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== Problem 6 ==
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{{duplicate|[[2010 AMC 12B Problems|2010 AMC 12B #6]] and [[2010 AMC 10B Problems|2010 AMC 10B #12]]}}
At the beginning of the school year, <math>50\%</math> of all students in Mr. Wells' math class answered "Yes" to the question "Do you love math", and <math>50\%</math> answered "No." At the end of the school year, <math>70\%</math> answered "Yes" and <math>30\%</math> answers "No." Altogether, <math>x\%</math> of the students gave a different answer at the beginning and end of the school year. What is the difference between the maximum and the minimum possible values of <math>x</math>?
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== Problem ==
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At the beginning of the school year, <math>50\%</math> of all students in Mr. Well's class answered "Yes" to the question "Do you love math", and <math>50\%</math> answered "No." At the end of the school year, <math>70\%</math> answered "Yes" and <math>30\%</math> answered "No." Altogether, <math>x\%</math> of the students gave a different answer at the beginning and end of the school year. What is the difference between the maximum and the minimum possible values of <math>x</math>?
  
 
<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 0 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 20 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 40 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 60 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 80</math>
 
<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 0 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 20 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 40 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 60 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 80</math>
  
 
== Solution ==
 
== Solution ==
Clearly, the minimum possible value would be <math>70 - 50 = 20\%</math>. The maximum possible value would be <math>30 + 50 = 80\%</math>. The difference is <math>80 - 20 = 60</math> <math>(D)</math>.
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Clearly, the minimum possible value would be <math>70 - 50 = 20\%</math>. The maximum possible value would be <math>30 + 50 = 80\%</math>. The difference is <math>80 - 20 = \boxed{\textbf{(D) }60}</math>.
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==Video Solution==
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https://youtu.be/vYXz4wStBUU?t=160
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~IceMatrix
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
{{AMC12 box|year=2010|num-b=5|num-a=7|ab=B}}
 
{{AMC12 box|year=2010|num-b=5|num-a=7|ab=B}}
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{{AMC10 box|year=2010|num-b=11|num-a=13|ab=B}}
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Latest revision as of 15:58, 6 July 2023

The following problem is from both the 2010 AMC 12B #6 and 2010 AMC 10B #12, so both problems redirect to this page.

Problem

At the beginning of the school year, $50\%$ of all students in Mr. Well's class answered "Yes" to the question "Do you love math", and $50\%$ answered "No." At the end of the school year, $70\%$ answered "Yes" and $30\%$ answered "No." Altogether, $x\%$ of the students gave a different answer at the beginning and end of the school year. What is the difference between the maximum and the minimum possible values of $x$?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 0 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 20 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 40 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 60 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 80$

Solution

Clearly, the minimum possible value would be $70 - 50 = 20\%$. The maximum possible value would be $30 + 50 = 80\%$. The difference is $80 - 20 = \boxed{\textbf{(D) }60}$.

Video Solution

https://youtu.be/vYXz4wStBUU?t=160

~IceMatrix

See also

2010 AMC 12B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 5
Followed by
Problem 7
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions
2010 AMC 10B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 11
Followed by
Problem 13
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions

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