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Revision as of 09:55, 9 February 2017

Problem

Pablo buys popsicles for his friends. The store sells single popsicles for $$1$ each, 3-popsicle boxes for $$2$ each, and $5$-popsicle boxes for $$3$. What is the greatest number of popsicles that Pablo can buy with $$8$?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 8\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 11\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 12\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 13\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 15$

Solution

$$3$ boxes give us the most popsicles/dollar, so we want to buy as many of those as possible. After buying $2$, we have $$2$ left. We cannot buy a third $$3$ box, so we opt for the $$2$ box instead (since it has a higher popsicles/dollar ratio than the $$1$ pack). We're now out of money. We bought $5+5+3=13$ popsicles, so the answer is $\boxed{\textbf{(D) }13}$.

See Also

2017 AMC 10A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 1
Followed by
Problem 3
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions
2017 AMC 12A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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First Problem
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Problem 2
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions

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