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Let <math>c</math> be the total amount of coffee, <math>m</math> of milk, and <math>p</math> the number of people in the family. Then each person drinks the same total amount of coffee and milk (8 ounces), so | Let <math>c</math> be the total amount of coffee, <math>m</math> of milk, and <math>p</math> the number of people in the family. Then each person drinks the same total amount of coffee and milk (8 ounces), so | ||
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One could notice that (since there are only two components to the mixture) Angela must have more than her "fair share" of milk and less then her "fair share" of coffee in order to ensure that everyone has <math>8</math> ounces. The "fair share" is <math>1/p.</math> So, | One could notice that (since there are only two components to the mixture) Angela must have more than her "fair share" of milk and less then her "fair share" of coffee in order to ensure that everyone has <math>8</math> ounces. The "fair share" is <math>1/p.</math> So, | ||
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Again, let <math>c,</math> <math>m,</math> and <math>p</math> be the total amount of coffee, total amount of milk, and number of people in the family, respectively. Then the total amount that is drunk is <math>8p,</math> and also <math>c+m.</math> Thus, <math>c+m = 8p,</math> so <math>m = 8p-c</math> and <math>c = 8p-m.</math> | Again, let <math>c,</math> <math>m,</math> and <math>p</math> be the total amount of coffee, total amount of milk, and number of people in the family, respectively. Then the total amount that is drunk is <math>8p,</math> and also <math>c+m.</math> Thus, <math>c+m = 8p,</math> so <math>m = 8p-c</math> and <math>c = 8p-m.</math> |
Revision as of 17:37, 28 August 2017
- The following problem is from both the 2000 AMC 12 #13 and 2000 AMC 10 #22, so both problems redirect to this page.
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Problem
One morning each member of Angela’s family drank an 8-ounce mixture of coffee with milk. The amounts of coffee and milk varied from cup to cup, but were never zero. Angela drank a quarter of the total amount of milk and a sixth of the total amount of coffee. How many people are in the family?
Solution
Solution 1
Let be the total amount of coffee,
of milk, and
the number of people in the family. Then each person drinks the same total amount of coffee and milk (8 ounces), so
Regrouping, we get
. Since both
are positive, it follows that
and
are also positive, which is only possible when
.
Solution 2 (less rigorous)
One could notice that (since there are only two components to the mixture) Angela must have more than her "fair share" of milk and less then her "fair share" of coffee in order to ensure that everyone has ounces. The "fair share" is
So,
Which requires that be
since
is a whole number.
Solution 3
Again, let
and
be the total amount of coffee, total amount of milk, and number of people in the family, respectively. Then the total amount that is drunk is
and also
Thus,
so
and
We also know that the amount Angela drank, which is is equal to
ounces, thus
Rearranging gives
Now notice that
(by the problem statement). In addition,
so
Therefore,
and so
We know that
so
From the leftmost inequality, we get
and from the rightmost inequality, we get
The only possible value of
is
.
Sidenote
If we now solve for and
, we find that
and
. Thus in total the family drank
ounces of milk and
ounces of coffee. Angela drank exactly
ounces of milk and
ounces of coffee.
See also
2000 AMC 12 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
Preceded by Problem 12 |
Followed by Problem 14 |
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 |
2000 AMC 10 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 21 |
Followed by Problem 23 | |
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 |
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