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Orvin went to the store with just enough money to buy <math>30</math> balloons. When he arrived, he discovered that the store had a special sale on balloons: buy <math>1</math> balloon at the regular price and get a second at <math>\frac{1}{3}</math> off the regular price. What is the greatest number of balloons Orvin could buy? | Orvin went to the store with just enough money to buy <math>30</math> balloons. When he arrived, he discovered that the store had a special sale on balloons: buy <math>1</math> balloon at the regular price and get a second at <math>\frac{1}{3}</math> off the regular price. What is the greatest number of balloons Orvin could buy? | ||
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Suppose each balloon costs <math>3</math> dollars. Therefore, Orvin brought <math>90</math> dollars. Since every second balloon costs <math>\frac{2}{3}\cdot3=2</math> dollars, Orvin gets <math>2</math> balloons for <math>5</math> dollars. Therefore, Orvin gets <math>\dfrac{2\cdot90}{5}=\fbox{(C) 36}.</math> | Suppose each balloon costs <math>3</math> dollars. Therefore, Orvin brought <math>90</math> dollars. Since every second balloon costs <math>\frac{2}{3}\cdot3=2</math> dollars, Orvin gets <math>2</math> balloons for <math>5</math> dollars. Therefore, Orvin gets <math>\dfrac{2\cdot90}{5}=\fbox{(C) 36}.</math> | ||
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Problem
Orvin went to the store with just enough money to buy balloons. When he arrived, he discovered that the store had a special sale on balloons: buy
balloon at the regular price and get a second at
off the regular price. What is the greatest number of balloons Orvin could buy?
Solution 1
Since he pays the price for every second balloon, the price for two balloons is
. Thus, if he had enough money to buy
balloons before, he now has enough to buy
.
Solution 2
Suppose each balloon costs dollars. Therefore, Orvin brought
dollars. Since every second balloon costs
dollars, Orvin gets
balloons for
dollars. Therefore, Orvin gets
Video Solution (CREATIVE THINKING)
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Video Solution
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See Also
2014 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 5 |
Followed by Problem 7 | |
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 10 Problems and Solutions |
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