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− | Notice that in two of the increases, the dollar amount doubles. The increases in which this is not true is <math> 2 </math> to <math> 3 </math>, <math> 3 </math> to <math> 4 </math>, and <math> 11 </math> to <math> 12 </math>. We can disregard <math> 11 </math> to <math> 12 </math> since that increase is almost <math> 2 </math> times. The increase from <math> 2 </math> to <math> 3 </math> is <math> \frac{300-200}{200}=\frac{1}{2} </math>, so it's only multiplied by a factor of <math> 1.5 </math>. The increase from <math> 3 </math> to <math> 4 </math> is <math> \frac{500-300}{300}=\frac{2}{3} </math>, so it | + | Notice that in two of the increases, the dollar amount doubles. The increases in which this is not true is <math> 2 </math> to <math> 3 </math>, <math> 3 </math> to <math> 4 </math>, and <math> 11 </math> to <math> 12 </math>. We can disregard <math> 11 </math> to <math> 12 </math> since that increase is almost <math> 2 </math> times. The increase from <math> 2 </math> to <math> 3 </math> is <math> \frac{300-200}{200}=\frac{1}{2} </math>, so it's only multiplied by a factor of <math> 1.5 </math>. The increase from <math> 3 </math> to <math> 4 </math> is <math> \frac{500-300}{300}=\frac{2}{3} </math>, so it is multiplied by a factor of <math> 1.\bar{6} </math>. Therefore, the smallest percent increase is <math> \text{From 2 to 3}, \boxed{\text{B}} </math> |
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+ | ==Video Solution== | ||
+ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8hyVeObqUs Soo, DRMS, NM | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Problem
For the game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, the dollar values of each question are shown in the following table (where K = 1000).
Between which two questions is the percent increase of the value the smallest?
Solution
Notice that in two of the increases, the dollar amount doubles. The increases in which this is not true is to , to , and to . We can disregard to since that increase is almost times. The increase from to is , so it's only multiplied by a factor of . The increase from to is , so it is multiplied by a factor of . Therefore, the smallest percent increase is
Video Solution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8hyVeObqUs Soo, DRMS, NM
See Also
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