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{{duplicate|[[2007 AMC 12A Problems|2007 AMC 12A #1]] and [[2007 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 1|2007 AMC 10A #1]]}}
 
== Problem ==
 
== Problem ==
One ticker to a show costs $20 at full price. Susan buys 4 tickets using a coupon that gives her a 25% discount. Pam buys 5 tickers using a coupon that gives her a 30% discount. How many more dollars does Pam pay than Susan?
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One ticket to a show costs <math>\</math><math>20</math> at full price. Susan buys 4 tickets using a coupon that gives her a 25% discount. Pam buys 5 tickets using a coupon that gives her a 30% discount. How many more dollars does Pam pay than Susan?
  
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<math>\mathrm{(A)}\ 2\qquad \mathrm{(B)}\ 5\qquad \mathrm{(C)}\ 10\qquad \mathrm{(D)}\ 15\qquad \mathrm{(E)}\ 20</math>
  
== Solution ==
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== Official Solution ==
P=the amount Pam spent
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<math>\textbf{Answer: (C)}</math>
S=the amount Susan spent
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Susan pays <math>(4)(0.75)(20) = 60</math> dollars. Pam pays <math>(5)(0.70)(20) = 70</math> dollars, so she pays <math>70-60=10</math> more dollars than Susan.
  
* <math>P=5*(20*.7)=70</math>
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== See also ==
* <math>S=4*(20*.75)=60</math>
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{{AMC12 box|year=2007|ab=A|before=First question|num-a=2}}
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{{AMC10 box|year=2007|ab=A|before=First question|num-a=2}}
  
Pam pays 10 more dollars than Susan.
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[[Category:Introductory Algebra Problems]]
 
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== See also ==
 
* [[2007 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 2 | Next problem]]
 
* [[2007 AMC 12A Problems]]
 

Latest revision as of 21:13, 22 March 2021

The following problem is from both the 2007 AMC 12A #1 and 2007 AMC 10A #1, so both problems redirect to this page.

Problem

One ticket to a show costs $$$20$ at full price. Susan buys 4 tickets using a coupon that gives her a 25% discount. Pam buys 5 tickets using a coupon that gives her a 30% discount. How many more dollars does Pam pay than Susan?

$\mathrm{(A)}\ 2\qquad \mathrm{(B)}\ 5\qquad \mathrm{(C)}\ 10\qquad \mathrm{(D)}\ 15\qquad \mathrm{(E)}\ 20$

Official Solution

$\textbf{Answer: (C)}$ Susan pays $(4)(0.75)(20) = 60$ dollars. Pam pays $(5)(0.70)(20) = 70$ dollars, so she pays $70-60=10$ more dollars than Susan.

See also

2007 AMC 12A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 2
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions
2007 AMC 10A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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First question
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Problem 2
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions

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