Difference between revisions of "2016 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 2"

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If $n\heartsuit m=n^3m^2$ , what is $\frac{2\heartsuit 4}{4\heartsuit 2}$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{4}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{2}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 4$

$\frac{2^3(2^2)^2}{(2^2)^32^2}=\frac{2^7}{2^8}=\frac12$ which is $\textbf{(B)}$ .

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 <math>\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{4}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{2}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 4</math>
 ==Solution==
-<math>\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{2}</math>
+<math>\frac{2^3(2^2)^2}{(2^2)^32^2}=\frac{2^7}{2^8}=\frac12</math> which is <math>\textbf{(B)}</math>.
-Solution by ngeorge
+==See Also==
+{{AMC10 box|year=2016|ab=B|num-b=1|num-a=3}}
+{{MAA Notice}}