2017 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 1
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Problem 1
Which of the following values is largest?
Solution 1
We will compute each expression. A) . B)
C)
D)
. E)
Ordering these we get
Out of these
is the largest number. Option
adds up to ten. Therefore, the answer is
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Solution 2
We immediately see that every one of the choices, except for A and D, has a number multiplied by . This will only make the expression's value smaller. We are left with A and D, but in D,
is multiplied by
to get
, whereas in answer choice A, we get
out of
and
, instead of
. Therefore,
is your answer.
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