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− | From Condition 2, it is clear that <math>b</math> must be even. By a quick inspection, the only solution is <math>(m,b)=(3,2),</math> | + | From Condition 2, it is clear that <math>b</math> must be even, so we narrow the answer down to either <math>\text{(B)}</math> or <math>\text{(D)}.</math> By a quick inspection, the only solution is <math>(m,b)=(3,2),</math> from which the answer is <math>b=\boxed{\text{(B) } 2}.</math> |
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Revision as of 16:47, 9 June 2021
- The following problem is from both the 2009 AMC 10B #1 and 2009 AMC 12B #1, so both problems redirect to this page.
Problem
Each morning of her five-day workweek, Jane bought either a 50-cent muffin or a 75-cent bagel. Her total cost for the week was a whole number of dollars. How many bagels did she buy?
Solution 1 (Algebra)
A muffin costed quarters, and a bagel costed quarters.
Suppose that Jane bought muffins and bagels, where and are nonnegative integers. We need:
- is divisible by
From Condition 2, it is clear that must be even, so we narrow the answer down to either or By a quick inspection, the only solution is from which the answer is
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Solution 2 (Answer Choices)
- If Jane bought bagel, then she bought muffins. Her total cost for the week would be cents, or dollars. So, is incorrect.
- If Jane bought bagels, then she bought muffins. Her total cost for the week would be cents, or dollars. So, is correct.
For completeness, we will check and too. If you decide to use this solution on the real test, then you will not need to do that, as you want to save more time.
- If Jane bought bagels, then she bought muffins. Her total cost for the week would be cents, or dollars. So, is incorrect.
- If Jane bought bagels, then she bought muffin. Her total cost for the week would be cents, or dollars. So, is incorrect.
- If Jane bought bagels, then she bought muffins. Her total cost for the week would be cents, or dollars. So, is incorrect.
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See also
2009 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by First Question |
Followed by Problem 2 | |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions |
2009 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
Preceded by First Question |
Followed by Problem 2 |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions |
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