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Problem
Pablo buys popsicles for his friends. The store sells single popsicles for each,
-popsicle boxes for
each, and
-popsicle boxes for
. What is the greatest number of popsicles that Pablo can buy with
?
Solution
boxes give us the most popsicles/dollar, so we want to buy as many of those as possible. After buying
, we have
left. We cannot buy a third
box, so we opt for the
box instead (since it has a higher popsicles/dollar ratio than the
pack). We're now out of money. We bought
popsicles, so the answer is
.
See Also
2017 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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