2016 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 12
Problem 12
Jefferson Middle School has the same number of boys and girls. of the girls and of the boys went on a field trip. What fraction of the students on the field trip were girls?
Solutions
Solution 1
Set the number of children to a number that is divisible by two, four, and three. In this question, the number of children in the school is not a specific number because there are no actual numbers in the question, only ratios.This way, we can calculate the answer without dealing with decimals. is a number that works. There will be girls and boys. So, there will be = girls on the trip and = boys on the trip. The total number of children on the trip is , so the fraction of girls on the trip is or
Solution 2
Let there be boys and girls in the school. We see , which means kids went on the trip and kids are girls. So, the answer is , which is
2016 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 11 |
Followed by Problem 13 | |
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 AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions |
The problems on this page are copyrighted by the Mathematical Association of America's American Mathematics Competitions.