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| − | Gary purchased a large beverage, but only drank <math>m/n</math> of it, where <math>m</math> and <math>n</math> are [[relatively prime]] positive integers. If he had purchased half as much and drunk twice as much, he would have wasted only <math>2/9</math> as much beverage. | + | Gary purchased a large beverage, but only drank <math>m/n</math> of it, where <math>m</math> and <math>n</math> are [[relatively prime]] positive integers. If he had purchased half as much and drunk twice as much, he would have wasted only <math>2/9</math> as much beverage. What fraction of the original beverage did Gary drink? |
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Problem
Gary purchased a large beverage, but only drank 
of it, where 
and 
are relatively prime positive integers. If he had purchased half as much and drunk twice as much, he would have wasted only 
as much beverage. What fraction of the original beverage did Gary drink?
Solution
Let 
be the fraction consumed, then 
is the fraction wasted. We have 
, or 
, or 
or 
. Therefore, 
.
See also
| 2011 AIME II (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by First Problem |
Followed by Problem 2 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 | ||
| All AIME Problems and Solutions | ||
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