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Since <math>M>4</math> we start by trying <math>M=5</math>. This doesn't work because <math>56</math> is not divisible by <math>3</math>. | Since <math>M>4</math> we start by trying <math>M=5</math>. This doesn't work because <math>56</math> is not divisible by <math>3</math>. | ||
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We try <math>M=7</math> this does work giving <math>N=16,~M=7</math> and thus <math>3\times 16=\boxed{\textbf{(B)}~48}</math> games in their division. | We try <math>M=7</math> this does work giving <math>N=16,~M=7</math> and thus <math>3\times 16=\boxed{\textbf{(B)}~48}</math> games in their division. | ||
Revision as of 17:55, 22 October 2017
A baseball league consists of two four-team divisions. Each team plays every other team in its division 
games. Each team plays every team in the other division 
games with 
and 
. Each team plays a 76 game schedule. How many games does a team play within its own division?
Solution 1
On one team they play 
games in their division and 
games in the other. This gives 
Since we start by trying 
. This doesn't work because 
is not divisible by 
.
Next, 
does not work because 
is not divisible by
We try 
this does work giving 
and thus 
games in their division.
Solution 2
, giving 
.
Since , we have 
Since 
is 
, we must have equal to , so .
This gives 
, as desired. The answer is 
.
See Also
| 2015 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 23 |
Followed by Problem 25 | |
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| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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