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| + | A softball team played ten games, scoring <math>1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9</math>, and <math>10</math> runs. They lost by one run in exactly five games. In each of the other games, they scored twice as many runs as their opponent. How many total runs did their opponents score? | ||
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| + | <math> \textbf {(A) } 35 \qquad \textbf {(B) } 40 \qquad \textbf {(C) } 45 \qquad \textbf {(D) } 50 \qquad \textbf {(E) } 55 </math> | ||
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| + | ==Solution== | ||
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To score twice as many runs as their opponent, the softball team must have scored an even number. | To score twice as many runs as their opponent, the softball team must have scored an even number. | ||
| − | Therefore we can deduce that when they scored | + | Therefore we can deduce that when they scored an odd number of runs, they lost by one, and when they scored an even number of runs, they won by twice as much. |
| − | when they scored | + | |
| + | Therefore, the total runs by the opponent is <math>(2+4+6+8+10)+(1+2+3+4+5) = 45</math>, which is <math>C</math> | ||
| + | ==Video Solution== | ||
| + | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vf843cvVzo?t=91 (problem 2 starts at 1:31 in the video) | ||
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| + | ~sugar_rush | ||
| − | + | == See also == | |
| + | {{AMC12 box|year=2013|ab=A|num-b=1|num-a=3}} | ||
| + | {{MAA Notice}} | ||
| + | Thanks! | ||
Latest revision as of 19:17, 24 October 2024
Contents
Problem 2
A softball team played ten games, scoring 
, and 
runs. They lost by one run in exactly five games. In each of the other games, they scored twice as many runs as their opponent. How many total runs did their opponents score?
Solution
To score twice as many runs as their opponent, the softball team must have scored an even number.
Therefore we can deduce that when they scored an odd number of runs, they lost by one, and when they scored an even number of runs, they won by twice as much.
Therefore, the total runs by the opponent is 
, which is 
Video Solution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vf843cvVzo?t=91 (problem 2 starts at 1:31 in the video)
~sugar_rush
See also
| 2013 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 1 |
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| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
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