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== Problem ==
 
== Problem ==
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A small bottle of shampoo can hold 35 milliliters of shampoo, whereas a large bottle can hold 500 milliliters of shampoo. Jasmine wants to buy the minimum number of small bottles necessary to completely fill a large bottle. How many bottles must she buy?
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== Solution ==
 
== Solution ==
 
To find how many small bottles we need, we can simply divide 500 by 35. This simplifies to 100/7=14+2/7. Since the answer must be an integer greater than 14, we have to round up to 15 bottles=<math>\boxed{E}</math>
 
To find how many small bottles we need, we can simply divide 500 by 35. This simplifies to 100/7=14+2/7. Since the answer must be an integer greater than 14, we have to round up to 15 bottles=<math>\boxed{E}</math>

Revision as of 20:23, 9 February 2011

Problem

A small bottle of shampoo can hold 35 milliliters of shampoo, whereas a large bottle can hold 500 milliliters of shampoo. Jasmine wants to buy the minimum number of small bottles necessary to completely fill a large bottle. How many bottles must she buy?

Solution

To find how many small bottles we need, we can simply divide 500 by 35. This simplifies to 100/7=14+2/7. Since the answer must be an integer greater than 14, we have to round up to 15 bottles=$\boxed{E}$

See also

2011 AMC 12A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 2
Followed by
Problem 4
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions