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Zoey read <math>15</math> books, one at a time. The first book took her <math>1</math> day to read, the second book took her <math>2</math> days to read, the third book took her <math>3</math> days to read, and so on, with each book taking her <math>1</math> more day to read than the previous book. Zoey finished the first book on a monday, and the second on a Wednesday. On what day the week did she finish her <math>15</math>th book? | Zoey read <math>15</math> books, one at a time. The first book took her <math>1</math> day to read, the second book took her <math>2</math> days to read, the third book took her <math>3</math> days to read, and so on, with each book taking her <math>1</math> more day to read than the previous book. Zoey finished the first book on a monday, and the second on a Wednesday. On what day the week did she finish her <math>15</math>th book? | ||
− | <math>\textbf{(A)}\ Sunday\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ Monday\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ Wednesday\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ Friday\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ Saturday</math> | + | <math>\textbf{(A)}\ \text{Sunday}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \text{Monday}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \text{Wednesday}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \text{Friday}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{Saturday}</math> |
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+ | ==See Also== | ||
+ | {{AMC10 box|year=2016|ab=B|num-b=3|num-a=5}} | ||
+ | {{MAA Notice}} |
Revision as of 12:04, 21 February 2016
Problem
Zoey read books, one at a time. The first book took her
day to read, the second book took her
days to read, the third book took her
days to read, and so on, with each book taking her
more day to read than the previous book. Zoey finished the first book on a monday, and the second on a Wednesday. On what day the week did she finish her
th book?
See Also
2016 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 3 |
Followed by Problem 5 | |
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions |
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