}</math>. This means each full glass must contribute <math>1a-\frac{5a}{6} = \frac{1a}{6}</math> where <math>a=1</math>. <math>\boxed{\textbf{(C) }\frac{1}{6}}</math>
 
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The first three glasses each have a full glass. The fourth glass has a glass that is one third. So the total amount of juice will be <math>1+1+1+\frac{1}{3} = \frac{10}{3}</math>. If we divide the total amount of juice by 4, we get <math>\frac{5}{6}</math>, which should be the amount of juice in each glass. This means that each of the first three glasses will have to contribute <math>1 - \frac{5}{6} = \boxed{\frac{1}{6}}</math> to the fourth glass.
 
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==Video Solution by SpreadTheMathLove==
 
==Video Solution by SpreadTheMathLove==

Revision as of 20:24, 15 November 2023

The following problem is from both the 2023 AMC 10B #1 and 2023 AMC 12B #1, so both problems redirect to this page.

Problem

Mrs. Jones is pouring orange juice into four identical glasses for her four sons. She fills the first three glasses completely but runs out of juice when the fourth glass is only $\frac{1}{3}$ full. What fraction of a glass must Mrs. Jones pour from each of the first three glasses into the fourth glass so that all four glasses will have the same amount of juice?

$\textbf{(A) } \frac{1}{12} \qquad\textbf{(B) } \frac{1}{4} \qquad\textbf{(C) } \frac{1}{6} \qquad\textbf{(D) } \frac{1}{8} \qquad\textbf{(E) } \frac{2}{9}$

Solution 1

The first three glasses each have a full glass. Let's assume that each glass has "1 unit" of juice. It won't matter exactly how much juice everyone has because we're dealing with ratios, and that wouldn't affect our answer. The fourth glass has a glass that is one third. So the total amount of juice will be $1+1+1+\frac{1}{3} = \frac{10}{3}$. If we divide the total amount of juice by 4, we get $\frac{5}{6}$, which should be the amount of juice in each glass. This means that each of the first three glasses will have to contribute $1 - \frac{5}{6} = \boxed{\frac{1}{6}}$ to the fourth glass.

~Sir Ian Seo the Great & lprado

Solution 2

We let $x$ denote how much juice we take from each of the first $3$ children and give to the $4$th child.

We can write the following equation: $1-x=\dfrac13+3x$, since each value represents how much juice each child (equally) has in the end. (Each of the first three children now have $1-x$ juice, and the fourth child has $3x$ more juice on top of their initial $\dfrac13$.)

Solving, we see that $x=\boxed{\textbf{(C) }\dfrac16}.$

~Technodoggo

Video Solution by SpreadTheMathLove

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUnhwbA5_So

See also

2023 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions
2023 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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Problem 2
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions

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