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{{duplicate|[[2003 AMC 12B Problems|2003 AMC 12B #2]] and [[2003 AMC 10B Problems|2003 AMC 10B #2]]}}
<math>(2 - 4 + 6 - 8 + 10 - 12 + 14)/
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(3 - 6 + 9 - 12 + 15 - 18 + 21)</math>
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==Problem==
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Al gets the disease algebritis and must take one green pill and one pink pill each day for two weeks. A green pill costs <math> \ </math><math>1</math> more than a pink pill, and Al's pills cost a total of <math>\textdollar 546</math> for the two weeks. How much does one green pill cost?
<math> \text{(A) }-1\qquad\text{(B) }-\frac{2}{3}\qquad\text{(C) }\frac{2}{3}\qquad\text{(D) }1\qquad\text{(E) }\frac{14}{3} </math>
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<math> \textbf{(A)}\ \textdollar 7 \qquad\textbf{(B) }\textdollar 14 \qquad\textbf{(C) }\textdollar 19\qquad\textbf{(D) }\textdollar 20\qquad\textbf{(E) }\textdollar 39 </math>
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==Solution==
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Because there are <math>14</math> days in two weeks, Al spends <math>546/14 = 39</math> dollars per day for the cost of a green pill and a pink pill. If the green pill costs <math>x</math> dollars and the pink pill <math>x-1</math> dollars, the sum of the two costs <math>2x-1</math> should equal <math>39</math> dollars. Then the cost of the green pill <math>x</math> is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(D) }\textdollar  20}</math>.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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{{AMC12 box|year=2003|ab=B|num-b=1|num-a=3}}
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{{AMC10 box|year=2003|ab=B|num-b=1|num-a=3}}
 
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Latest revision as of 16:40, 1 August 2021

The following problem is from both the 2003 AMC 12B #2 and 2003 AMC 10B #2, so both problems redirect to this page.

Problem

Al gets the disease algebritis and must take one green pill and one pink pill each day for two weeks. A green pill costs $$$1$ more than a pink pill, and Al's pills cost a total of $\textdollar 546$ for the two weeks. How much does one green pill cost?

$\textbf{(A)}\ \textdollar 7 \qquad\textbf{(B) }\textdollar 14 \qquad\textbf{(C) }\textdollar 19\qquad\textbf{(D) }\textdollar 20\qquad\textbf{(E) }\textdollar 39$

Solution

Because there are $14$ days in two weeks, Al spends $546/14 = 39$ dollars per day for the cost of a green pill and a pink pill. If the green pill costs $x$ dollars and the pink pill $x-1$ dollars, the sum of the two costs $2x-1$ should equal $39$ dollars. Then the cost of the green pill $x$ is $\boxed{\textbf{(D) }\textdollar  20}$.

See Also

2003 AMC 12B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 3
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions
2003 AMC 10B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 1
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Problem 3
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions

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