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| − | All of Marcy's marbles are blue, red, green, or yellow. One third of her marbles are blue, one fourth of them are red, and six of them are green. What is the smallest number of yellow marbles that | + | All of Marcy's marbles are blue, red, green, or yellow. One third of her marbles are blue, one fourth of them are red, and six of them are green. What is the smallest number of yellow marbles that Marcy could have? |
<math>\textbf{(A) }1\qquad\textbf{(B) }2\qquad\textbf{(C) }3\qquad\textbf{(D) }4\qquad\textbf{(E) }5</math> | <math>\textbf{(A) }1\qquad\textbf{(B) }2\qquad\textbf{(C) }3\qquad\textbf{(D) }4\qquad\textbf{(E) }5</math> | ||
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==Solution 1== | ==Solution 1== | ||
| − | 3 | + | The <math>6</math> green marbles and yellow marbles form <math>1 - \frac{1}{3} - \frac{1}{4} = \frac{5}{12}</math> of the total marbles. Now, suppose the total number of marbles is <math>x</math>. We know the number of yellow marbles is <math>\frac{5}{12}x - 6</math> and a positive integer. Therefore, <math>12</math> must divide <math>x</math>. Trying the smallest multiples of <math>12</math> for <math>x</math>, we see that when <math>x = 12</math>, we get there are <math>-1</math> yellow marbles, which is impossible. However when <math>x = 24</math>, there are <math>\frac{5}{12} \cdot 24 - 6 = \boxed{\textbf{(D) }4}</math> yellow marbles, which must be the smallest possible. |
==Solution 2== | ==Solution 2== | ||
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Problem
All of Marcy's marbles are blue, red, green, or yellow. One third of her marbles are blue, one fourth of them are red, and six of them are green. What is the smallest number of yellow marbles that Marcy could have?
Solution 1
The 
green marbles and yellow marbles form 
of the total marbles. Now, suppose the total number of marbles is 
. We know the number of yellow marbles is 
and a positive integer. Therefore, 
must divide . Trying the smallest multiples of for , we see that when 
, we get there are 
yellow marbles, which is impossible. However when 
, there are 
yellow marbles, which must be the smallest possible.
Solution 2
Since 
of the marbles are blue and 
are red, it is clear that the total number of marbles must be divisible by . If there are marbles, then 
are blue, 
are red, and are green, meaning that there are yellow marbles. This is impossible. Trying the next multiple of , 
, we find that 
are green, are red, and are green, meaning that the minimum number of yellow marbles is 
.
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| 2017 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 8 |
Followed by Problem 10 | |
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